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Effects of an English-only Law on Public Library Acquisition Policies, Practices, and Librarians' Attitudes toward Books in Spanish for Children and Young Adults.
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Glass, Gene V.; Schon, Isabel – Library and Information Science Research, 1988
Reports the results of a quasi-experimental evaluation of the effects of the California English-only law on public librarians' acquisition policies and attitudes toward books in Spanish for children and young adults. The results, which showed no effects, are interpreted in terms of the symbolic functions of legislation and public policy. (seven…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Childrens Literature, Foreign Language Books, Library Acquisition