Gender studies

Sociology

Content analysis

Value (mathematics)

Gender diversity

Transgender

Mathematics

Social science

Corporate governance

Politics

Machine learning

Library science

Mathematical analysis

Political science

Management

Economics

Anthropology

Representation (politics)

Lesbian

Content (measure theory)

Diversity (politics)

Queer

Academic library

Computer science

Collection development

Special collections

Collection Management

Academic library collections have been built and shaped by a focus on dominant voices and perspectives. In order for collections to reflect the value librarianship places on diversity as well as represent multiple perspectives and serve users of diverse backgrounds and identities, collections need to be assessed for coverage of content related to diversity. This article discusses the challenges inherent in engaging in such an assessment, discusses collection assessment methods, and describes an analysis performed on the Penn State University Libraries collections focused on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer content.

Representation in the Collection: Assessing Coverage of LGBTQ Content in an Academic Library Collection