Learning on the Job: Collection Management, and Aspects of Cross-Cultural Provision
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| author | Blackburn, Fiona |
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| contents | Learning on the Job: Collection Management, and Aspects of Cross-Cultural Provision Blackburn, Fiona Indigenous Knowledge Cultural Awareness Public Libraries Library Services Intercultural Programs Indigenous Populations Outreach Programs Experiential Learning Library Materials Community Services Personal Narratives Archives What does a newcomer to the library industry bring, at nearly fifty? What does she find? Reflecting on her experience and a recent study tour, the author describes the barely-skilled-although-nominally-qualified challenge; and discusses current cross-cultural provision. She muses on the interplay between a new librarian's fresh eyes, experience and strong commitments; racism; possible sources of prejudice; organisational focus; and place, in shaping provision. That public libraries have a strategic and comprehensive approach to cross-cultural provision is a particular concern. Where Indigenous knowledge collections have unrestricted access, effort should be put into building non-Indigenous engagement with the riches in these collections. This will serve to strengthen the library's position in the community and, in expanding non-Indigenous patrons' knowledge of their community, build cross-cultural understanding. (Contains 10 footnotes.) |
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| spellingShingle | Learning on the Job: Collection Management, and Aspects of Cross-Cultural Provision Blackburn, Fiona Indigenous Knowledge Cultural Awareness Public Libraries Library Services Intercultural Programs Indigenous Populations Outreach Programs Experiential Learning Library Materials Community Services Personal Narratives Archives Learning on the Job: Collection Management, and Aspects of Cross-Cultural Provision Blackburn, Fiona Indigenous Knowledge Cultural Awareness Public Libraries Library Services Intercultural Programs Indigenous Populations Outreach Programs Experiential Learning Library Materials Community Services Personal Narratives Archives What does a newcomer to the library industry bring, at nearly fifty? What does she find? Reflecting on her experience and a recent study tour, the author describes the barely-skilled-although-nominally-qualified challenge; and discusses current cross-cultural provision. She muses on the interplay between a new librarian's fresh eyes, experience and strong commitments; racism; possible sources of prejudice; organisational focus; and place, in shaping provision. That public libraries have a strategic and comprehensive approach to cross-cultural provision is a particular concern. Where Indigenous knowledge collections have unrestricted access, effort should be put into building non-Indigenous engagement with the riches in these collections. This will serve to strengthen the library's position in the community and, in expanding non-Indigenous patrons' knowledge of their community, build cross-cultural understanding. (Contains 10 footnotes.) |
| title | Learning on the Job: Collection Management, and Aspects of Cross-Cultural Provision |
| topic | Indigenous Knowledge Cultural Awareness Public Libraries Library Services Intercultural Programs Indigenous Populations Outreach Programs Experiential Learning Library Materials Community Services Personal Narratives Archives |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ861884 |