The Journal Of Academic Librarianship
Although many institutions have been engaged in a wide range of diveristy activities, it remains to be seen how effective those activities are. Often, too little time, thought, and strategic planning guide diversity efforts. The book Dialogues for Diversity: Community and Ethnicity on Campus offers a comprehensive guide for initiating serious conversations about ethnic diversity on university and college campuses. It is a practical and helpful source for those interested in promoting an appreciation of diversity. The book is useful as a catalyst for discussion and debate about a topic critical to our institutions of higher education. Individuals seeking federal data can locate that information through federal libraries and information centers from around the world. More than 2,500 federal libraries are included....Perhaps one of its most important features is that it allows potential users to determine which services are available and which are most useful to them. Academic advisors will find this book useful when they use the exercises to shape a picture of their campus culture and the ethnic diversity of their students. Although this book focuses on ethnic diversity, its basic outline could be adapted for use with other diversity issues such as gender or sexual orientation. It offers a comprehensive guide for initiating serious conversations about ethnic diversity on university and college campuses. The eclectic layout is a visually different design that spares one from a monotonous text. It is useful that three sample plans have been provided to assist in planning discussion groups. The first is a three-day retreat for 20 people; the second, a weekly seminar for 15 people; and the third, a one-day conference for 75 people. Each is presented as possible approaches rather than absolutes. Dialogues for Diversity can serve as an important manual for concretely dealing with diversity concerns. New to the second edition are inclusion of contract libraries, availability of information on CD-ROM
The Journal of Academic Librarianship
Although many institutions have been engaged in a wide range of diveristy activities, it remains to be seen how effective those activities are. Often, too little time, thought, and strategic planning guide diversity efforts. The book Dialogues for Diversity: Community and Ethnicity on Campus offers a comprehensive guide for initiating serious conversations about ethnic diversity on university and college campuses. It is a practical and helpful source for those interested in promoting an appreciation of diversity. The book is useful as a catalyst for discussion and debate about a topic critical to our institutions of higher education. Individuals seeking federal data can locate that information through federal libraries and information centers from around the world. More than 2,500 federal libraries are included....Perhaps one of its most important features is that it allows potential users to determine which services are available and which are most useful to them. Academic advisors will find this book useful when they use the exercises to shape a picture of their campus culture and the ethnic diversity of their students. Although this book focuses on ethnic diversity, its basic outline could be adapted for use with other diversity issues such as gender or sexual orientation. It offers a comprehensive guide for initiating serious conversations about ethnic diversity on university and college campuses. The eclectic layout is a visually different design that spares one from a monotonous text. It is useful that three sample plans have been provided to assist in planning discussion groups. The first is a three-day retreat for 20 people; the second, a weekly seminar for 15 people; and the third, a one-day conference for 75 people. Each is presented as possible approaches rather than absolutes. Dialogues for Diversity can serve as an important manual for concretely dealing with diversity concerns. New to the second edition are inclusion of contract libraries, availability of information on CD-ROM
Booknews
Provides organized materials intended to help groups of individuals on campus toward focused discussions of the role of ethnic diversity in the daily life of colleges and universities. The (welcome) aim is to help such groups find their own common ground, not to tell them what that common ground should be. Produced by the Project on Campus Community and Diversity of the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
