2006 - 2007 Diversity Research Grant RecipientsThe first grant was awarded to Timnah Card, third year doctoral student at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This project, "Analysis and Adaptation of 'Earphone English': A Public Library Program for Limited English Proficient Youth" is an action research exploration and adaptation of a public library-based audiobook club for teenaged speakers of English as a second language. The project was submitted under this year's Research Topic 1 – An Active Learning and Service Approach to Diversity in Small or Rural Libraries. The second grant was awarded to Jolie Ogg Graybill, Multicultural Services Librarian at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries; Charlene Maxey-Harris, Diversity Librarian at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries; Charity Martin, Cataloging Librarian, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries; and Elizabeth Rodacker, Associate Professor at Union College's Division of Humanities. Objectives for "End-User Searching: Comparing ESL Students and Native English Students" are to determine whether searching habits are different, how and possibly why, for students with English as a second language compared to native English-speaking students. Specifically, this research is interested in how students use the library catalog to search for books, and the electronic databases available to search for journal articles or other research information. The project was submitted under this year's Research Topic 2 – Emerging Technologies and Services to Diverse Populations. The third grant was awarded to Liza Palmer, Creative and Fine Arts Librarian at the University of North Carolina Wilmington; and Anne Pemberton, Coordinator of Instructional Services at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Palmer and Pemberton are co-chairs of the Randall Library Diversity Committee. This project, "Shaping Institutional Change: Assessment of Diversity Programming at a Comprehensive University Library", will attempt to measure institutional change in Randall Library by assessing the impact that the library diversity committee and diversity programming have on the library staff (including librarians, paraprofessionals, and student assistants). The project was submitted under this year's Research Topic 3 – The Role of the Diversity Committee, Liaison, or Officer in the Creation of Institutional Change in Libraries Return to the Diversity Research Grant Information page. For questions about information appearing on this web page or for more information on any of the Office for Diversity programs, please direct comments to diversity@ala.org! Visit the Office for Diversity home page. |