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Information services to diverse populations : developing culturally competent library professionals /

"This textbook and comprehensive resource introduces students to the contexts and situations that promote the development of empathy and build cultural competence, examines the research in the areas of diversity and social justice in librarianship, explains how social responsibility is a founda...

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Main Authors: Cooke, Nicole A
Published: Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC,
Publisher Address: Santa Barbara, California :
Publication Dates: [2017]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Library and information science text series
Subjects:
Libraries and minorities
Libraries and minorities > United States
Minorities in library science > Recruiting
Multicultural services librarians > Employment
Libraries and society
Libraries and community
Cultural competence
Diversity in the workplace
Social justice
Library schools > Curricula
Summary: "This textbook and comprehensive resource introduces students to the contexts and situations that promote the development of empathy and build cultural competence, examines the research in the areas of diversity and social justice in librarianship, explains how social responsibility is a foundational value of librarianship, and identifies potential employment and networking opportunities related to diversity and social justice in librarianship. A valuable book for students in graduate library and information science programs as well as LIS practitioners and researchers interested in knowing
Carrier Form: xiii, 166 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781440834608 (paperback) :
1440834601 (paperback)
9781440834615 (ebook)
144083461X (ebook)
Index Number: Z711
CLC: G259.712
Call Number: G259.712/C773
Contents: Introduction to diversity, inclusion and information services -- Developing cultural competence -- A sampling of diverse populations -- Services to diverse populations -- Managing diversity -- Counter-storytelling in LIS : a call to action -- Appendix 1. Sample syllabus : Information Services to Diverse Populations (Fall 2015) -- Appendix 2. Sample assignments and exercises -- Appendix 3. Professional organizations, conferences, and initiatives related to diversity.

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