Academic Libraries and Affirmative Action: Approaching Cultural Diversity in the 1990s.

Glaviano, Cliff; Lam, R. Errol

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Publication Date: 1990

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Academic Libraries and Affirmative Action: Approaching Cultural Diversity in the 1990s.

Glaviano, Cliff; Lam, R. Errol

College and Research Libraries, v51 n6 p513-23 Nov 1990

Discusses affirmative action strategies in academic libraries that have attempted to improve the percentage of minorities in librarianship. The importance of stressing the value of greater cultural diversity within the academic library is discussed, and specific tools that can be used to increase the number of minorities are described. (39 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Affirmative Action, Cultural Differences, Employment Practices, Higher Education, Librarians, Minority Groups

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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