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Multiculturalism in Library Education: Are we preparing tomorrow information professionals today?

Multiculturalism in Library Education: Are we preparing tomorrow information professionals today?. Wilfred Fong Associate Dean Faculty of Business and Information Technology University of Ontario Institute of Technology. Introduction. A diverse population Multiculturalism Multilingual

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Multiculturalism in Library Education: Are we preparing tomorrow information professionals today?

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  1. Multiculturalism in Library Education: Are we preparing tomorrow information professionals today? Wilfred Fong Associate Dean Faculty of Business and Information Technology University of Ontario Institute of Technology

  2. Introduction • A diverse population • Multiculturalism • Multilingual • The Digital Divide: • Information Rich and Information Poor • Library and Information Services

  3. The North America Core Culture • A shared set of values, ideations, and symbols • Group Identification • Equality

  4. What is Multiculturalism? • Share core culture & Subculture • “Culture is a group’s program for survival in and adaptation to its environment” (Bullivant, 1993) • The Canadian Prospective: • All citizens are equal • Multiculturalism ensures that all citizens can keep their identities, can take pride in their ancestry and have a sense of belonging. (Canadian Heritage: canadianheritage.gc.ca)

  5. The Other Culture – The Internet Culture • Is Internet a Culture or just a Tool? • “…coherent communities of people and the ways they think together “ • Phil Agre, 1998 • The Social and Personal Networks • Language and symbols: Leetspeek and Emoticons • “thx 4 teh talk…kewl” • Information Overload • The “has” and the “has nots”

  6. Library Education • Courses: • Globalization and the Information Society • International Librarianship • Resources and Services for Special Populations • Planning Outreach Services • Public Libraries • Library and Information Services

  7. Preparing Information Professions • Core Curriculum • Understanding the concept of culture • Teaching how to accept differences • Interaction and Integrations • Understanding the technology and culture • Information Professions: Keepers of culture

  8. "No culture can live, if it attempts to be exclusive."Mahatma Gandhi

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