Facilitating cultural diversity in college and university libraries

Buttlar, Lois

doi:10.1016/0099-1333(94)90128-7

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“…4 It is important to note that this work is usually carried out in addition to the work outlined in their professional workload letters and functions as an added burden for minority librarians. Aside from all of the advantages of diversity noted above, the following statement by James O. Freedman, a former president of Dartmouth College, succinctly explains the critical need for diversity: "the fundamental reason that diversity is important is that we are a diverse country…" 5 The most recent data available for the number of visible minorities living in Canada are from 2016; it indicated that 7,674,580, or 22 percent of the Canadian population, are racialized. 6 A 2016 survey of nearly 15,000 first-year students at 34 Canadian universities found that 40 percent self-identified as visible minorities, 3 percent self-identified as Aboriginal, and 22 percent self-identified as having a disability.…”

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Diversity Initiatives to Recruit and Retain Academic Librarians: A Systematic Review

Kung

Fraser

Winn³

2020

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Libraries across Canada and United States are adopting diversity initiatives to encourage inclusive library environments and services. Many policies and frameworks have a user-centered approach. However, there is little focus on encouraging diverse service providers in the library. The aim of this study is to determine the strategic approaches that academic libraries are using in their efforts to recruit and retain diverse librarians. Systematic review methodology involved searching Library & Information Science Abstracts, Library & Information Science Source, Gender Studies Database, Race Relations Abstracts, Google, and grey literature composed primarily of information from library associations' and organizations' websites. The primary search terms (and their variations) include diversity, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomics, academic library, librarians, recruitment, and retention. Publications were included if they were about the recruitment and/or retention strategies used by academic libraries to improve diversity among librarians. Nineteen publications and one ALA website were included in the review. All 20 publications were based in a North American context, and the interventions included targeted recruitment strategies, internship or residency programs, mentor-ship, and professional development opportunities. Using a modified version of the CASP Qualitative Checklist, the publications were critically appraised to evaluate the validity of the findings. Fifty percent of the publications included an assessment component to determine the value of the intervention. Although a number of programs exist to recruit minorities to academic librarianship, the number of visible minorities in the field has remained stagnant for decades.

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Diversity Initiatives to Recruit and Retain Academic Librarians: A Systematic Review

Kung

Fraser

Winn³

2020

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“…17 Scholars addressed the cultural diversity of users in terms of country of origin and ethnic background and focused on the effect of students' heterogeneity on information seeking behavior, research skills, and library usage. 18 Ziming Liu reported that international students in the United States, who were proficient in English and whose home countries are strongly influenced by American culture, encounter fewer difficulties in using American libraries; this finding was concurred by Mengxiong Liu.…”

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“…5 In a survey of two hundred academic library directors in areas of large ethnic populations, Buttlar found that 92 percent of the directors have appropriated financial resources to facilitate cultural diversity. 6 These studies provide excellent overviews of the response of academic libraries to multiculturalism.…”

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Information-Seeking Behavior of Multicultural Students: A Case Study at San Jose State University

Liu

Redfern

1997

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In 1995 a survey was conducted on the campus of San Jose State University where, for the first time, so-called minorities made up 50.7 percent of the total student population. Asian students compose the largest group among other ethnic groups. The study shows that students who use English as their primary language are usually more successful in using the library than those who use English as a second language. Length of stay in the United States also affects how often students use the library, as well as their behavior in asking reference questions. The survey found that Asian students are hindered by a fear of asking stupid questions, a belief that their English is not good enough, an inability to understand answers well, and a lack of familiarity with the library reference desk.

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Facilitating cultural diversity in college and university libraries

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Diversity Initiatives to Recruit and Retain Academic Librarians: A Systematic Review

Diversity Initiatives to Recruit and Retain Academic Librarians: A Systematic Review

Cross-Cultural Analysis

Information-Seeking Behavior of Multicultural Students: A Case Study at San Jose State University

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