Serving Library Users from Asia
A Comprehensive Handbook of Country-Specific Information and Outreach Resources
Abstract
Asian populations are among some of the fastest growing cultural groups in the US. While books on serving other target groups in libraries have been published (e.g., disabled, Latino, seniors, etc.), few books on serving library users of Asian heritage have been written. Thus the timely need for this book. Rather than a generalized overview of Asians as a whole, this book has 24 separate chapters—each on 24 specific Asian countries/cultures of East, Southeast, and South Asia—with a wealth of resources for understanding, interacting with, outreaching to, and serving library users of each culture.
Resources include cultural guides (both print and online), language helps (with sample library vocabulary), Asian booksellers, nationwide cultural groups, professional literature, and more. Resources and suggestions are given for all three types of libraries—public, school, and academic—making this book valuable for all librarians. The demographics of each Asian culture (numbers and distribution)—plus history of immigration and international student enrollment—is also featured. As a bonus, each chapter spotlights a US public, school, and academic library providing model outreach to Asian library users.
Additionally, this book provides a detailed description and analysis of libraries in each of the 24 Asian countries. The history, development, facilities, conditions, technology, classification systems, and more—of public, school, and academic libraries—are all discussed, with detailed documentation. Country conditions influencing libraries and library use are also described: literacy levels, reading cultures, languages and writing systems, educational systems, and more. Based on the author’s 15 years of research and travels to Asia, this work is a must-have for all librarians.
Schlagworte
Asian Communities Asian Library Users Libraries in Asia Library Outreach Library Usage- 1–6 Introduction 1–6
- 7–44 Part I 7–44
- 723–732 Index 723–732
- 733–733 About the Author 733–733
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- „... available.77Library Conditions Influencing US Library UsagePUBLIC LIBRARIESIn Bangladesh, there are two ...” „... UsageLITERACYBangladesh’s adult literacy rate—those fifteen or older, being able to read basic sentences in one of the ...” „... Library Users from South AsiaChapter 21 Bangladesh 559Country Conditions Influencing US Library ...”
- „... UsagePUBLIC LIBRARIESOverviewBrunei does not currently have an official national library.60 Since 1965, the ...” „... _What_Faculty_Think-Explor-ing_the_Barriers_to_Information_Literacy_Development_in_Undergraduate_EducationChapter 11 Cambodia 281Country Conditions Influencing US Library UsageLITERACYIn 2009, UNESCO estimated ...” „... Chapter 11 CambodiaLibrary Conditions Influencing US Library UsagePUBLIC LIBRARIESBackgroundCambodia’s ...”
- „... Library UsageLITERACYOverall, China is a literate nation. Its adult literacy rate—those fifteen or ...” „... system, several works are available.124Library Conditions Influencing US Library UsagePUBLIC ...” „... books and journals are now read horizontally from left to right for international usage.69 More than ...”
- „... Country Conditions Influencing US Library Usage 47Literacy 47Culture of Reading 47Ethnicity 47Language 48 ...” „... Writing System 49Educational System 49Library Conditions Influencing US Library Usage 51Public Libraries ...” „... Macau 91Country Conditions Influencing US Library Usage 91Literacy: Hong Kong 91Literacy: Macau 91 ...”
- „... ; Vietnam, 544academic library professional literature. See university students, literature aboutacademic ...” „... library service to Asian university students (all Asians/in general): Asian-language collections, 37 – 38 ...” „... communication, 30 – 31; prior library experience, 33 – 34; similarities/differences with Asian Americans, 36 ...”
- „... , oppor-tunities in serving Asian library users. For some public libraries, the challenge is how to serve large ...” „... : meeting the needs of fewer, but a broader assortment of, Asian library users. The following general ...” „... : Understand the Culture of Asian Library UsersThe twenty-four country-specific chapters in Part II of this ...”