developing culturally competent library professionals Cooke, Nicole A. creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. cau 2017 2017 monographic eng 1 online resource (xiii, 166 pages). "The development of cultural competency skills and social awareness benefits LIS students, their future employers, and the library profession at large--not to mention library customers and society as a whole. 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 more about the topic of diversity in the profession, Information Services to Diverse Populations: Developing Culturally Competent Library Professionals addresses the political, social, economic, and technological divides among library patrons, covers transformative library services, and discusses outreach and services to diverse populations as well as how to evaluate such services, among many other topics. Appendices containing suggestions for exercises and assignments as well as lists of related library organizations and readings in related literature provide readers with additional resources"--Provided by publisher. Introduction to diversity, inclusion and information services -- Developing cultural competence -- A sampling of diverse populations -- Services to diverse populations -- Managing diversity -- Becoming new storytellers : counter-storytelling in LIS -- 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. Nicole A. Cooke. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- 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 LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES Library & Information Science Archives & Special Libraries Cultural competence Diversity in the workplace Libraries and community Libraries and minorities Libraries and society Library schools Curricula Social justice United States Z711.8 .C66 2017 027.6 Cooke, Nicole A. Santa Barbara, California : Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2017] (DLC) 2016031669 (OCoLC)900031396 9781440834615 144083461X 2016045514 F87CA781-24C3-46D5-A8A9-9FD826E7AFB9 OverDrive, Inc. https://login.ezproxy.pucpr.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1420839 https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1420839 https://login.ezproxy.pucpr.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1420839 https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1420839 DLC 161003 20220609185825.0 ocn959922725 eng