[OPLINLIST] FW: [prtalk] Developing a Spanish-Language Collection

[Marsha McDevitt-Stredney]

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ASCLA offers course for librarians serving Spanish speakers


The Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA)
offers an Internet-based course, "Selecting Spanish-Language Materials
for Adults." The course, which runs from April 7 - May 2, is designed to
teach attendees how to develop a Spanish-language materials collection.

"According to the 2000 census, 28.1 million people over 5 years of age
who live in the U.S. speak Spanish at home-a figure that has undoubtedly
increased over the past years," wrote Todd Douglas Quesada  in "Spanish
Spoken Here," an article in the November 2007 issue of  American
Libraries.

ASCLA, an association dedicated to providing library services to special
populations, recognized the need for training to help libraries best
serve their Spanish-speaking patrons.  It is working with Yolanda J.
Cuesta, a trainer and consultant with more than 25 years experience in
helping libraries serve diverse communities, to offer an introductory
course that teaches the basics of developing a Spanish-language
collection.

The course covers the importance of providing the materials and explores
the diversity of the Spanish-speaking population in the US.  Students
will learn about setting goals and establishing criteria for selecting
materials, working with the community to identify needs, discussing
tools and techniques, choosing a distributor and marketing the
collection.  It includes information on how the differences in
Spanish-language publishing have an impact on the selection process.

The registration cost is $130 for ASCLA members, $160 for ALA members,
$190 for non-ALA members and $100 for ALA student and retired members.

An online registration form is available at:
http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=eventsdist&Template=/Conference/
ConferenceList.cfm&ConferenceTypeCode=D

 

 

 

For more information about the course please visit:
http://www.ala.org/ala/ascla/asclaevents/professionaldevelopmentonlinea/
prodevonline.htm

 

  

 

Eileen Hardy

Marketing Specialist

Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies,

Reference and User Services Association

50 E. Huron St.

Chicago, IL 60611

Tel: 312-280-4398

 

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