1999-Cross-Cultural Communication
The Committee on Diversity's 4th Annual Symposium will be held in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, July 17th from 2:30pm - 5:00pm. The annual Symposiums are an opportunity for AALL members to come together and discuss the many critical issues related to diversity in society. The topic of this year's Symposium is Cross-Cultural Communication. DeEtta Jones, Senior Program Officer for Diversity for the American Research Libraries, will lead us in an exploration of this topic. More information about Ms. Jones and the American Research Libraries' Diversity Program can be found at http://www.arl.org/diversity/index.html.
Ms. Jones will present fundamental theories which apply to all communcations between people. These theories are cultural general. She will help participants to put these theories into practice, in order to become competent cross-cultural communicators. Some of the concepts she will discuss include, defining diversity, examining cultural assumptions, factors that intensify cultural misunderstandings, identity building, and ally-building. The Symposium will include ample time for audience participation.
The Symposium will be followed by the Diversity Reception from 5:15 p.m.- 6:30 pm. There is no charge for the Symposium or the Reception, but reservations are requested, due to space constraints. Please register on your AALL Conference Registration Form. You may register late by faxing a written request to Gina Rodriguez at AALL Headquarters at 312-431-1097.
If you have any questions, please contact Susanna Marlowe at smarlowe@law.capital.edu or at 614-236-6465.
Books of Interest
Affirmative Action in ARL Libraries: A SPEC Kit. Compiled by Joseph R. Diaz and Jennallyn Tellman in collaboration with DeEtta Jones. Washington, D.C.: Association of Research Libraries, Office of Leadership and Management Services (1998).
Dahlen, Tommy. Among the Interculturalists: An Emergent Profession and its Packaging of Knowledge. Stockholm, Sweden : Department of Social Anthropology, Stockholm University (1997).
Elashmawi, Farid. Multicultural Management 2000 : Essential Cultural Insights for Global Business Success. Houston, Tex. : Gulf Pub. (1998).
Fernandez, John P. and Jules Davis. Race, Gender and Rhetoric : The True State of Race and Gender Relations in Corporate America. (1999).
Fitzgerald, Allyn and DeEtta Jones, eds. ARL Partnership Program : Breaking Down Walls and Building Bridges. Washington, D.C. : Association of Research Libraries (1997).
Granrose, Cherlyn Skromme and Stuart Oskamp, eds. Cross-Cultural Work Groups. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications (1997).
Hecht, Michael L., ed. Communicating Prejudice. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications (1998).
Lynch, Frederick R. The Diversity Machine : The Drive to Change the "White Male Workplace". New York : Free Press (1997).
Trompenaars, Alfons and Charles Hampden-Turner. Riding the Waves of Culture : Understanding Cultural Diversity in Global Business, 2nd ed. New York : McGraw-Hill (1998).
Welch, Lynne Brodie, Betty Jane Cleckley and Marilyn McClure, eds. Strategies for Promoting Pluralism in Education and the Workplace. Westport, Conn. : Praeger (1997).