Collected Works

I have collected some of my work, across different formats, for those who are curious and want to learn more. If you see anything that inspires you to work with me, feel free to reach out.

Publications

Digitization: Just Because You Can, Doesn’t Mean You Should

Scholarly Communication Librarianship and Open Knowledge (book)

August 16, 2023

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Women at Work newsletter

Globe and Mail

February 01, 2023

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Hiring Data Scientists With Intention

The Data Leader's Survival Guide

April 28, 2022

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Don’t Let Hybrid Work Set Back Your DEI Efforts

Harvard Business Review

October 13, 2021

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Interview with Womany

Womany

December 17, 2019

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How to Support Your Transgender Employees

Forbes

April 28, 2019

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Tara Robertson tackles LGBT inclusion in the tech industry

Georgia Straight

July 25, 2018

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Distributing DEI Work Across the Organization

Distributing DEI Work Across the Organization

I enjoyed being a guest on Seed&Spark's first monthly office hours session where Stefanie Monge, Lara McLeod and I talked about distributing diversity, equity and inclusion work across organizations. Here's some of the work that I mentioned: Megan Carpenter's Get...

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Diversity, Astrology and Inclusion: not a valid approach

Diversity, Astrology and Inclusion: not a valid approach

Edit: Thanks Tim Smith for letting me know the ChartHop website now shows that this is all an April Fools' day prank. I fell for it. Kudos to the commitment to write a 13 page fake report and for your social team's convincing response. I first learned about ChartHop's...

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Activism Outside and Inside the Institution

Activism Outside and Inside the Institution

The recording for the talk I did for Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s Digital Pedagogy Webinar Series is up. Here's the video and the slides. I submitted the title and abstract 6 months ago and as I wrote the talk I realized that the dichotomy of inside/outside is...

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Core competencies in DEI – Be strategic (Part 1 of 5)

Core competencies in DEI – Be strategic (Part 1 of 5)

    In 2017 I changed careers from being an academic librarian who did diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) work in the library technology community to a full time job as a DEI professional in the tech sector. Many people have reached out to see if I’d be...

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Audio

Challenge & Champion: Tara Robertson on Building Winning Teams with Inclusion

Generally Curious podcast

November 13, 2024

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Bringing Your Full Self Into the Game: Tara Robertson on DEI

Bringing Your Full Self Into the Game: Tara Robertson in DEI

November 05, 2024

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Striving for a More Accountable and Inclusive Playgroup

Lucky Paper Radio

April 01, 2024

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Finding Courage in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Conversations with Tara Robertson

The 2% Solution

January 31, 2024

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Data-Driven DEI with Tara Robertson

Lee2B

October 30, 2023

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Meeting Effort with Grace with Tara Robertson

Uncorked: The Podcast

July 18, 2023

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Tara Robertson on Flames, Grace and Reciprocity

Let's Crew and Riot

July 13, 2023

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Season 3, Episode 4

Inclusive Collective

February 06, 2023

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Tara Robertson - Episode 015

The Mycelium Network Podcast

November 02, 2022

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How to Support Your Transgender Employees

The improve it! Podcast with Erin Diehl

June 22, 2022

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When Companies Fake Diversity Initiatives

DevNews

May 27, 2022

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CBC Radio’s BC Today with Michelle Eliot

CBC Radio

October 19, 2021

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Getting Inclusive AF with Tara Robertson

Inclusive AF Podcast

April 30, 2021

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The Role of Data in Diversity and Inclusion

Living Corporate Podcast

December 29, 2020

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Not Nice, Not White, and Not a Lady with Tara Robertson

Secret Feminist Agenda Podcast

December 12, 2018

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Video

Elevate and Celebrate: Episode 11

BIPOC Coach Collective

December 03, 2023

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Dr. Nika White and co-host Tara Robertson

Intentional Conversations

May 26, 2023

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Building An Organizational Strategy for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion with Tara Robertson

Inspirational Leadership Podcast with Kristen Harcourt

October 18, 2022

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DEI is: “Getting Past the Triggered Moment”

DiVerity podcast

October 12, 2022

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The Importance of Coaching in Diversity Equity and Inclusion

DEI after 5 with Sacha Thompson

September 27, 2022

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Pronoun Education

LinkedIn for Creators

September 21, 2022

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Career Conversation: The Skills You Need to Work in DEI

Andrea G. Tatum's DEI Career Center

January 23, 2021

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code4lib 2019 Keynote

code4lib

February 20, 2019

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National Digital Forum Keyonote

National Digital Forum

November 19, 2018

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