I am proud to announce the publication of Code4Lib Journal's Special Issue on Diversity in Library Technology (28). Developed by a guest editorial committee, the issue tackles a range of topics focused on supporting diversity and inclusivity in our field.

The full issue is available here: http://journal.code4lib.org/issues/issue28

Inside you will find:

Finding and Supporting New Voices: Code4Lib Journal’s Issue 28 on Diversity in Library Technology

Heidi Dowding

Feminism and the Future of Library Discovery
Bess Sadler and Chris Bourg

How to Hack it as a Working Parent
Jaclyn Bedoya, Margaret Heller, Christina Salazar, May Yan

But Then You Have to Make It Happen
James Williams III and Joland-Pieta van Arnhem

Code as Code: Speculations on Diversity, Inequity, and Digital Women
Sharon L. Comstock, Jerica Copeny, and Cynthia Landrum

User Experience is a Social Justice Issue
Sumana Harihareswara

Recognizing Cultural Diversity in Library Interface Development
Nik Dragovic

Transforming Knowledge Creation: An Action Framework for Library Technology Diversity
Barbara I. Dewey

“What If I Break It?”: Project Management for Intergenerational Library Teams Creating Non-MARC Metadata
Kelly Thompson

The Code4Lib Journal team is especially grateful to the guest editorial committee for their tireless efforts in seeing this special issue realized. As always, we are also grateful to our authors for their time and work.

We hope that you read, enjoy, and comment on the articles in issue 28. The Code4Lib Journal also invites you to submit your own article proposal for a future issue. Finally, the editorial committee also welcomes you to apply to join us (deadline May 1st).

-Heidi Dowding, Code4Lib Journal Editorial Committee Member and Issue 28 Coordinating Editor

Heidi Elaine Dowding, MLIS