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- Effective Term:
- Winter 2014 through Summer 2022
- Course Number:
- ED 232
- Course Title:
- Library Outreach to Diverse Communities
- Credit Hours:
- 3
- Lecture Hours:
- 30
- Lecture/Lab Hours:
- 0
- Lab Hours:
- 0
Course Description
Explores library services for diverse populations. Focuses on developing collections, services, and programs that promote inclusion. Discusses needs of the users from a multicultural perspective.
Intended Outcomes for the course
Upon successful completion, students should be able to:
- Analyze multicultural outreach opportunities and challenges that exist in different types of libraries.
- Conduct a needs assessment of diverse populations.
- Develop services or programs for diverse populations.
- Articulate how diverse collections can support multicultural communities and inclusion.
- Create physical and online displays and materials to promote outreach services and programs.
Course Activities and Design
- Conduct a needs assessment of diverse populations and develop a service or program, based on the results of that need assessment.
- Create physical and online displays and materials to promote outreach services and programs.
- Interactive class discussions.
- Individual and group activities, projects, and presentations.
Outcome Assessment Strategies
- Demonstrate knowledge of multicultural perspectives and outreach strategies used in a library setting through class discussions, activities, projects, and presentations.
- Actively participate in class discussions.
- Actively collaborate with others to complete group activities, projects, and presentations.
- Complete class activities, projects, and presentations on time.
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)
- Multicultural perspectives in libraries.
- Outreach services to diverse communities served by libraries.