Find yourself in our collections

Do you find yourself represented in our library collections*?

We know that the works held in our libraries are not fully representative of our communities and we want to broaden perspectives to make our shelves more inclusive.

We need your help to do this!

With your suggestions we can find works that offer global perspectives and address historical under-representations of:

Disability
‘Race’, caste, ethnicity
Nationality, cultures and traditions, geographical location
Gender or gender identity
Sexual orientation
Class, socioeconomic status

We'd like you to choose a work that you feel should be in our collection. To do this, simply fill in our Find Yourself in Our Collections form

Find Yourself in Our Collections - Statement of the project aims

Find Yourself in Our Collections is a living project. We have plans to create online and in-library displays of your submissions and host events to promote the aims of the project in the future. Check back here to watch our collections grow and for further updates.

Read this PDF to see a full statement of the project aims (0.21 MB PDF)

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New in 2024-25, use the Libby App or open on your mobile device to enjoy free ebook novels, digital magazines and audiobooks. Latest collection includes over 70 titles for LBGT+ History Month 2025:

Ten book covers displayed in a grid, featuring diverse genres and authors.

*By collections we mean: digital books' etc. text be moved to either under the title 'Do you find yourself represented in our library collections

Student selections:

Last Semester students chose some of the following titles:

Crippled: the demonisation of disabled people during austerity by Frances Ryan.

Reason for request: "I don't see any sections celebrating disability or disabled culture or disabled authors at King's. This feels like an oversight given the great progress around diversifying and decolonising the literature for other marginalised groups."

The Women’s Courtyard by Khadija Mastur, translated by Daisy Rockwell.

Reason for request: "A translation of one the most popular Urdu novels focusing on the partition period that has been dramatised twice.”

The Best We Could Do: an illustrated memoir by Thi Bui.

Reason for request: “I wrote my dissertation on this book, and it represents the community I come from: Asian American immigrants.”

The Battle of Algiers by Gillo Pontecorvo (film).

Reason for request: "It is a film that represents the beauty and the struggle of Algerians during a revolution against French colonialism. I don't see a lot of North African representation in UK media but I'm so glad this is in King's Library Collection because this is such a heartfelt watch for those who can relate to or want to hold onto that feeling of resistance, perseverance and community. But it's also a great watch for those who are looking for excellent cinematography- film studies students I'm looking at you!”

Find yourself in our collections

Do you find yourself represented in our library collections*?

We need your help to do this!

Find Yourself in Our Collections - Statement of the project aims

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