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Title: Inclusion and Empathy Are Not Enough: Cultivating Student Belonging in the Academic Library through Compassion
Language: English
Authors: Emily Re (ORCID 0000-0001-8731-7980)
Source: portal: Libraries and the Academy. 2025 25(4):625-641.
Availability: Johns Hopkins University Press. 2715 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218. Tel: 800-548-1784; Tel: 410-516-6987; Fax: 410-516-6968; e-mail: jlorder@jhupress.jhu.edu; Web site: https://www.press.jhu.edu/journals/list
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 17
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Role, Library Policy, Library Services, Inclusion, Sense of Belonging, Librarian Attitudes, Empathy, Altruism, Caring, Freedom of Speech, Censorship, Religious Factors, Cultural Influences, Social Influences, LGBTQ People
DOI: 10.1353/pla.2025.a971026
ISSN: 1531-2542
1530-7131
Abstract: This article explores the challenges, complexities, and contradictions of promising complete inclusiveness for all students and advocates for academic libraries to pursue student belonging. A sense of belonging is not only memorable for the student but impactful, as it results in closer social connections and higher rates of persistence. While an organizational foundation of inclusivity is inarguably essential, it must be coupled with individualized social support from public-facing employees. Tolerance, empathy, and compassion are compared as social support approaches for cultivating belonging, and tough situations that threaten students' sense of belonging are examined. Academic libraries should not settle for an end-goal of inclusivity but instead seek to create an environment that abounds with opportunities for students to experience a profound sense of belonging as they grow and learn.
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