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Managing Religious Diversity in the Library

Managing Religious Diversity in the Library. February 3, 2006 Session # 1027 9:05 am-10:20 am. Joseph Romain Mohamed Taher Ontario Multifaith Council for Spiritual and Religious Care , 789 Don Mills Suite 208, Toronto Ontario Canada, M3C 1T5 (416) 422-1490 www.library.omc.ca.

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Managing Religious Diversity in the Library

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  1. Managing Religious Diversity in the Library February 3, 2006 Session # 1027 9:05 am-10:20 am Joseph Romain Mohamed Taher Ontario Multifaith Council for Spiritual and Religious Care, 789 Don Mills Suite 208, Toronto Ontario Canada, M3C 1T5 (416) 422-1490www.library.omc.ca

  2. Services OMC Provides to its Clients

  3. Ten Commandments for Promoting Religious Diversity in Libraries • Develop program for librarians to promote tolerance and accommodation • Document religious information needs of the community you serve • Recruit faith-based volunteers to work with diverse groups • Prepare a diversity sensitivity checklist for librarians • In all community programs add spirit-de-corps

  4. Ten Commandments for Promoting Religious Diversity in Libraries continued… • Post reading lists of items frequently read by religious groups • Create analytical catalogs to foster diversity in all possible ways • Build community profiles based on religious diversity to intensify outreach programs • Survey satisfaction among these users and post results • Document and publish success stories of working on diversity issues

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