Return-Path: <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id eB6EgQ922050; Wed, 6 Dec 2000 09:42:27 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2000 09:42:27 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <sa2dfabb.008@smtp.ala.org> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Dale Lipschultz" <dlipschu@ala.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-POVRACELIT:300] library web sites and diversity X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 5.5.2 Status: O Content-Length: 2125 Lines: 72 fyi >>> Sandra Balderrama 12/05/00 11:49AM >>> Dear Colleagues If you are a library or a library consortium that is highlighting diversity resources or initiatives on your homepage or website and you would like to link to the forthcoming and new ALA Office for Diversity website - please send your url to me at sbalderr@ala.org. Our target audience is people working in libraries that want to borrow a game plan or review various ongoing models of diversity - so library webpages with resources, hints, tips, guidelines, studies will be welcomed. Examples of content that the Office for Diversity is interested in includes: 1) a homepage/website that purposely highlights and describes a library diversity initiative (such as:) a) ongoing culturally diverse and/or multilingual programming for families, adults, children, elders, students b) descriptions and promotions of collections by and about or targeting multicultural and/or multilingual communitites, gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgendered communities, and people with differabilities c) online bibliographies or pathfinders or tools that describe your library's resources on diversity d) ongoing curricula that emphasizes critical thinking, new trends, and research related to diversity e) ongoing recruitment for a diverse workforce f) or 2) a website/homepage that prominently offers links to diverse resources and contacts within your region We want this site to be as user-friendly as possible for visitors so please give the url to the specific section of your site or make sure that the link is prominently displayed on the entry page/index/portal. If you have any questions please contact me. Any url's received by December 15, 2000 ,will be considered for inclusion in the debut of the forthcoming ALA Office for Diversity website. We look forward to highlighting your contributions. Sandra Rios Balderrama Office for Diversity American Library Association 50 East Huron St. Chicago, IL 60611, USA http://www.ala.org/spectrum/ phone:1-800-545-2433 ext. 5020 or 1-312-280-5020 fax: 1-312-280-3256 e-mail: sbalderr@ala.org
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