Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association--A History of APALA and Its Founders
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THISARTICLE DESCRIBES THE SOCIETAL AND professional, as well as the personal, contexts which motivated the creation of the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA)and its predecessor, the Asian American Librarians Caucus/Association (AALC/A) .The article includes profiles of the Asian/Pacific American library leaders who established these organizations and background information about APALA and AAI,C/A.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Library Trends
دوره 49 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000