Committee Information
Charge:
To maintain the "Multilingual Glossary" and the "Library Instruction for Diverse Populations Bibliography" which focus on aspects of providing equal access to instructional services, materials and technologies to diverse populations including, but not limited to, populations of varying gender, age, cultural background, race, ethnicity, disability, and sexual orientation. The committee shall review and update the content annually.
Annual Planning:
2003-2004 Final Planning Report
Meetings:
Committees generally meet twice at the Midwinter Meeting and once at the Annual Conference. Most meetings are open to visitors. Check the full schedule of IS meetings which is posted about one month before each conference on the IS home page.
Conference Minutes:
View minutes from committee meetings, by choosing a conference date and then the committee name.
Current Projects
Revision of the Multilingual Glossary
A major, long-term project involving the following tasks: 1. Identify terms of possible addition to or deletion from the current version of the Glossary. 2. Creation of translations of these terms into other languages. 3. Writing of definitions for these terms. 4. Editing of revision by the committee for consistency of style and formatting. 5. Submission of revision for Approval by IS Exec. 6. Uploading of the revised Glossary to the IS Web site. 7. Publicizing of the revised Glossary.
Identification of information literacy standards from other countries for inclusion in the Standards - International Web page maintained by the Institute for Information Literacy
Other Committee Responsibilities
Updating and maintenance of the Library Instruction for Diverse Populations Bibliography. A style sheet for the IDP Bibliography is available.
Questions and comments may be sent to Alexandra P. Rivera, (riveraa@u.library.arizona.edu), 2009-2010 Instruction for Diverse Populations Committee Chair.
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