John Hickok

Gebundenes Buch

Serving Library Users from Asia

A Comprehensive Handbook of Country-Specific Information and Outreach Resources

Beschreibung

Asian populations are among some of the fastest growing cultural groups in the US. This book is a comprehensive guide to serving library users from 24 specific Asian countries. It begins with a broad overview of how libraries can better serve Asian communities and then devotes a chapter to each country, providing wealth of valuable resources.

Autor

John Hickok is a librarian at California State University, Fullerton. He teaches information literacy classes, particularly to ESL and international students from around the world. He holds masters degrees in both Library and Information Studies and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. He has both written and presented programs on cross-cultural comparisons of library services in other countries (especially Asia) and the U.S. He is currently Chair of the American Library Association's International Relations Roundtable Reception Committee which welcomes international librarians to ALA Conferences each year.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 752
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Juni 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 286mm x 221mm x 44mm
• Gewicht: 2117g
• ISBN-13: 9780810887305
• ISBN-10: 0810887304
• Artikelnr.: 55393445