Academic Library Services to International Students Interest Group

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ACRL Academic Library Services to International Students Interest Group at 2013 ALA Midwinter

  • 1.  ACRL Academic Library Services to International Students Interest Group at 2013 ALA Midwinter

    Posted Jan 17, 2013 11:45 AM
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    Please join the ACRL Academic Library Services to International Students Interest Group Midwinter meeting in Seattle on Sunday January 27, 2013 1PM-2:30PM at Westin Seattle Hotel –Fifth Ave Room. Meeting will provide academic librarians with a forum to discuss issues related to library services to international patrons. Meeting will include a panel discussion on the ACRL Diversity Standards: Cultural Competency for Academic Libraries. Discussion of cultural competency and how the ACRL Diversity Standards can be used as a tool to foster cultural competency. The panel will also discuss the impact of cultural competent libraries/librarians on student success for international students.


    Panelists:

    Darlene Nichols, Librarian for Diversity Initiatives & Programs, University of Michigan Library

    Martha Parker, Librarian In-Residence, University of Arkansas

    Latanya Jenkins, Reference Librarian for Government Information & African American History, Temple University

    Toni Anaya, Associate Professor, Multicultural Studies Librarian, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

    Rayette Sterling, Outreach and Inclusion Librarian, Eastern Washington University

     

    Hope to see you there!

     

    Hui-Fen Chang
    Humanities and Social Sciences
    Oklahoma State University Library-Stillwater
    huifen.chang@okstate.edu



     



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