Information services to diverse populations : developing culturally competent library professionals / [electronic resource]
Nicole A. Cooke.
- xiii, 166 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
- Library and information science text series .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chapter 1.Introduction to Diversity, Inclusion, and Information Services -- Chapter 2. Developing Cultural Competence -- Chapter 3. A Sampling of Diverse Populations -- Chapter 4. Services to Diverse Populations -- Chapter 5. Managing Diversity -- Chapter 6. Becoming New Storytellers: Counter-Storytelling in LIS -- Appendix 1: Sample Syllabus -- Appendix 2: Sample Assignments and Exercises -- Appendix 3: Professional Organizations, Conferences, and Initiatives Related to Diversity -- Index.
Filling a gap in the existing library and information science literature, this book consolidates recent research and best practices to address the need for diversity and social justice in the training and education of LIS professionals.• Addresses perennially important and emerging hot topics in librarianship, such as diversity, cultural competence, and social responsibility• Updates the ongoing discussion on cultural competence and diversity with new concepts, such as critical race theory• Authored by an expert who actively teaches and conducts research in the subject areas of library instruction and information literacy as well as diversity and social justice in librarianship.
9781440834608 (hardcover : acidfree paper)
2016031669
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.