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School Library Services in a Multicultural Society
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Item Number: 978-0-8389-8496-3 |
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Publisher: AASL |
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Price: $22.95 |
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60 pages
8.5" x 11"
Softcover
ISBN-13: 978-0-8389-8496-3
Year Published: 2009
According to the preface, "in light of the growing multicultural population in the United States, twenty-first-century library services will require culturally competent librarians."
For years AASL has been addressing cultural issues in its official journal, Knowledge Quest. This collection brings together articles that touch on a wide variety of issues related to culture, including:
•cultural literacy
•ethnicity
•gender
•family
•language
•technology
The nine articles from Knowledge Quest, beginning with a column from long-time Knowledge Quest editor Debbie Abilock, are accompanied by new material from Patricia Montiel-Overall, Assistant Professor at the School of Information and Library Science Resources at the University of Arizona.
The full list of contributors includes:
Patricia Montiel-Overall
Debbie Abilock
Hilary Crew
Steven Herb
Sara Willoughby Herb
Kay Bishop
Jennifer Bishop
Philip Lee
Laurie Dias-Mitchell
Elizabeth Harris
Lance McCready
Taghreed Alqudsi-ghabra
Lori S. Mestre
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Preface
Introduction by Patricia Montiel-Overall
School Library Services in a Multicultural Society: The Need for Cultural Competence—Patricia Montiel-Overall
Educating Students for Cross-Cultural Proficiency (Homepage column)—Debbie Abilock
Transforming the Hidden Curriculum: Gender and the Library Media Center—Hilary Crew
A Focus on Fathers: The Role of Males in Children's Literacy Development—Steven Herb and Sara Willoughby-Herb
Gender and Racial Bias in Juvenile Computer Books—Kay Bishop and Jennifer Bishop
Publishing Spanish-Language Books in the United States—Philip Lee
Multicultural Mosaic: A Family Book Club—Laurie Dias-Mitchell and Elizabeth Harris
Making Space for Diverse Adolescent Male Identities in School—Lance McCready
Knowledge: The Cornerstone to Ethnic Sensitivity (On My Mind column)—Taghreed Alqudsi-ghabra
Improving Computer-Use Success for Students of Diverse Backgrounds—Lori S. Mestre
ABOUT THE AUTHORS:
Patricia Montiel-Overall is Assistant Professor at the School of Information Resources and Library Science at the University of Arizona.
Donald C. Adcock is Director of the School Library Media Program at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at Dominican University.
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Archives Power: Memory, Accountability, and Social Justice
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Item Number:
978-0-8389-1061-0
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This analysis of the power of archives and the role of archivists in society calls for renewed emphasis on remembrance, evidence, and documentation as a means of securing open government, accountability, diversity, and social justice. |
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Price: $58.00 |
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Multicultural Programs for Tweens and Teens
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Item Number:
978-0-8389-3582-8
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Multicultural Programs for Tweens and Teens is a one-stop resource that encourages children and young adults to explore different cultures. |
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Price: $50.00 |
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