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