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<p><small>FYI - Robin Paynter (Communications Coordinator)<br>
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<p><small>Over the last two years ACRL’s Racial and Ethnic Diversity
Committee
has been working to develop Cultural Competency Guidelines for Academic
Libraries. These guidelines may be used by libraries to foster internal
development as well as help articulate the library’s role in higher
education in incorporating cultural competencies into learning,
scholarship and service.</small></p>
<p><small>The committee is working to complete the necessary steps, as
outlined by ACRL’s Standards & Accreditation Committee, in order
for the association to adopt these guidelines. The distribution of the
attached working paper is one of those steps. The working paper
outlines the sections we plan to include in the final document. Your
feedback and input will help us create a relevant and effective guide
for academic libraries.</small></p>
<p><small>The Racial and Ethnic Diversity Committee looks forward to
your comments and feedback by May 14, 2010; e-mails can be sent to: <a
href="mailto:melaneevicedo@yahoo.com"
mce_href="mailto:melaneevicedo@yahoo.com">melaneevicedo@yahoo.com</a><br
mce_bogus="1">
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<p><small>The guidelines will address the following areas (in no
particular order):</small></p>
<ul>
<li><small><span style="font-family: Segoe UI;"
mce_style="font-family: Segoe UI;">Cultural awareness of self and
others</span></small></li>
<li><small><span style="font-family: Segoe UI;"
mce_style="font-family: Segoe UI;">Building of cross-cultural
knowledge and skills</span></small></li>
<li><small><span style="font-family: Segoe UI;"
mce_style="font-family: Segoe UI;">Language diversity</span></small></li>
<li><small><span style="font-family: Segoe UI;"
mce_style="font-family: Segoe UI;">Professional education and
continuous learning</span></small></li>
<li><small><span style="font-family: Segoe UI;"
mce_style="font-family: Segoe UI;">Development of collections,
programs and services</span></small></li>
<li><small><span style="font-family: Segoe UI;"
mce_style="font-family: Segoe UI;">Service delivery</span></small></li>
<li><small><span style="font-family: Segoe UI;"
mce_style="font-family: Segoe UI;">Organizational change, strategy,
planning, structure, policies and practices</span></small></li>
<li><small><span style="font-family: Segoe UI;"
mce_style="font-family: Segoe UI;">Workforce diversity</span></small></li>
<li><small><span style="font-family: Segoe UI;"
mce_style="font-family: Segoe UI;">Workplace climate</span></small></li>
<li><small><span style="font-family: Segoe UI;"
mce_style="font-family: Segoe UI;">Cross-cultural leadership</span></small></li>
<li><small><span style="font-family: Segoe UI;"
mce_style="font-family: Segoe UI;">Professional and organizational
values</span></small></li>
<li><small><span style="font-family: Segoe UI;"
mce_style="font-family: Segoe UI;">Research</span></small></li>
</ul>
<p><small>The National Association of Social Workers has kindly allowed
us to adapt their <i><a
href="https://owa.ala.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.socialworkers.org/practice/standards/NASWCulturalStandards.pdf"
mce_href="https://owa.ala.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.socialworkers.org/practice/standards/NASWCulturalStandards.pdf"
target="_blank">Standards for Cultural Competence in Social Work
Practice</a></i> for our purpose.</small></p>
<p><small>If libraries are to continue to be indispensable
organizations in
their campus communities, they must reflect those communities and be
able to provide quality services to their diverse constituencies.
Therefore, it is imperative that they attract and retain new and
diverse talent. In order to do so, libraries must create an inclusive
and respectful work environment, which necessitates supporting the
development of cultural competencies among library faculty, staff, and
student workers.</small></p>
<p><small>Thank you,</small></p>
<p><small>Melanee Vicedo, Chair<br>
ACRL’s Racial & Ethnic Diversity Committee<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:melaneevicedo@yahoo.com">melaneevicedo@yahoo.com</a></small></p>
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<p
style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><b>Robin
Paynter</b><br>
Social Sciences Librarian<br>
220D Library<br>
Portland State University<br>
<br>
503.725.4501<br>
503.725.4524<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:paynter@pdx.edu">paynter@pdx.edu</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.pdx.edu/library/paynter.html">http://www.pdx.edu/library/paynter.html</a>
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“The fragmentation of rational knowledge in the postmodern world has
produced a focus on information that is unaware of its history.” –
Marcus Breen (1997)</p>
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