Welcome to MCL-net.
The internet provides a new opportunity to extend the scope Multicultural library services. MCL-net (Multicultural Libraries Network) is a forum for the exploration of the possibilities of this new medium.
The internet is a way for libraries to supplement existing LOTE collections. Although the exciting aspect of the internet is the possibility of providing services to small and emerging ethno-cultural communities, and individuals, as well as the large ethno-cultural communities that LOTE services usually cater for.
The net is also tool that multicultural and ethnic services librarians can use to communicate with each other and help resource each other.
Multikulturelle Gemeinden - Richtlinien für Bibliotheksdienstleistungen.
German edition of the IFLA Library Services to Multicultural Populations Section guidelines for public libraries are available online in PDF format.
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This site is intended as a resource for library staff to aid them in the use of technology in the provision of multicultural library services.
Contributions are welcome.
MCL-net was designed using HTML4, CSS1 and the WAI Authoring guidelines, to aid in the accessibility of the site. The site does not use tables for element positioning, nor does it use frames. For further information on accessible web design refer to http://www.w3.org/WAI/.
For further information contact Andrew Cunningham or Larry Stillman at VICNET.