Strategies for Diversity Initiatives · · Make diversity everyone's business. While diversity focused positions can take the lead on some initiatives, the in- stitution should allow opportunity and encourage others in the library to become involved Create pathways for individuals from un- derrepresented groups to enter the profes- sion. Provide advancement opportunities for diverse library staff and student work- ers by promoting careers in librarianship within the library and local high schools. Alire, C. A. (2002). The new beginnings program: A retention program for junior faculty of color. In T. Y. Neely & K. Lee-Smeltzer (Eds.), Diversity now: People, collections, and services in academic libraries: Selected papers from the big 12 plus libraries consortium diversity conference (pp. 21-29). New York: Haworth Information Press. Association of College and Research Libraries Board of Directors Diversity Taskforce. (2007). Achieving racial and ethnic diversity among academic and research librarians: The recruit- ment, retention, and advancement of librarians of color: A white paper. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries. Association of Research Libraries. (n.d.). Association of Research Libraries: Overview of ARL diversity programs. Retrieved February 15, 2009, from http://www. arl.org/diversity/divoverview/index.shtml Association of College and Research Libraries While UNL Libraries has embarked upon building strong diversity initiatives and enjoyed some success in the recruitment of minority fac- ulty, it nevertheless experienced challenges in the collaborative efforts. But with the Libraries administrators' commitment to diversity initia- tives and the chance for the team to evaluate the