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This guideline began with a report prepared by the Task Force on Resource-Sharing Response to Natural Disasters, June 2007. (more…)
Guidelines
Guidelines for Resource-Sharing Response to Natural and Man-made Disasters
Guidelines for the Development and Promotion of Multilingual Collections and Services
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1.0 Introduction
Traditionally, the United States has been a country that attracts large numbers of immigrants from all over the globe. While some libraries have established collections and programs to serve the needs of library-users whose native language is not English, little has been done on a national scale to systematically address these needs. In addition, the multilingual needs of library patrons who are language students, foreign students or bilingual citizens have been under-served by traditional library services. (more…)
Guidelines for Library Services to Spanish-Speaking Library Users
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Library services to Spanish-speaking users can be complex: nationality, regional differences, and culture provide myriad combinations within that community. As an example, there are significant linguistic and cultural differences reflected in the varieties of Spanish spoken by Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, and other Spanish-speaking groups. To recognize and respond correctly to these differences is a major theme within these guidelines. (more…)
Guidelines for Establishing Local History Collections
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These guidelines are intended to assist librarians establishing local history collections. (more…)
Elements for Basic Reviews: A Guide for Writers and Readers of Reviews of Works
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Editor’s Note: The full-text of this document (forty-five pages) is available on the RUSA Web site. The introduction and the table of contents are reprinted in RUSQ vol. 45, issue 1, Fall 2006.
This is the first edition of a new online document developed by the RUSA CODES Materials Reviewing Committee in 2003-2004. Its primary purpose is to guide librarians who wish to become reviewers on the elements that make up a good review; in addition, it warns them about elements to avoid. (more…)