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Libraries and publishers are taking notice of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion metrics in all parts of their workflow and supply chain. The demand from faculty and students for diverse curricula and collections require the resources and skills of critical librarianship. Publishers are looking at their authors, reviewers, and staff demographics, establishing benchmarks and strategic plans towards demonstrable action. It is crucial that both consider the possibilities of data-driven solutions to provide measurable evidence to inform decision making at scale; as well as understand the limitations and possibly unintended implications of doing so. Learn about some of the data-driven initiatives underway: What questions to ask? Where to start? What are the risks? And how to chart a path forward for meaningful change. Join moderator Lori Carlin and our panelists to discuss data driven initiatives and analyses at local and global scale.

Libraries and publishers are taking notice of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion metrics in all parts of their workflow and supply chain. The demand from faculty and students for diverse curricula and collections require the resources and skills of critical librarianship. Publishers are looking at their authors, reviewers, and staff demographics, establishing benchmarks and strategic plans towards demonstrable action. It is crucial that both consider the possibilities of data-driven solutions to provide measurable evidence to inform decision making at scale; as well as understand the limitations and possibly unintended implications of doing so. Learn about some of the data-driven initiatives underway: What questions to ask? Where to start? What are the risks? And how to chart a path forward for meaningful change. Join moderator Lori Carlin and our panelists to discuss data driven initiatives and analyses at local and global scale.

Gwen Evans is VP of Global Library Relations at Elsevier. Previously, Gwen spent seven years as Executive Director of the state agency/library consortium OhioLINK.  She held the position of Associate Professor and the Coordinator of Library Information Technologies at Bowling Green State University until 2012. She has extensive experience with all types of academic libraries including consortia. Her recent publications include an Ithaka S+R issue brief co-authored with Roger Schonfeld, It’s Not What Libraries Hold; It’s Who Libraries ServeSeeking a User-Centered Future for Academic Libraries,” “Creating Diversity in Libraries: Management Perspectives” in Library Leadership & Managementwith Mihoko Hosoi and Nancy S. Kirkpatrick, and “Print as a Type of Privilege” for the Charleston blog

Lori Carlin is Chief Commercial Officer at Delta Think, a consultancy focused on supporting the scholarly communications community - publishers, societies, libraries, funders, technology companies, and service providers - in anticipating, creating, and managing change. As CCO, I am responsible for business development/new business opportunities and partnerships for Delta Think. On the consulting side, we actively engage with clients to support their needs related to business strategy and analysis, customer insight, and market research and assessment.

Robyn is the Bibliometrics Manager at Imperial College London where she provides bibliometrics teaching and analysis under a responsible metrics agenda. Previously Robyn worked in the editorial teams of open access and subscription journals at SAGE Publishing.

Heather Staines is Senior Consultant at Delta Think and Director of Community Engagement for the OA Data Analytics Tool. Her prior roles include Head of Partnerships for Knowledge Futures Group, Director of Business Development at Hypothesis, as well as positions at Proquest, SIPX (formerly the Stanford Intellectual Property Exchange), Springer SBM, and Greenwood Publishing Group/Praeger Publishers. She is a frequent speaker and participant at industry events including the ALPSP DEIA Working Group (co-chair), the Charleston Library Conference, the STM Futurelab, Society for Scholarly Publishing, Council of Science Editors, the NISO Transfer Standing Committee, and the NASIG Digital Preservation Committee. She has a Ph.D. in Military and Diplomatic History from Yale University.