the ilokano library collection & the production of amianan knowledge: the case of the hamilton...
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Presentation at the Nakem Conferences, held on November 14-16, 2013 at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa. The presentation was on a case study of the Ilokaniana collection at the university's library.TRANSCRIPT
Purpose & Problem Purpose: To identify the information needs
of students taking Ilokano Program courses and to assess if the the Ilokaniana collection Hamilton Library fulfills those needs
Problem: difficulty in providing materials to students inquiring about various Ilokano topics
Setting: Hamilton Library & the Ilokano Language and LiteratureProgram
(about 543 items in the Ilokaniana collection)
Importance of This Research
Support Ilokano Program curriculum
Support Ilokano Studies as an academic field
UH meeting its mission on multiculturalism
Linguistic and Cultural Preservation Counter the effects of globalization, and
marginalization in the Philippines and Hawai‘i
Instill pride and self-worth and aid in the decolonization process
Literature Review Libricide: “regime sponsored, ideologically
driven destruction of books and libraries” (Knuth 2003)
Critical theory: a framework to liberate and empower colonized and/or disenfranchised
Transformative and community-based libraries (Riedler & Eryaman 2010)
Community-generated collections: Communities are the authorities of the subject matter
Community informatics: application of information and communications technology (ICT) to enable and empower community processes (Gurstein 2007)
Methodology- Research Questions
1. What are the information needs of students in the Ilokano Program…
a. that are for educational purposes (i.e., meeting assignments, research papers), according to students and faculty?
b. That are for the students’ personal and cultural understanding?
2. What is the suitability of the UH Philippine collection to fulfilling the students’ information needs?
3. Are there online materials suitable for students’ research, assignments and personal interests?
4. What is the status of Hamilton Library working with the Ilokano Program or the Ilokano community to create “community-generated” collections?
5. How do students view Ilokano materials as a tool for their cultural understanding?
Methodology-Case Study
Syllabus analysis
Analysis of library-generated data (circulation and interlibrary loan statistics and query logs)
Interviews of students and faculty from the Ilokano Program and Philippine Specialist Librarian Domain analysis
Summary of Findings
Students majoring/minoring in Ilokano for personal reasons
Low suitability of Ilokaniana collection
Summary of Findings, con’t
Low suitability High cost of publication Lack of infrastructure for international sales
and access of academic work Hamilton Library’s Philippine Specialist
Librarian position is part-time
Preference of print and audio-visual materials over online
Community-generated collection feasible
Students view the Ilokano materials as tool for their cultural understanding
Conclusion Insufficient production of knowledge to
benefit the community Expansion of Ilokaniana and Amianan Studies Ilokanos make up 90% of Filipinos in Hawai‘i
Need to articulate a demand for more Ilokaniana materials
Partnerships to help create more materials and have them accessible to the public