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Crash Course in Serving Spanish-Speakers
Salvador Avila
ISBN: 1-59158-713-1
ISBN-13: 978-1-59158-713-2
136 pages
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Publication: 10/30/2008
List Price: $30.00 (UK Sterling Price: £20.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Paperback
Trim Size: 8 1/2 x 11
Subjects:
Series Title: Crash Course
Reviews:
  • "Avila's book does a good job of doing what it sets out to do, providing a quick and convenient starting place for librarians unfamiliar with services for Spanish speakers. Recommended as a resource for the many librarians dealing with new, rapid growth in their Spanish-speaking population."
    —Public Libraries     5/1/2009
Description: This introduction will help plan for attracting this rapidly growing Spanish-speaking population into the library and library services, a major challenge to librarians in small public libraries who have no Spanish-speaking staff.

Providing services to Spanish speakers is both an honor and a challenge. Before public institutions venture into reaching out to the Spanish-speaking community, they need to become familiar with their cultural competency so that their decisions and initiatives are not at risk.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
    The Spanish-Speakers
    Chapter 1: What are Services to Spanish-Speakers?
    Chapter 2: Who is Obliged to Provide Services to Spanish-Speakers?
    Chapter 3: When Should You Provide Services to Spanish-Speakers?
    Chapter 4: Where Must You Provide Services to Spanish-Speakers?
    Chapter 5: Why You Have to Provide Services to Spanish-Speakers!
    Chapter 6: How Should You Provide Services to Spanish-Speakers
    Chapter 7: Outreach to Spanish-Speakers
    Chapter 8: Essential Services to Spanish-Speakers
    Chapter 9: Important Programs to Spanish-Speakers
    Chapter 10: Marketing to Spanish-Speakers
    Chapter 11: Internet Resources for Spanish- Speakers
    Chapter 12: Survey Findings for Spanish-Speakers
    Chapter 13: Issues of Spanish-Speakers
    Chapter 14: Conclusion
    Appendices
    Suggested Bibliography
    Index
About the Author: Salvador Avila is a Branch Librarian in the Las Vegas Public Library.
LCC Class: 27
PDF Catalogs:
LU Academic Library Spring 2008.pdf
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