@article{ART001945938},
author={YeonOk Lee and CHANG, DURK HYUN},
title={Components of Cultural Competency for Multicultural Services Librarians},
journal={Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society},
issn={2466-2542},
year={2014},
volume={45},
number={4},
pages={253-276},
doi={10.16981/kliss.45.4.201412.253}
TY - JOUR
AU - YeonOk Lee
AU - CHANG, DURK HYUN
TI - Components of Cultural Competency for Multicultural Services Librarians
JO - Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
PY - 2014
VL - 45
IS - 4
PB - Korean Library And Information Science Society
SP - 253
EP - 276
SN - 2466-2542
AB - The diversification of Korean society with a large influx of migrant workers, international marriages, and international students calls for an attention to the importance of cultural competence of Library and Information Science sector in order to respond effectively and appropriately to the needs of immigrants who have diverse cultural backgrounds. In regard to these circumstances, this study is designed to develop the components of cultural competency needed by librarians. For this, this study collected its data through literatures review and interviews with librarians who are implementing services for immigrants in multicultural libraries and with experts who have experienced researches based multicultural services or involved with the management of multicultural families and migrant workers. As a result, the cultural competency components emerging from literatures review and interviews were divided into three parts ; multicultural attitude, multicultural knowledge and multicultural skills. And detailed components of three parts of cultural competency were specifically multicultural attitude, knowledge of multicultural groups, knowledge of multicultural services, development of collections, programs, and services, service delivery, language diversity, and professional education and workforce diversity.
KW - Cultural competency;Librarians competency;Immigrant services;Multicultrual services;Multicultrual society
DO - 10.16981/kliss.45.4.201412.253
ER -
YeonOk Lee and CHANG, DURK HYUN. (2014). Components of Cultural Competency for Multicultural Services Librarians. Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society, 45(4), 253-276.
YeonOk Lee and CHANG, DURK HYUN. 2014, "Components of Cultural Competency for Multicultural Services Librarians", Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society, vol.45, no.4 pp.253-276. Available from: doi:10.16981/kliss.45.4.201412.253
YeonOk Lee, CHANG, DURK HYUN "Components of Cultural Competency for Multicultural Services Librarians" Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society 45.4 pp.253-276 (2014) : 253.
YeonOk Lee, CHANG, DURK HYUN. Components of Cultural Competency for Multicultural Services Librarians. 2014; 45(4), 253-276. Available from: doi:10.16981/kliss.45.4.201412.253
YeonOk Lee and CHANG, DURK HYUN. "Components of Cultural Competency for Multicultural Services Librarians" Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society 45, no.4 (2014) : 253-276.doi: 10.16981/kliss.45.4.201412.253
YeonOk Lee; CHANG, DURK HYUN. Components of Cultural Competency for Multicultural Services Librarians. Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society, 45(4), 253-276. doi: 10.16981/kliss.45.4.201412.253
YeonOk Lee; CHANG, DURK HYUN. Components of Cultural Competency for Multicultural Services Librarians. Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society. 2014; 45(4) 253-276. doi: 10.16981/kliss.45.4.201412.253
YeonOk Lee, CHANG, DURK HYUN. Components of Cultural Competency for Multicultural Services Librarians. 2014; 45(4), 253-276. Available from: doi:10.16981/kliss.45.4.201412.253
YeonOk Lee and CHANG, DURK HYUN. "Components of Cultural Competency for Multicultural Services Librarians" Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society 45, no.4 (2014) : 253-276.doi: 10.16981/kliss.45.4.201412.253