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This important book is one of the first in the field to explore the myriad issues surrounding racial and ethnic diversity in academic libraries. It triggers thought, discussion, and understanding to guide readers as they take action to resolve diversity issues in their own institutions. After an overview of the state of diversity in academic libraries, the book addresses training, mentoring, and supervision;&nbsp;building diversity collections; access to diversity materials; electronic and print reference sources for multicultural subjects; and work with racially and ethnically diverse student populations. Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Academic Libraries will increase readers’awareness of the these and other issues and help them respond to the challenges of diversity. <p>Authors, writing from a variety of perspectives, define and elaborate on the concepts of “diversity” and “multiculturalism” and discuss how libraries and librarians are dealing with questions surrounding these concepts. Full of insight and helpful suggestions, chapters examine:</p> <ul> <li>the effects of affirmative action and the future for librarians of color</li> <li>how best to incorporate multicultural issu

Author

Deborah A. Curry, Susan Griswold Blandy, Lynne M. Martin, editors

Publisher

New York: Haworth Press

Published

1994

Language

EN

ISBN

9781560246565

Subjects

Computer Science, Reference, Science