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Grafting American Classification Schemes onto Other Cultures | The Global Librarian
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124; Comments RSS. Grafting American Classification Schemes onto Other Cultures. Posted on October 8, 2010. American classification schemes, particularly the Library of Congress Classification. LCC) and the Dewey Decimal Classification. Issues in adopting American Classification Schemes. 031-Enclyclopedias in American English replaced with Encyclopedias in Arabic. 410-419-Linguistics replaced with Arabic Language. 810-819-American Literature replaced with Arabic Literature;. Chelak 2004; Soltani 1995).
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124; Comments RSS. International Collaboration, Internationalism in Literature, and the Notability of Denmark’s Public Library Services for Children. Posted on October 25, 2010. Denmark is home to a rich literary tradition in works for children, quality public library services dedicated to children, and an institute devoted to the preservation and study of children’s literature. What interplay exist between all three? That title may belong to Denmark’s rich tradition of children’s literature ...If, as Bl...
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Recognizing a Need For Spanish-Speakers Within the Library Profession | The Global Librarian
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124; Comments RSS. Recognizing a Need For Spanish-Speakers Within the Library Profession. Posted on October 7, 2010. American Library Association, Reference and User Services Association. (2007). Guidelines for Library Services to Spanish-Speaking Library Use. Retrieved from http:/ www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/rusa/resources/guidelines/guidespanish.cfm. Crary, Rachel L. (1982, Fall). Foreign Languages and the Librarian. Oder, Norman. (2008, September). US Census Bureau. (2005). Williams, W. (1994). I am al...
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Recognition of International Credentials in American and Canadian Libraries | The Global Librarian
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124; Comments RSS. Recognition of International Credentials in American and Canadian Libraries. Posted on September 29, 2010. In 2000, the American Library Association decided to include “master’s level program[s]…accredited or recognized by the appropriate national body of another country” under its definition of “the appropriate professional degree for librarians.” (Dowling, 2007). Why or why not? Does the ALA have a responsibility to make it easier for libraries to evaluate International Credentials?
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Jacob Hunter | The Global Librarian
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124; Comments RSS. Grafting American Classification Schemes onto Other Cultures. Posted on October 8, 2010. American classification schemes, particularly the Library of Congress Classification. LCC) and the Dewey Decimal Classification. Issues in adopting American Classification Schemes. 031-Enclyclopedias in American English replaced with Encyclopedias in Arabic. 410-419-Linguistics replaced with Arabic Language. 810-819-American Literature replaced with Arabic Literature;. Chelak 2004; Soltani 1995).
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124; Comments RSS. Posted on September 15, 2010. Cultural and linguistic diversity is the common heritage of humankind and should be cherished and preserved for the benefit of all. IFLA Multicultural Manifesto 2008 (IFLA, 2008). Maintaining cultural and linguistic diversity while providing equal access to information is important to all libraries whether they are international research facilities or small public libraries. 124; Leave a comment. Posted on September 6, 2010. 124; Leave a comment. Living To...
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124; Comments RSS. What Do Libraries Have to Offer the Non-English-Speaker? Posted on October 7, 2010. ALA Offices of Research and Statistics. (2007). Serving Non-English-Speakers in U.S. Public Libraries. Retrieved from http:/ www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/olos/nonenglishspeakers/index.cfm#keyfindings. Blumenstein, Lynn. (2009, January). San Francisco Public Library Launches Online Citizenship Toolkit. Oder, Norman. (2008, September). Study of Latinos and Libraries Suggest s Ways To Draw More Users.
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What Do Libraries Have to Offer the Non-English-Speaker? | The Global Librarian
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124; Comments RSS. What Do Libraries Have to Offer the Non-English-Speaker? Posted on October 7, 2010. ALA Offices of Research and Statistics. (2007). Serving Non-English-Speakers in U.S. Public Libraries. Retrieved from http:/ www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/olos/nonenglishspeakers/index.cfm#keyfindings. Blumenstein, Lynn. (2009, January). San Francisco Public Library Launches Online Citizenship Toolkit. Oder, Norman. (2008, September). Study of Latinos and Libraries Suggest s Ways To Draw More Users.
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Global Implications of Information Access | The Global Librarian
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124; Comments RSS. Global Implications of Information Access. Posted on October 21, 2010. What is the role of libraries in fostering policies of open access when a country’s culture or government is restrictive? The restriction of information can lead to myriad problems, such as the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa and human rights abuses. So how do libraries prevent and counteract these issues? How do libraries step in to educate and assist in HIV/AIDS education and prevention? While the role of librarians a...