Social inclusion of newcomers to Canada: An information problem?

Caidi, Nadia; Allard, Danielle

doi:10.1016/j.lisr.2005.04.003

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“…The few studies conducted on the role of public libraries in the lives of immigrants found that libraries facilitate and create contact between groups, for example between majority groups and minority groups and satisfy the basic information needs of newcomers (Elbeshausen and Skov, 2004;Fisher et al, 2004;Caidi and Allard, 2005;Audunson et al, 2011).…”

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Trust and the role of the public library in the integration of refugees: The case of a Northern Norwegian city

Vårheim

2014

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

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This article discusses how public libraries contribute to the generation of social capital and social trust among refugees participating in library programmes while enrolled in a compulsory government introductory programme to Norwegian language and society. The students' experiences with the library have made them more trusting toward the institution of the public library and library patrons in general.Complementing earlier studies, the paper shows that library programmes for immigrants can contribute to the creation of social trust. Library programmes can play an important part in facilitating and speeding up trust-creating processes, making integration less traumatic, although trust in unknown people (generalized trust) remains low, before, during, and after the completion of the programmes.

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Trust and the role of the public library in the integration of refugees: The case of a Northern Norwegian city

Vårheim

2014

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

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“…Caidi and Allard (2005) suggest that settlers face substantial information problems, in the first instance relating to the navigation of information related to basic needs such as housing, employment, education, and health. Other studies (George & Chaze, 2009) also find that information is the most critical need of new settlers and otherwise note a strong relationship between social exclusion and information (Aspinall, 2007;Bigelow, 2010;Colic-Peisker, 2005).…”

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Settling in: The Relationship between Information and Social Inclusion

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Lloyd

Qayyum

et al. 2011

Australian Academic & Research Libraries

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“…One suggestion has been that diasporic communities be invited to contribute material that could then be archived and made available through the library system (Komlodi, Caidi, Nadia, andWheeler, 2004 andCaidi andAllard, 2005). Another is that samples of material be provided in languages other than English so that people could judge whether the material was what they needed or wanted.…”

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Translation and the Changing Profession: A Cross-Disciplinary Perspective

Séguinot

2008

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Disciplines that deal with the selection, dissemination, and translating of information have had to adapt to changes that have come with the adoption of new technology. On the one level there has been a reflection in research on the responsibilities and relevance of the discipline itself and the professions associated with it. The “communication” professions have also shown a concomitant movement toward contracting rather than salaried positions, and so both the day-to-day organization of work and the institutionalized practices of entering the workforce, gaining experience, and being promoted have changed. Power relations inherent in organizational structures change as the organization of work changes, and the intrinsic values associated with professions that produce knowledge products change with reorganization as well. While technology has challenged all communication professions with change, the responses across these fields have been very different. This paper is about those differences in translation and disciplines close to translation. How has each discipline adapted (or not) to changes in the way its profession has evolved, and what does current research say about these transformations?L’avancement technologique a grandement influencé les disciplines qui doivent sélectionner, propager et traduire l’information. Sur le plan de la recherche, on peut constater la présence de nombreuses réflexions quant à la responsabilité et à la pertinence de la traduction et de ses professions connexes. Désormais, dans le grand domaine des communications, on choisit de travailler à contrat plutôt qu’en entreprise, ce qui entraîne de nombreux changements, que ce soit dans l’organisation de l’emploi du temps ou dans les possibilités d’avancement traditionnelles telles que les promotions basées sur l’ancienneté. Ces changements remettent en question les relations de pouvoirs propres aux structures organisationnelles de même que les valeurs intrinsèques que l’on associe à ces professions. Bien que toutes les professions qui transmettent un savoir et produisent de l’information aient été influencées par l’avancement technologique, la réponse à ces changements n’est pas la même pour l’ensemble du domaine. Cet article s’intéresse à ces différences. Les disciplines doivent-elles, elles aussi, faire face au changement à mesure que les professions évoluent? La recherche s’interroge-t-elle, à l’heure actuelle, sur ces transformations

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Social inclusion of newcomers to Canada: An information problem?

Cited by 226 publications

References 27 publications

Trust and the role of the public library in the integration of refugees: The case of a Northern Norwegian city

Trust and the role of the public library in the integration of refugees: The case of a Northern Norwegian city

Settling in: The Relationship between Information and Social Inclusion

Translation and the Changing Profession: A Cross-Disciplinary Perspective

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