The Meeting Room
dc.contributor.author | Gaus, Eve R. | |
dc.contributor.author | Weech, Terry | |
dc.contributor.editor | Hauke, Petra | |
dc.contributor.editor | Kalbow, Annette | |
dc.contributor.editor | Jacob, Boris | |
dc.contributor.editor | Marten, Diana | |
dc.contributor.editor | Grzeschik, Kathrin | |
dc.contributor.editor | Stöhr, Matti | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-06-15T12:29:06Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-06-15T12:29:06Z | |
dc.date.created | 2008-01-18 | |
dc.date.issued | 2008-01-19 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://edoc.hu-berlin.de/18452/1954 | |
dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this paper is to investigate what role libraries play as a space within a community. This paper examines library usage by ethnic minorities in the United States and Denmark, and looks at how a library’s space can function as a meeting room for cross cultural exchange. The method used in this study is a literature review. Sources consulted ranges from library science journals to newspaper articles. The time span of the materials consulted is from 1969-present. This paper urges librarians to be advocates on behalf of their minority patrons and ensure open access to the public library. By rethinking how to conceptualize the community of patrons a library serves, this paper suggests that libraries can better function as an arena in which all members of the community can meet and exchange ideas. | eng |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin | |
dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | |
dc.subject.ddc | 020 Bibliotheks- und Informationswissenschaften | |
dc.title | The Meeting Room | |
dc.type | conferenceObject | |
dc.identifier.urn | urn:nbn:de:kobv:11-10083503 | |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.18452/1302 | |
dc.subject.dnb | 02 Schrift, Buch, Bibliothek, Information und Dokumentation | |
local.edoc.pages | 7 | |
local.edoc.type-name | Konferenzveröffentlichung | |
local.edoc.container-type | conference | |
local.edoc.container-type-name | Konferenz | |
dc.title.subtitle | Libraries as Community Centers for Culturally Diverse Populations | |
dc.description.event | 16th BOBCATSSS Symposium 2008 - Providing Access to Information for Everyone, BOBCATSSS 2008, 28.01.2008 - 30.01.2008, Zadar, Croatia, pp 221-227 | |
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.booktitle | 16th BOBCATSSS Symposium 2008 | |
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.booktitle | Providing Access to Information for Everyone | |
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.booktitle | BOBCATSSS 2008 | |
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pagestart | 221 | |
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pageend | 227 |