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Chinese American Librarians in the 21st Century: Profile Update

Year: 2008

Type: article

Abstract: There is an increasing need to understand the role of Chinese American librarians as one of the largest ethnic librarian groups in American library communities and a renewed interest to demonstrate and prove a critical role they play in the Library and Information Science profession. With first-hand insights, this study reports the current status of Chinese American librarians. It helps develop our knowledge about the Chinese American librarians in the 21st Century. A sequel study in a separate paper reports the findings of career development of Chinese American librarians and documents strategies they adapted to meet challenges and barriers facing them

Source: OpenSIUC (Southern Illinois University Carbondale)

Authors: Ruan Lian, Jian Xiong

Institutions: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Language: English

Topic: Library Science and Administration

Subfield: Library and Information Sciences

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: Chinese American Librarians Association

OpenAlex ID: W64329672

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Cites: 8

Cited by: 7

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