03803nam 22007333 450 991015030370332120240126203433.097984006702209781440834615144083461X10.5040/9798400670220(CKB)3710000000942805(MiAaPQ)EBC4742121(MiAaPQ)EBC30840945(Au-PeEL)EBL30840945(OCoLC)1465423981(EXLCZ)99371000000094280520240126h20172017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierInformation services to diverse populations developing culturally competent library professionals /Nicole A. Cooke1st ed.Santa Barbara, Calif. :Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC,2017.London :Bloomsbury Publishing,2024 1 online resource (185 pages)Library and information science text series9781440834608 1440834601 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 -- Appendix 2: Sample assignments and exercises -- Appendix 3: Professional organizations, conferences, and initiatives related to diversity.This textbook 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 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.Library and information science text series.Libraries and minoritiesLibraries and minoritiesUnited StatesMinorities in library scienceRecruitingMulticultural services librariansEmploymentLibraries and societyLibraries and communityCultural competenceDiversity in the workplaceSocial justiceLibrary schoolsCurriculaLibraries and minorities.Libraries and minoritiesMinorities in library scienceRecruiting.Multicultural services librariansEmployment.Libraries and society.Libraries and community.Cultural competence.Diversity in the workplace.Social justice.Library schoolsCurricula.027.6Cooke Nicole A0DLCDLCUtOrBLWBOOK9910150303703321Information services to diverse populations2892488UNINA