Information Services to Diverse Populations: Developing Culturally Competent Library Professionals
Nicole A. Cooke, "Information Services to Diverse Populations: Developing Culturally Competent Library Professionals "
English | ISBN: 1440834601 | 2016 | 184 pages | PDF | 7 MB
English | ISBN: 1440834601 | 2016 | 184 pages | PDF | 7 MB
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.
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,
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