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New Canadians and the Public Library: A Decade Later

Wertheimer, Leonard – Unesco Bulletin for Libraries, 1974

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

Descriptors: Foreign Language Books, Immigrants, Library Acquisition, Library Services

Reading Resources and Project LEER. Libraries and the Spanish-Speaking

Shepard, Marietta Daniels – Wilson Libr Bull, 1970

A discussion of the problems U.S. librarians and educators face in dealing with Spanish-speaking children and adults; and a description of Project LEER, a program to aid school and public libraries in the selection, procurement, and processing of books in Spanish. (JB)

Descriptors: Bibliographies, Bilingualism, Foreign Language Books, Library Acquisition

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

IFLA General Conference, 1985. Division on Libraries Serving the General Public. Round Table on Library Service to Ethnic and Linguistic Minorities. Papers. the General Public. Round Table on Library Service to Ethnic and Linguistic Minorities. Papers.

International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1985

Papers on library services to ethnic and linguistic minorities which were presented at the 1985 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "On Serving the Older Polyglot: The Role of the Public Libraries in the United States" (Sylva N. Manoogian, United States); (2) "Minority Language Selection and Acquisition…

Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries, Foreign Language Books, Library Acquisition