Towards better information services: A framework for immigrant information needs and library services

C Wang, R Huang, J Li, J Chen - Library & Information Science Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Immigrants are among the populations in modern society that libraries are striving to serve.
This study aims to develop a framework on immigrants, their information needs, and library …

An exploration of ethnic minorities' needs for multilingual information access of public digital cultural services

D Wu, S Fan, S Yao, S Xu - Journal of Documentation, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose Ethnic minorities (EMs), who make up a sizable proportion of multilingual users, are
more likely to browse and search in their native language. It is helpful to identify multilingual …

Public libraries and social inclusion: an update from South Africa

C Stilwell - Perspectives on libraries as institutions of human rights …, 2016 - emerald.com
Purpose Since the 1994 regime change many South African public libraries have been
destroyed by the communities they were serving which raises questions about how …

Exploring everyday information seeking of ethnic minorities with small populations in China

M Zhu, Y Du - Library & Information Science Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Ethnic Minority with Small Populations (EMSP) in China reported that they preferred
not to cross boundaries of their communities when seeking information, as they did not want …

The public library as institutional capital: Towards measures for addressing social inclusion and combating poverty

C Stilwell - Information Development, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Much has been written about measuring the contribution of public libraries to society. Using
a transformative paradigm, this article addresses the development of measures with regard …

The Socioeconomic Position of National Minorities with a Special Emphasis on Slovenes in Croatia over the Past Thirty Years

B Riman, N Štiglić - Treatises and Documents, Journal of Ethnic …, 2023 - sciendo.com
The article presents the situation of members of the Slovene community in Croatia, focusing
on selected aspects of their socioeconomic participation (inclusion) in Croatian society. This …

A 'field transformation and social integration': Settlement information practices of relocated ethnic minorities with small populations in poverty-alleviation areas of …

M Zhu, H Su, L Niu - Journal of Information Science, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
This study investigates the settlement information practices of ethnic minorities with small
populations (EMSPs) who were relocated to poverty-alleviation areas in Yunnan, China …

Multikulturalne usluge hrvatskih narodnih knjižnica

I Faletar, S Faletar Tanacković… - Vjesnik bibliotekara …, 2013 - repozitorij.ffos.hr
Sažetak U radu se predstavljaju rezultati istraživanja provedenog s ciljem utvrđivanja uloge
hrvatskih narodnih knjižnica u suvremenomu multikulturalnom okruženju. Glavni je cilj …

[PDF][PDF] " Boundless opportunities": towards an assessment of the usefulness of the concept of social exclusion for the South African public library situation.

C Stilwell - 2006 - academia.edu
Social exclusion is an important concept in the public sphere in many parts of the world and
in some sectors in South Africa. This review defines the concept and identifies factors that …

Multicultural services in China's public libraries for the protection and promotion of ethnic minorities' cultures: a case study

L Zhou, C Cui, L Luo - Libri, 2019 - degruyter.com
Despite the increasing focus on the protection and promotion of the cultures of ethnic
minority groups in China, the multicultural services in China's public libraries have not yet …