Ethnic diversity at the University of Toronto Libraries

dc.audienceAudience::Library Theory and Research Section
dc.conference.sessionTypeLibrary Theory and Research
dc.congressWLICIFLA WLIC 2013 - Singapore
dc.contributor.authorLeong, Jack Hang-tat
dc.contributor.translatorTapiador, Julia
dc.date.accessioned2025-09-24T07:51:28Z
dc.date.available2025-09-24T07:51:28Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractThis article discusses how University of Toronto Libraries embraces diversity and facilitates multiculturalism for its communities. Canada started to adopt “Multiculturalism” to address issues of ethnic and cultural diversity in 1971. After almost 40 years of implementing this policy, what social effect does it have on the University and its Library? The author draws on the data from the 2002 Ethnic Diversity Survey of Canada and the 2011 Census conducted by Statistics Canada to investigate the demographic background. Using results of a series of individual interviews targeting the University’s population and library staff on questions related to diversity in the Library, the author explores the validity or invalidity of the above-mentioned observation about University of Toronto Library’s effort in encouraging diversity and inclusion.en
dc.description.abstractEste artículo analiza cómo las bibliotecas de la Universidad de Toronto acogen la diversidad y facilitan el multiculturalismo para sus comunidades. Canadá empezó a adoptar el “Multiculturalismo” para abordar los temas de diversidad étnica y cultural en 1971. Después de casi 40 años de haber implementado esta política, ¿qué efecto social tiene sobre la Universidad y su Biblioteca? El autor se basa en los datos procedentes de la Encuesta de Diversidad Étnica de Canadá realizada en 2002 y en los Censos llevados a cabo en 2011 por la Agencia Nacional de Estadística de Canadá para investigar los antecedentes demográficos. Utilizando los resultados de una serie de entrevistas individuales enfocadas a la población universitaria y al personal de la biblioteca sobre cuestiones relacionadas con la diversidad en la Biblioteca, el autor explora la validez o invalidez de la observación arriba mencionada sobre los esfuerzos de la Biblioteca de la Universidad de Toronto por fomentar la diversidad y la inclusión.es
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dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.ifla.org/handle/20.500.14598/5043
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dc.rightsAttribution 3.0 Unported
dc.rights.accessRightsopen access
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
dc.subject.keywordEthnic diversity
dc.subject.keywordvisible minority librarians
dc.subject.keywordUniversity of Toronto Libraries
dc.titleEthnic diversity at the University of Toronto Librariesen
dc.titleDiversidad étnica en las Bibliotecas de la Universidad de Torontoes
dc.typeArticle
ifla.UnitSection:Library Theory and Research Section
ifla.oPubIdhttps://library.ifla.org/id/eprint/67/

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