communities as authority: strengthening ilokano and amianan studies materials in library collections
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Presentation at the Nakem Conferences in December 2012, located at San Fernando, La Union, Philippines. The presentation focuses on ways libraries can expand its collection on Ilokano and Amianan materials. [per conference guidelines, presentation was limited to 10 slides]TRANSCRIPT
Communities as Authority:
Strengthening Ilokano and Amianan Studies Materials in Library
Collectionsby Nicolita Marie Garces
Graduate StudentLibrary and Information Science Program
University of Hawai'i-Manoa7th Nakem International Conference
December 5-7, 2012
A Bit About...
Overview
Libraries and librarians can play a role in Nakem's movement for cultural pluralism and linguistic democracy
•Professional Ethics & Standards
•Community Generated Materials
•Relationships, Collaboration & Projects
•Collaborative Collection Management System
•Suggested Grants
Professional Ethics, Marginalized Groups & Diversity
•Librarians serve the info needs of ever growing diverse & multicultural communities
•Professional ethics & standards guide librarians in their responsibilitieso American Library Association's (ALA) Bill of
Rightso Philippine Association of Academic &
Research Librarians (PAARL): "Standards for Academic Libraries for 2010"
Professional Ethics, Marginalized Groups & Diversity... con'tInternational Federation of Library
Association's (IFLA) Multicultural Library Manifesto
•"Libraries of all types should reflect, support and promote cultural and linguistic diversity at the international, national, and local levels, and thus work for cross-cultural dialogue and active citizenship..."
•Librarians "serve all members of the community without discrimination based on cultural and linguistic heritage..."
Communities as Authority•Creation of printed or electronic
materials that are community generatedo Asserts that communities- comprised of their
beliefs, values, cultures and lived experiences- are authority on the subject matter
•Terms: local knowledge, community knowledge
•Benefits the local community, useful for the local and global consumption (Chowdhury, Poulter and McMenemy 2006)
• ILFA support: Multicultural Communities: Guidelines for Library Services (2009)
It's All About Cultivating Relationships
Librarian-Librariano acquisitionso resource
sharingo digitally archive
Nakem Conferences' history
Librarian-Professor-Students-Student Organizationso diversify collectiono information literacyo pathfinders & bibliographies
Philippines LibGuide, University of Hawai'i Libraries
Creating Electronic Resources•Web 2.0 (blogs, wikis, social media)
•Institutional Repositories/Digital Libraries
o University of Hawai'i-Manoa
o Benguet State University
o Collaboration among institutions
Collaborative Collection Management System•Have policies and procedures in place
o projects are mission driveno include goals, objectives, project
sustainability efforts, budget, timeline
•For local and indigenous knowledge, involve community members throughout the process
•Suggestion for culturally sensitive indigenous materials: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Protocols for Libraries, Archives and Information Services (http://aiatsis.gov.au/atsilirn/protocols.php)
Suggested Grants
•Institute for Museums and Library Services (IMLS) http://www.imls.gov/
•Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation www.gatesfoundation.org/libraries/Pages/default.aspx
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•Open Society Foundationswww.opensocietyfoundations.org/
•Hans Rausing Endangered Languages Project www.hrelp.org/grants/
•The Endangered Language Fund www.endangeredlanguagefund.org/