Serving Those Who Served

Librarian's Guide to Working with Veteran and Military Communities

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

AvSarah LeMire,Kristen J. Mulvihill,Sarah Lemire,Kristen J Mulvihill

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Practical advice on how best to serve veterans, service members, and their families in your community, including effective ways to develop new outreach partnerships and collaborations.Whether you work in a public library, an academic library, a school library, or any other type of library, you are likely to encounter members of the veteran and military communities. This book is a starting point to help librarians, library administrators, and all library employees understand how veterans, service members, and their families can be different from other patrons, recognize important elements of military and veteran culture, and identify strategies for effectively serving the veteran and military communities.In this book, you find tips to help you determine the size and the needs of the veteran and military communities in your local area. You'll learn about some common information requests and information-seeking behavior of veterans and service members. You'll discover how to take the needs and also the unique strengths of the veteran and military communities into account when developing library outreach efforts, programs, services, and collections. And you'll gain insights to help you harness the knowledge, strengths, and experiences of the veteran and military communities in order to help them fulfill their potential as an asset to the library and to the community.

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Utgivningsdatum2017-02-06
Mått178 x 254 x 11 mm
Vikt454 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor200
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781440834325

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AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1 Who Are Veterans and Military Service Members?Veterans and Service Members by the Numbers: MethodologyVeterans and Service Members by the Numbers: Current PictureVeterans and Service Members of Different ErasSpecial PopulationsWomen Veterans and Service MembersLGBT Veterans and Service MembersVeterans with DisabilitiesVeterans from Traditionally Underrepresented GroupsOther Marginalized PopulationsIntersectionality and the Veteran and Military CommunitiesUnderstanding Veterans and Service MembersChallenges for Transitioning Service Members and VeteransVeterans' and Service Members' Needs on the RiseReferences2 What All Librarians Should Know about the Veteran and Military CommunitiesVeteran and Military CultureFrequently Asked Questions about Working with Veteran and Military PatronsMyths and Misconceptions about Veterans and Service MembersCommon Resources for ReferralsCrisis HotlinesVeterans' OrganizationsMilitary OrganizationsOther Government and Nonprofit ResourcesBuilding Relationships with Veterans' and Military OrganizationsCommon Information Needs of Veterans and Service MembersCollection EssentialsReferences3 Public Libraries and the Veteran and Military CommunitiesBuilding Connections with OutreachGetting Started: Four Key ResourcesTips for Approaching Veteran and Military OrganizationsTypes of Organizations Serving Veterans and Military PersonnelLibrary Outreach and Programming for Veteran and Military CommunitiesLow-Cost SolutionsLibrary Programs and Services for the Veteran and Military CommunitiesDos and Don'ts for Working with Veterans and Military PopulationsCollection Development and Readers' AdvisoryConclusionReferences4 Veteran and Military Communities on College and University CampusesWho Are Veteran and Military-Affiliated College Students?The Number of Veterans and Service Members on College CampusesScope of the IssueWhere to Find NumbersEducational Benefits for Veterans and Service MembersGI BillTuition AssistanceReserve Officers' Training CorpsGreen to Gold, Seaman to Admiral-21, and Marine Corps Enlisted Commissioning Educational ProgramAdvanced Civil Schooling, Performance-Based Graduate School Incentive Program, and CSAF Captains Prestigious PhD ProgramState Veterans' Education BenefitsPrivate ScholarshipsCharacteristics of the Veteran and Military Communities in Higher EducationVeteran and Service Member StudentsVeteran and Military Spouse StudentsMilitary Dependent StudentsCadets and MidshipmenInformation-Seeking Behavior of Veterans and Service MembersDos and Don'ts of Working with the Veteran and Military CommunitiesCollege and University Support for Veterans and Service MembersPoliciesResources and ProgramsStaff TrainingLibrary Services for Student Veterans and Service MembersLiaison to Veteran and Military-Affiliated StudentsOffice HoursLibGuidesSpacesInformation Literacy InstructionDistance Education SupportCollectionsLibrary Outreach to Student Veterans and Service MembersOutreach EventsDisplays and ExhibitsVeteran and Military-Affiliated Students in the Library CollectionPromotional MaterialsCollaborations and PartnershipsCampus CollaboratorsStudent OrganizationsLocal PartnersConclusionReferences5 School and Special Libraries and the Veteran and Military CommunitiesSchool LibrariesSchool Libraries and Military ChildrenCharacteristics of Military Children and the Children of VeteransCollaborations and PartnershipsPrograms, Services, and CollectionsHealth Sciences LibrariesVeteran and Service Member Health DisparitiesMilitary-Related AilmentsVeterans, Service Members, and Veterinary MedicineHealth Care ResourcesMilitary LibrariesAccess to Military LibrariesAwarenessCollaborations and PartnershipsLaw LibrariesCommon Legal Issues Faced by Veterans and Service MembersLegal Resources Available for Veterans and Service MembersOnline Resources for Veteran and Military-Affiliated PatronsPrison LibrariesIncarcerated VeteransInformation and Resources for Incarcerated VeteransEmpowering Incarcerated VeteransCollaborations and PartnershipsReferencesConclusionGlossaryIndex