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Reaching a Multicultural Student Community A Handbook for Academic Librarians
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By Karen E. Downing, Barbara MacAdam, and Darlene P. Nichols
ISBN: 0-313-27912-8
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-27912-6
240 pages, figures, tables
Greenwood Press
Publication: 11/30/1993
List Price: $78.00 (UK Sterling Price: £44.95)
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Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • ...describes a specific library-based program that relies on a peer information counseling service in which successful minority students help other minority students learn information handling and microcomputer skills. The authors describe in considerable detail all of the steps that are needed to develop, implement, and evaluate such a program. ...much of what they have to say is more broadly applicable to a range of programs that might provide improved services to a multicultural student body.
    —Wilson Library Bulletin
Description: Changing student demographics demand that colleges and universities meet the special needs of a new population, and libraries will play an increasingly important role in facing these challenges of the future. This professional reference is intended for academic librarians interested in establishing peer outreach programs for minority students. The volume includes an overview of the unique challenges facing academic institutions and libraries today in serving a diverse student population, suggestions on working effectively in the current academic environment, and practical guidelines for specific program design, implementation, and evaluation. Topics considered include performing a community analysis, the politics of program development, budgeting, personnel management, and program evaluation. Model program materials are included to assist librarians in establishing similar programs, and a bibliography provides a list of additional information sources.
Table of Contents:
  • Illustrations
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Community Analysis
  • The Politics of Program Development
  • Establishing a Program Budget
  • Developing a Staff
  • Program and Service Development
  • Building a Campus Network
  • Marketing and Public Relations
  • Program Evaluation
  • Appendices: Training Plans & Exercises
  • Undergraduate Library Minority Student User Survey
  • Advertisements
  • Index
LC Card Number: 93-548
LCC Class: Z711
Dewey Class: 025.5
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