The content of our arts collections are formed by a variety of obvious and subtle influences including but not limited to the vendors we consult, staff who participate with selections, funding sources and distribution, the relationships we seek with artists, curators, educators, local communities, and user communities - essentially the networks of who we know and come into contact with. In all these situations, librarians are choosing ”consciously or unconsciously” which stories to center and which members of our communities to welcome.
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