Serving Library Users from Asia

John Hickok

doi:10.5771/9780810887312

Summary

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.

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Copyright year: 2019
ISBN-Print: 978-0-8108-8730-5
ISBN-Online: 978-0-8108-8731-2
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 733
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1. Contents No access
2. Acknowledgments No access
1. 1. Need for This Book No access
  2. Intended Audience No access
  3. Benefits of This Book No access
  4. Format of This Book No access
  5. Qualifications for Writing This Book No access
  6. Preparation of This Book No access
  7. Included and Excluded Countries No access
  8. Sources Used in This Book No access
  9. Distinction: Newer-Arriving Asians vs. Already-Established Asians No access
1. 1. Recommendation 1: Understand the Culture of Asian Library Users No access
  2. Recommendation 2: Understand Intercultural Communication with Asian Library Users No access
  3. Recommendation 3: Understand Asian Library Users’ Information Needs No access
  4. Recommendation 4: Conduct a Needs Assessment/Community Analysis No access
  5. Recommendation 5: Provide Asian-Specific Collection Development No access
  6. Recommendation 6: Provide ESL Collections and Services No access
  7. Recommendation 7: Provide Immigrant/Citizenship Collections and Services No access
  8. Recommendation 8: Provide Bilingual Signage/Information No access
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  12. Recommendation 12: Provide Culture-/Language-Specific Webpages/ Multimedia/Classes/Groups No access
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2. 1. Recommendation 1: Understand the Culture of Asian Students No access
  2. Recommendation 2: Understand Intercultural Communication with Asian Students No access
  3. Recommendation 3: Understand Asian Students’ Educational Background and Learning Styles No access
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About the Author No access Pages 733 - 733