This book, the first of its kind in Canada, is a collection of chapters from Aboriginal and visible minority librarians, working in Canada, speaking about the challenges they face in their profession; their strategies to overcome challenges; the support they have received; their professional fulfillment; and their contributions to the profession.
This book, the first of its kind in Canada, is a collection of chapters from Aboriginal and visible minority librarians, working in Canada, speaking about the challenges they face in their profession; their strategies to overcome challenges; the support they have received; their professional fulfillment; and their contributions to the profession.
Preface Dr. Lotsee Patterson Introduction Deborah Lee and Maha Kumaran Chapter 1: Building Libraries One Book At a Time Suzy Bear Chapter 2: Reflections on my Experience in Manitoba as a Visible Minority Librarian: A Personal Perspective and Review of Future Challenges for Visible Minority Librarians Dr. Ganga B. Dakshinamurti Chapter 3: Proud to be a Filipino Librarian Erie Maestro Chapter 4: Challenges and Successes of a Tribal College Librarian Mary Weasel Fat Chapter 5: From China to Canada: Experiences of a College Librarian in the Canadian Prairies Lillian Li Chapter 6: A Métis Librarian Autobiography Jim Bruce Chapter 7: The Toronto Public Library: A Personal Reflection on the 2010 Diversity Initiative Suzanne Fernando Chapter 8: Not a Mônîyâw Librarian Jessie Loyer Chapter 9: Diversity Pathways in Librarianship: Some of the Challenges Faced and Lessons learned as a Canadian-born Chinese Male Librarian Allan Cho Chapter 10: Observations of a New Immigrant Library Professional: Career Journey from India to Canada via the Netherlands Arvind Shrivatsava Chapter 11: Finding the Right Fit: An Aboriginal Librarian's Quest at Library and Archives Canada Dale Blake Chapter 12: Becoming the Rhizome: Empowering Librarians and Archivists of Colour Kelly E. Lau Chapter 13: Indigenous Peoples' New Canoe Camille Callison Chapter 14: A Minority Librarian's Journey: Challenges and Issues along the Way Aditi Gupta Chapter 15: Academic Inquiries at an Aboriginal Reference Desk During Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission's B.C. National Event Kim Lawson Chapter 16: The Immigrant Librarian: Challenges Big and Small Maha Kumaran Chapter 17: The Right Place at the Right Time: Synchronicity and Indigenous Librarianship Deborah Lee Chapter 18: From Recruitment to Tenure: A Reflection on Race and Culture in a Canadian Academic Library Nora Majekodunmi Index About the Contributors
Preface Dr. Lotsee Patterson Introduction Deborah Lee and Maha Kumaran Chapter 1: Building Libraries One Book At a Time Suzy Bear Chapter 2: Reflections on my Experience in Manitoba as a Visible Minority Librarian: A Personal Perspective and Review of Future Challenges for Visible Minority Librarians Dr. Ganga B. Dakshinamurti Chapter 3: Proud to be a Filipino Librarian Erie Maestro Chapter 4: Challenges and Successes of a Tribal College Librarian Mary Weasel Fat Chapter 5: From China to Canada: Experiences of a College Librarian in the Canadian Prairies Lillian Li Chapter 6: A Métis Librarian Autobiography Jim Bruce Chapter 7: The Toronto Public Library: A Personal Reflection on the 2010 Diversity Initiative Suzanne Fernando Chapter 8: Not a Mônîyâw Librarian Jessie Loyer Chapter 9: Diversity Pathways in Librarianship: Some of the Challenges Faced and Lessons learned as a Canadian-born Chinese Male Librarian Allan Cho Chapter 10: Observations of a New Immigrant Library Professional: Career Journey from India to Canada via the Netherlands Arvind Shrivatsava Chapter 11: Finding the Right Fit: An Aboriginal Librarian's Quest at Library and Archives Canada Dale Blake Chapter 12: Becoming the Rhizome: Empowering Librarians and Archivists of Colour Kelly E. Lau Chapter 13: Indigenous Peoples' New Canoe Camille Callison Chapter 14: A Minority Librarian's Journey: Challenges and Issues along the Way Aditi Gupta Chapter 15: Academic Inquiries at an Aboriginal Reference Desk During Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission's B.C. National Event Kim Lawson Chapter 16: The Immigrant Librarian: Challenges Big and Small Maha Kumaran Chapter 17: The Right Place at the Right Time: Synchronicity and Indigenous Librarianship Deborah Lee Chapter 18: From Recruitment to Tenure: A Reflection on Race and Culture in a Canadian Academic Library Nora Majekodunmi Index About the Contributors
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