DIAL-South
Diversity in Academic Libraries
CARL
LOEX Conference, San Diego, May, 2007
Uncharted Waters: Tapping the Depths of Our Community to Enhance Learning
Discussion Session: Information Literacy Instruction as an Empowerment Strategy
Friday, May 4th, 2 p.m.-3 p.m.
This discussion session is sponsored by DIAL-South (Diversity in Academic Libraries),
an interest group of California Academic and Research Libraries. The main goal of this
conversation is to explore similarities and differences between information literacy
needs of international and minority students.
Outline
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Introductions – Angela Boyd, UCSB
Information Literacy Outreach to International Students: University of Southern
California’s Experience – Shahla Bahavar, USC
Party and Learn at the USC Korean Heritage Library - Sophie Lesinska, Joy Kim,
Sun-Yoon Lee, USC
Information Literary for Diverse Populations: The unique case of California State
University Dominguez Hills – Valeria E. Molteni, CSUDH
Wrap up and conclusions – Sophie Lesinska, USC
After introducing the topic, the moderators will turn to participants for their feedback on
the following discussion topics:
 Identify challenges that international and minority students face on your campus
 Identify similarities and differences with regard to information needs of minority and
international students
 Identify potential campus partners for outreach and programs
 Identify best pedagogical strategies in information literacy instruction that correspond
to the specific needs of international and minority students
 Formulate recommendations based on the discussions
Moderators will record key points of the discussion and the results of brainstorming,
which, along with recommendations, formal bibliography, and contact information of the
participants will be posted on the CARL-DIAL-South website
http://www.usc.edu/libraries/partners/carl-dial/
DIAL-South
Diversity in Academic Libraries
CARL
CONTACT INFORMATION
Shahla Bahavar
Reference Coordinator
University of Southern California Libraries
bahavar@usc.edu
Angela Boyd
Psychology Librarian
University of California, Santa Barbara
aboyd@library.ucsb.edu
Joy Kim
Curator, Korean Heritage Library
University of Southern California
joykim@usc.edu
Sophie Lesinska
Arts and Humanities Team
University of Southern California Libraries
lesinska@usc.edu
Valeria E. Molteni
Multicultural and Outreach Librarian
California State University Dominguez Hills
vmolteni@csudh.edu
Sun-Yoon Kim Lee
Korean Studies Librarian
University of Southern California
sunyoonl@usc.edu
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Hall, Patrick (2003). Developing research skills in African-American students: A case note. Journal of Academic
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Lichtenstein, Art A. (1999) A productive partnership: University Librarians and minority students. Journal of
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Luévano, Susan, Espinal, Isabel, Molteni, Valeria, Maldonado, Laura. (2006). Latino Information Literacy: Models for
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