Aboriginal and Visible Minority Librarians - Oral Histories from Canada (Paperback)

Aboriginal and Visible Minority Librarians: Oral Histories from Canada, is a collection of chapters written by librarians of color in Canada writing about their experiences working in libraries. This book is not only for librarians in Canada and for those who aspire to become librarians, it is also for deans and directors of libraries and library schools, managers and supervisors in libraries, faculty in library schools and beyond, human resources personnel and other decision making people in the library field. It will also appeal to researchers interested in race relations, multiculturalism, intercultural communications and management, cross-cultural communications and management, cross-cultural studies, diversity, Aboriginal peoples, Indigenous populations, and ethnic or visible minorities. Several of the Aboriginal librarians who contributed to this book have worked within tribal communities and tribal libraries. In spite of working within community environments, they have experienced challenges, especially related to lack of funding. The majority of the chapters written by visible minority librarians come from those born outside of Canada.They speak of their love for their new country, its generosity and support towards newcomers and immigrants, and their reasons for taking up the library profession. While few of the librarians speak of open racism, they narrate their experiences as those filled with challenges, self-doubt and courage. They speak of having to deal with tokenism, lack of mentorship, and working in professional isolation. Some of them narrate their challenges in working with colleagues who do not relate to them. Lack of support is common as many organizations do not have proper strategies to deal with discrimination. But they end their chapters with a positive note of encouragement for future librarians. The authors encourage all librarians to be engaged, find trusted mentors, seek help when needed, focus on professional development and find a niche in the organization.

General

Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2014
First published:	June 2014
Editors:	Deborah Lee • Maha (Lakshmi) Kumaran
Dimensions:	227 x 154 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	252
ISBN-13:	978-1-4422-3681-3
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Library & information sciences > Library & information services Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Oral history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Indigenous peoples Books > History > History of specific subjects > Oral history
LSN:	1-4422-3681-7
Barcode:	9781442236813

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