UCLA Information Studies Seminar

Information Services to Native Americans

Panelists:
    Bonnie Biggs, Cal State San Marcos
    Michael McLaughlin, American Indian Resource Center
    Ruth Bayhylle, UCLA Department of Information Studies

Thursday, January 16th, 2003, 3pm-5pm
GSE&IS Building, Room 111
(just west of the Research Library)

Abstract: This panel will discuss information resources and services to Native Americans in tribal/rural and urban areas. The historical legacies and contemporary relationship between the US government and Native Americans will be a focus for the discussion. This historical context has dictated discriminatory social and pubic policies for Native Americans since contact/conquest/colonization. The forum will address several concerns, including the lack of information access and services to Native Americans, few tribal libraries, and even fewer Native American librarians. The purpose of this panel is to address and highlight these concerns, discuss possible solutions that information workers may engage in along with Native Americans, and encourage information studies students, faculty, and professionals to participate in the ongoing struggle for social justice and equity of information for all underrepresented and underserved communities.

Everyone is invited.