Document (#4542)

Author

Curry, D.A.

Title

Assessing and evaluating diversity in the reference department

Source

Reference librarian. 1992, no.38, S.115-120

Year

1992

Abstract

Rarely has any attention been given in the literature to the concepts of diversity and multiculturalism when planning strategies for assessing and evaluating reference staff and collections. Suggests that with the advent of curricula that support pluralism and the changing demographics of many communities and campuses the time has come to examine the commitment reference departments are willing to make to strengthen and diversify their staff and collections

Theme

Informationsdienstleistungen

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