Diverse voices, alternative sources

How do I attend?

Go to Diverse voices, alternative sources and select 'Join Room'. The room remains closed until the trainer has entered – this will usually be 15 minutes before the start time.

Benefits

Academic literature is not inclusive, there are many under-represented voices. This 1 hour interactive session will outline the difficulties in finding diverse voices and alternative sources, and will begin to explore the steps you can take to include a range of voices and perspectives in your literature search.

Who's it for?

Suitable for students who are required to carry out a literature search and would like to include diverse voices.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this session, you will:

• understand what we mean by diverse sources and perspectives
• understand why diverse sources are important
• be able to identify the challenge of identifying diverse content
• have begun developing skills to find some reliable diverse content 

Downloads and further help

A copy of the slides and an accompanying handout are available for this session. There is a Diverse voices collection in the Open University Library, a selection of  databases, websites and directories which explicitly seek to provide access to writers and resources from diverse groups who are typically under-represented in commercial publications.

Recording

An interactive recording of the session is available via the ‘View previous recordings’ link on the Diverse voices, alternative sources page.