Skip to content

MyLangauge

You are here: Home Resources and ideas Tools and resourcesLibrary strategies

Library strategies

NSW
A practical guide on the selection, purchasing, cataloguing and evaluation of the community language collection in Willoughby City Library
Willoughby City Library

Community language collection development guide
Acevedo, O

Culturally diverse communities and the public library: a review of NSW public library multicultural services : research report
State Library of NSW

QLD
Multicultural services standards
State Library of Queensland

VIC
Cultural diversity action plan
State Library of Victoria
The aim of the cultural diversity action plan 2011–13 is to support best practice and establish a framework that will improve understanding of and engagement with culturally diverse communities. It will also help the Library to design and deliver appropriate library and information services for people from diverse cultures within the community

Responding to our diversity: multicultural library service guidelines
Library Board of Victoria

International library strategies

CANADA Developing multicultural collections
Library and Archives Canada
CANADA Multicultural services and resources
Library and Archives Canada
EUROPEAN UNION : Libraries as gateways to the integration of immigrants in the EU
Multicultural Center Prague
EUROPEAN UNION: New models for intercultural library services
IFLA Defining multiculturalism
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
IFLA Multicultural communities : Guidelines for library services, 2nd edition
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
IFLA Multicultural communities : Guidelines for library services, 3rd edition
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
IFLA Multicultural library manifesto
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
IFLA Strategic plans
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
UK Welcome to your library: Connecting public libraries with refugees and asylum seekers
London Libraries Development Agency
UNESCO Conventions, recommendations and declarations : communication and information
USA Guidelines for the development and promotion of multilingual collections and services
American Library Association, Reference and Users Services Association (RUSA)
USA How to serve the world at your library
American Library Association
USA : Serving Non English speakers in US public libraries
American Library Association
USA : Welcome stranger : Public libraries build the global village : toolkit