{"id":366,"date":"2023-06-07T16:38:37","date_gmt":"2023-06-07T15:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/diversitymarktoolkit\/?p=366"},"modified":"2024-10-21T08:40:49","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T07:40:49","slug":"explore-books-from-the-global-south","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/diversitymarktoolkit\/2023\/06\/07\/explore-books-from-the-global-south\/","title":{"rendered":"Explore books from the Global South"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">The Templeman Library continues to diversify it&#8217;s digital collections <\/p>\n<p>We are committed to diversifying our library collections at Kent. Our latest initiative is designed to support students and staff that want to use resources originating from the Global South.<\/p>\n<p>We have teamed up with ProQuest&#8217;s Ebook Central to make 6,000+ ebooks available from publishers from Global South regions. These are all available as ebooks so accessible 24\/7 and are published in English or other native languages.<\/p>\n<p>This collection will be beneficial to those academics applying for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/student-success\/diversity-mark\">Diversity Mark award<\/a> and is a key resource in our <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/diversitymarktoolkit\/\">Diversity Mark toolkit<\/a> for convenors.<\/p>\n<p>The collections will be added to as new titles are published and cover a broad range of disciplines that are taught at Kent. You will find academic textbooks, books and edited collections that are written by and from the perspective of these regions.<\/p>\n<p>There are two ways to discover this collection. Either<a href=\"https:\/\/publications.ebsco.com\/?alphamenufacet=&amp;count=25&amp;custId=s3647347&amp;groupId=main&amp;highlightTag=&amp;includeFacets=true&amp;offset=1&amp;orderBy=titlename&amp;packageFacet[]=1000172742&amp;profileId=pfui&amp;resourceTypeOptionSelected=&amp;search=&amp;searchField=titlename&amp;searchtype=contains&amp;subjectFacetSchemaFilter=library%20of%20congress\"> browse the platform<\/a> or search on <a href=\"https:\/\/librarysearch.kent.ac.uk\/client\/en_GB\/kent\">LibrarySearch<\/a> by topic and then filter by geographic region.<\/p>\n<p>The video below shows you how to browse and add titles to reading lists.<\/p>\n<div class=\"kent-video-wrapper\"><span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='1140' height='672' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nuXGRtqYD3c?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen='true'><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in applying for the Diversity Mark or simply interested in\u00a0 including a broad range of persecptive and authors within you reading lists then your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/library-it\/opening-hours-and-support\/library-subject-support#contact\">Academic Librarian<\/a> can help identify the soutrces and collections for you to explore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Templeman Library continues to diversify it&#8217;s digital collections We are committed to diversifying our library collections at Kent. 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