Library Services for Multicultural Patrons

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

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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

Carol Smallwood has worked as a public library systems administrator and consultant, and in school, academic, and special libraries. She has authored, co-authored, edited, and co-edited several books, including Librarians as Community Partners: An Outreach Handbook (2010), How to Thrive as a Solo Librarian (Scarecrow, 2011), and Preserving Local Writers, Genealogy, Photographs, Newspapers, and Related Materials (Scarecrow, 2012). Her articles have appeared in numerous journals, including American Libraries. Kim Becnel is assistant professor of library science at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. Becnel teaches and researches in the areas of public library management, youth services, and children's literature. Her work has appeared in Middle Management in Academic and Public Libraries (2011), Library Management Tips that Work (2011), Diversity in Youth Literature: Opening Doors Through Reading (2012) and Public Libraries.

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