Library Services for Multicultural Patrons

Strategies to Encourage Library Use
Herausgeber: Smallwood, Carol; Becnel, Kim

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Produktbeschreibung

Library Services for Multicultural Patrons provides librarians of all types who want to better serve the multicultural groups in their communities with easy-to-implement suggestions for collaborative efforts, many rich and diverse programming ideas, strategies for improving reference services and library instruction to speakers of English as a second language, marketing and promotional tips designed to welcome multicultural patrons into the library, and much more.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Scarecrow Press
• Seitenzahl: 354
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Oktober 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 513g
• ISBN-13: 9780810887220
• ISBN-10: 0810887223
• Artikelnr.: 36175853

Autorenporträt

Edited by Carol Smallwood and Kim Becnel

Inhaltsangabe

Dedication Foreword Acknowledgments Preface Part I: Getting Organized and
Finding Partners Chapter 1: Becoming a Multicultural Services Library: A
Guided Journey to Serving Diverse Populations Donna Walker and Padma
Polepeddi Chapter 2: No Surprise, Community Engagement Works Theresa
Beaulieu Chapter 3: International Advisory Committee at the Charlotte
Mecklenburg Library Meryle A. Leonard Chapter 4: The Gathering Place: A
Multicultural Experience at the Joseph F. Smith Library Zoia Adam-Falevai
and Becky DeMartini Chapter 5: Partnerships Linking Cultures: Multicultural
Librarianship in British Columbia's Public Libraries Allan Cho and Con Ada
Chapter 6: The Bridge: Librarians Collaborate with the Office of
Multicultural Affairs, a Division of Student Affairs Fantasia Thorne and
Kimberly Williams Part II: Reaching Students Chapter 7: Connecting Native
American Students to Cline Library Amy Hughes and Carissa Tsosie Chapter 8:
Delivering Library Instruction in a Native Language LaVentra E. Danquah and
Wendy G. Wu Chapter 9: The Role of Teacher-Librarians in Encouraging
Library Use by Multicultural Patrons Danielle M. Colbert-Lewis and Sean
C.D. Colbert-Lewis, Sr. Chapter 10: Expanding Services to International
Students and Scholars at Midsized and Small Universities and Colleges
Amauri Serrano and Beth Cramer Chapter 11: Reaching Out to International
Students at the University of Lethbridge Library Nicole Eva Chapter 12: The
Solo Career College Librarian: Reaching Out to Non-Traditional Students
Alice Graves Chapter 13: Serving Diverse Populations: Outreach to Chinese
and African American Users Kelly Rhodes McBride and Xiaorong Shao Part III:
Community Connections Chapter 14: The Community Speaks for Itself:
Indigenous Speakers in the Labriola National American Indian Data Center
Joyce Martin Chapter 15: Connecting with Multicultural Teens (and their
Families by Extension) Ashley Ansah Chapter 16: Soy Culto! Connecting with
the Hispanic Population Joyce Nutta and Julie Ventura Chapter 17:
Fotonovelas and Historietas: Adult Comic Books from Mexico in American
Libraries Cynthia Houston Chapter 18: Reaching Out Through Graphic Novels
Mike Buono Part IV: Applying Technology Chapter 19: The Multilingual
Glossary Project and My Language: Two Online Programs to Assist Libraries
to Deliver Services to Multicultural Patrons Oriana Acevedo and Nicky Lo
Bianco Chapter 20: Developing a Job Help and Computer Skills Program for
Recent Immigrants Nyssa Densley and Heather Ross Chapter 21: Opening the
World: Creating a Multilingual Video to Introduce Library Services to
Refugees and Immigrants Judy Anghelescu Chapter 22: Virtual Services to
Latinos and Spanish Speakers Audrey Barbakoff and Kristina Gomez Chapter
23: Web-Based Language Technologies Frans Albarillo Part V: Outreach
Initiatives Chapter 24: "If You Build It, [They] Will Come": Actively
Inviting Multicultural Users to Academic Libraries by Offering Family
Literacy Workshops Ladislava Khailova Chapter 25: Community Family Literacy
Programs at the Azusa City Library Maria A. Pacino Chapter 26: An Oral
History Guide Mark Donnelly Chapter 27: Librarians' Role as Educators in
Promoting Library Resources for Multicultural Patrons While Advancing a
National Health Initiative LaVentra E. Danquah and Wendy G. Wu Chapter 28:
Programs, Signage, and the Kitchen Sink: Attracting Multicultural Patrons
to School Libraries Kris Baughman and Rebecca Marcum Parker Part VI:
Programming and Events Chapter 29: Raising Awareness in Academic Libraries
with Multicultural Exhibits, Installations and Decorations Fantasia Thorne
and Kimberly Williams Chapter 30: Bridging the Gap: Exploring the Racial
Divide in Louisiana Derek Mosley and April Grey Chapter 31: Cafe a las
Siete/ Coffee at Seven: Cross-cultural Programming at a Public Library
Diana J. Lennon Chapter 32: So You Think You Can Write? Programming That
Encourages Creativity April Grey and Derek Mosley Chapter 33: English
Conversation Clubs at the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Staci Falkowitz
Part VII: Reference Services Chapter 34: Active Listening Without Visual
Cues: Phone Reference Tips for ESL Learners Erika Bennet and Erin Brothen
Chapter 35: The Culturally Relevant Reference Interview: How to Enhance
Reference Transactions in an Era of Diversity Erika Bennet and Erin Brothen
Chapter 36: Risk Looking Stupid Mike Buono Chapter 37: Genealogy Reference
for Diverse Customers J. Wendel Cox and James K. Jeffrey Bio List Index