COVID-19 challenged information exchange globally, including interlibrary loan (ILL). This project explored DOCLINE ILL borrowing data from 15 academic, hospital, and association health sciences libraries before and during the pandemic to understand gaps in ILL coverage. We reviewed aggregate filled and unfilled borrowing data from March to August…

This study examines cooperative collection development (CCD) for area studies and foreign language collections at Association of Research Libraries (ARL) libraries, based on a 2020 survey. Respondents provided details about cooperative collection initiatives (CCIs) at their libraries and their attitudes toward CCD. Most respondents had a favorable…

English Language Learner (ELL) students are sometimes a small constituency. Many resources already in the library can be used to enhance their language acquisition, confidence, and cultural fluency--resources such as graphic novels, hi-lo books, and makerspace materials. This article discusses enhancing language acquisition, confidence, and…

Social networking and other Web 2.0 technologies led the social whirl of the information industry. Publishers and librarians tried to keep their products and services relevant by mixing authoritative content with user involvement, but that was not enough. Enhancing interfaces, adding new forms of content, and making strategic acquisitions--all are…

A summary of the development of public library service to immigrants in Canada, describing the procedures and practices followed. (Author)

Paper presented to World Confederation of Organizations of the Teaching Profession on problems and programs in Scandinavian school libraries. A particular need is in selection of foreign books. (Editor/JS)

A new library, specifically designed for the Spanish-speaking community, was created for Oakland Public Library's Latin American project. (JB)

A selection of recent scholarly and foreign works of interest to reference workers in university libraries. (NH)

The appropriateness of the title "Book People" traditionally given to the Jewish people is exemplified by the basic role played by the libraries in every aspect of life in Israel. (NH)

The New York Public Library's South Bronx Project, a federally supported demonstration program, is designed to reach out into this urban poverty area of Spanish-speaking people and break through local barriers. (Author/JB)

Sixteen libraries representing those agencies holding membership on the Federal Library Committee were surveyed to determine library foreign language or imprint holdings, acquisitions techniques, procedures and/or problems. Specific questions, relating to holdings, staff, budget and the acquisition, processing, reference and translation services…

Recognizing that the Netherlands is a multicultural society and prisoners from other cultures are especially isolated, the Dutch prison library service attempts to provide materials in different languages. A network of centers of support responsible for specific languages and a computerized catalog help prison libraries serve varied prisoner…

Reports on a survey conducted among 72 American public libraries to gather data on foreign language collections, special services to members of ethnic communities, and special projects directed to those communities. Six references are cited. (FM)

Summarizes the suggestions made by bilingual professionals in an intercultural workshop aimed at teaching public librarians in Chicago how to meet the needs of immigrant populations. The discussion covers the unique cultural backgrounds of Asian, Hispanic, Middle Eastern, and Polish populations, and the implications for effective library services.…