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Increasing Diversity in LIS: The Jewish Library Nancy Origer Poole, MBA, MLIS Candidate. Department of Library and Information Studies. iDEALs Summit, UNCG November 9, 2009. What Can the LIS Dept. Do? Suggestions Add a Jewish Libraries course! No university classes are
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Increasing Diversity in LIS: The Jewish Library Nancy Origer Poole, MBA, MLIS Candidate Department of Library and Information Studies iDEALs Summit, UNCGNovember 9, 2009 • What Can the LIS Dept. Do? • Suggestions • Add a Jewish Libraries course! • No university classes are • offered anywhere. • Take students to the Jewish • Reading Room in Jackson • Library, 9th Floor • Tour nearby Jewish Libraries or • collections of Judaica. • Google These! • Association of Jewish Libraries • Church and Synagogue Library Association • Jewish Virtual Library • Kolel: Basic Jewish Library • Objective: • To make UNCG and LIS • students aware of Jewish • Libraries and Collections • of Judaica • What is Judaica? • What is a Jewish Library? • Why is it important to increase • awareness of Jewish Libraries?