As part of ongoing efforts to diversify a historically white, Western theological library collection, Pitts Theology Library is using endowment funds build up underrepresented areas the collection. This paper shows process creating collection Korean language materials while working with students, faculty, international vendors, and librarians across Emory University.

In this paper, we study collaborative filters that adapt future recommendations based on feedback (like/dislike) received for past recommendations. We consider a mathematical model where users and items are clustered, and ratings are noisy. We apply sequential decision techniques to study structure of collaborative filters that maximize the time average of the expected ratings. While our previo...