Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION

2. DEVELOPING MULTICULTURAL COLLECTIONS

2.1 Guidelines for Developing Multicultural Library Collections

2.2 A Template for Developing Multilingual Library Collections

3. TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES FOR MULTICULTURAL LIBRARY WEB SITES

3.1 Multilingual Web Site Design

3.2 Multilingual and International Search Engines

3.3 Translation Technology

4. CONTENT RESOURCES FOR MULTICULTURAL LIBRARY WEB SITES

4.1 Canadian Web-based Multicultural Resources

4.2 Other Web-based Multicultural Resources

5. LIBRARIES WITH MULTICULTURAL WEB CONTENT

5.1 Canada: Public Libraries

5.2 Canada: Independent Multilingual Libraries

5.3 United States of America: Public Libraries

5.4 Libraries in Other Countries

6. LIST OF JOBBERS, VENDORS AND DISTRIBUTORS OF OTHER LANGUAGE MATERIALS IN CANADA

6.1 Jobbers and Distributors

6.2 Vendors

6.3 Sources of Information on Vendors and Publishers

APPENDICES

Appendix A: Section 2, Library Materials, Multicultural Communities: Guidelines for Library Service, 2nd Edition, Revised, 1996 (IFLA)

Appendix B: Section 2, Collection and Selection of Materials, Guidelines for Multilingual Materials Collection and Development and Library Services (ALA), June 1990

Appendix C: The Southern Ontario Multilingual Pool Vendor Catalogue

Appendix D: Vancouver Public Library, Multi Catalogue List

Appendix E: Library and Archives Canada, Canadian Multilingual Newspapers Currently Received, Language-Group List

Appendix F: Bibliography

Appendix G: Template for Developing Multicultural Library Collections

Appendix H: "Sample" Multicultural Agency/ Organization Inventory Sheet

Appendix I: "Sample" Library Multicultural Collections Inventory Sheet

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