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Peer reviewedTucker, Judith Cook – Multicultural Review, 1992
Discusses building a multicultural audio collection for a library. Gives some guidelines about selecting materials that really represent different cultures. Audio materials that are considered fall roughly into the categories of children's stories, didactic materials, oral histories, poetry and folktales, and music. The goal is an authentic…
Descriptors: Audiodisks, Audiotape Recordings, Audiovisual Aids, Childrens Libraries
Peer reviewedMartin, Rebecca R. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1994
Discusses the needs of multicultural students and examines the responses of three academic libraries in addressing those needs by developing support services. Examples of programs in library instruction, reference service, collection development, and academic program support are included; setting priorities is discussed; and the potential role of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cultural Differences, Higher Education, Library Collection Development
Peer reviewedBlandy, Susan Griswold – Reference Librarian, 1994
Discusses ways in which academic and public librarians can provide help with multicultural and international topics in spite of unhelpful subject headings and weak collections, including an awareness of cultural bias; collection policies to support diversity; relearning the collections and access strategies; and restructuring reference searches.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism
Download full textKenerson, Murle E. – 1996
This document profiles the role of Tennessee State University's Brown-Daniel Library in its collection development activities for a culturally diverse student body. It recommends that a series of goals and objectives be maintained in the selection criteria of library materials for students having diverse backgrounds. Topics include a brief…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Benchmarking, Black Studies, Cultural Context
Lesesne, Teri S.; Hall-Ellis, Sylvia – 1994
This paper examines the process of selecting, evaluating, integrating, and cataloging multicultural texts for school libraries. the first part examines the selection and evaluation of culturally authentic texts. Seven sources for locating multicultural literature and several reviewing sources are listed. The following criteria for evaluating…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Authority Control (Information), Book Reviews, Cataloging
Mosely, Joyce J. – 1997
The United States has a culturally diverse society. Since children are influenced by what they see and hear at a young age, the aim of this study was to determine if the picture book collection of the Robert Fulton Elementary School Library (Cleveland, Ohio) reflects the cultural diversity of its students. The secondary objective was to ensure…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks, Childrens Literature
