Diversifying reading lists toolkit

The diversification of our reading lists and resources is a strategic goal within the University’s Access and Participation Plan. These pages have been created as an aid for academic staff in identifying and adopting more diverse information resources onto reading lists; in support of more inclusive curriculum design.

They include a list of BAME resources grouped by subject area; publishers with BAME authorship representation; how to search for inclusive content; resources recommended by students; best practice on how to make your reading lists more inclusive and current research in the field.

If you have any suggestions of appropriate resources or information to be added to these pages please contact Library Online via the details at the bottom of the page.

The following guides have been created to support you in diversifying your reading list content.

• Best practice in diversifying reading lists
• Diverse research 
• Student recommendations
• Searching for inclusive resources
• BAME publishers and Book lists

The Library owns many resources either written by BAME authors, or which explore academic subjects from a BAME perspective. Some of these resources have been grouped by subject area to make them easy to explore and add to reading lists. This will help diversify the curriculum.

• Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic (BAME) resources by subject area.