Information practices of immigrants

N Caidi, D Allard, L Quirke - Annual review of information science and …, 2010 - dl.acm.org
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How public libraries help immigrants adjust to life in a new country: a review of the literature

S Grossman, DE Agosto, M Winston… - Health Promotion …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Public library programs and services offer opportunities to help immigrants navigate daily life
in unfamiliar surroundings and a new language. For example, language classes address the …

Diversity by design

K Dali, N Caidi - The Library Quarterly, 2017 - journals.uchicago.edu
In this article, we introduce the concept of diversity by design. This concept is relevant to
library and information science (LIS) education, professional environments, and partnership …

Information practices of urban newcomers: An analysis of habits and wandering

J Lingel - Journal of the Association for Information Science …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This paper reviews information practices used by transnational migrants to become familiar
with new urban surroundings. Drawing on interviews with 26 participants, all of whom had …

Can we talk?: Perceptions of diversity issues by students with diverse backgrounds and a rumination on personal roads to systemic change 1

N Caidi, K Dali - Humanizing LIS Education and Practice, 2020 - taylorfrancis.com
This chapter examines the attractiveness of Library and Information Science (LIS)
professions and programs to culturally and linguistically diverse individuals. Students and …

Assessment of multilingual collections in public libraries: a case study of the Toronto public library

V Ly - Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 2018 - erudit.org
Objective–The Toronto Public Library has been frequently identified as having an exemplary
multilingual collection to serve the information needs of the most diverse population in …

More than a place for social capital creation: Public library as a place for immigrants' social integration

NZ Shuva - Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Studies have shown that public libraries, one of the most trusted social institutions, play an
important role in hel** immigrants adjust to their host country. Although there have been …

Collection development embraces the digital age: A review of the literature, 1997–2003

LL Phillips, SR Williams - Library Resources & Technical Services, 2004 - journals.ala.org
Collection development and management literature of the past seven years reveals distinct
trends among issues, philosophy, and practice. Digital age themes reflect the increasingly …

Public libraries and the national minorities of Sweden–results of a national survey

J Hansson - New Library World, 2011 - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of the paper is to report the findings of a Swedish national survey
study finalised in late 2010. The purpose of the project was to create a picture of Swedish …

Building for diversity: How public libraries can create great multilingual collections

J Hill - Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management, 2018 - ojs.library.dal.ca
In a multicultural and multilingual country like Canada, building quality multilingual
collections in public libraries is an important part of providing equitable library service to all …