Chinese American Librarians in the 21st Century: Profile Update

Authors

Ruan Lian, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignFollow
Jian Anna Xiong, Southern Illinois University CarbondaleFollow

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Published in Chinese Librarianship: an International Electronic Journal, #25, June 1, 2008. http://www.white-clouds.com/iclc/cliej/cl25RX1.htm

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

Recommended Citation

Lian, Ruan and Xiong, Jian Anna. "Chinese American Librarians in the 21st Century: Profile Update." (Jan 2008).