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Representations of Asia in Western Australian Public Library Collections
Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association ( IF 1.055 ) Pub Date : 2021-02-08 , DOI: 10.1080/24750158.2021.1878412
Hollie White 1 , Denise Woods 2
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ABSTRACT

This research examines Western Australian (WA) public library collections and the representations of Asia in these collections. Serving the needs of the general public within a certain geographic area, public libraries collect materials in all formats and genres based on institutional priorities related to community or user needs and interests. This paper presents findings from a 2019 survey and series of interviews with librarians from WA public libraries to find out more about their collections by examining two types of materials: (1) items about Asia and, (2) items in Asian languages. The key findings are as follows: (1) relatively little attention is paid to cultural representations of the community in the development collections in WA’s public libraries (2) LOTE (Languages other than English) materials make up a small percentage of WA public libraries’ overall collections; and (3) representations of Asia within the collections are associated thematically with migrant support, travel destinations, cool Asia, and food cultures. This study makes a contribution to research and practice in this area by employing an interdisciplinary approach using cultural studies, library and information studies frameworks, introducing new ways of thinking about these collections and how library materials connect to cultural identity.



中文翻译:

亚洲在西澳大利亚公共图书馆藏书中的代表

摘要

这项研究研究了西澳大利亚州(WA)的公共图书馆馆藏以及这些馆藏中亚洲的代表。为了满足特定地理区域内的公众需求,公共图书馆根据与社区或用户需求和兴趣相关的机构优先事项,收集各种格式和体裁的资料。本文介绍了2019年的调查结果以及对西澳州公共图书馆馆员的一系列采访,以通过检查两种类型的材料来找到有关馆藏的更多信息:(1)关于亚洲的物品,以及(2)亚洲语言的物品。主要发现如下:(1)在西澳州公共图书馆的发展馆藏中,很少关注社区的文化代表;(2)LOTE(英语以外的其他语言)材料在西澳州公共图书馆的整体馆藏中所占比例很小;(3)馆藏中亚洲的代表在主题上与移民支持,旅行目的地,亚洲凉爽和饮食文化相关。这项研究通过采用跨学科的方法,使用文化研究,图书馆和信息研究框架,为这些馆藏以及图书馆材料与文化特征的联系提供了新的思维方式,从而为这一领域的研究和实践做出了贡献。旅游目的地,凉爽的亚洲和饮食文化。这项研究通过采用跨学科的方法,使用文化研究,图书馆和信息研究框架,为这些馆藏以及图书馆材料与文化特征的联系提供了新的思维方式,从而为这一领域的研究和实践做出了贡献。旅游目的地,凉爽的亚洲和饮食文化。这项研究通过采用跨学科的方法,使用文化研究,图书馆和信息研究框架,为这些馆藏以及图书馆材料与文化特征的联系提供了新的思维方式,从而为这一领域的研究和实践做出了贡献。

更新日期:2021-03-07
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