2025 Fall DLC: Meeting the Government Information Needs of Speakers of Non-English Languages

  • Duration: 49 minutes
  • Date Recorded: September 25, 2025

Speakers

  • Jane Canfield, Librarian (retired), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico
  • Eva Raison, Director of Outreach Services, Brooklyn Public Library
  • Brittany Young, Law Librarian/Program Manager, Lane County Law Library

Description

The Depository Library Council's Unique Challenges and Underserved Populations Subcommittee has investigated many aspects of underserved populations in Federal depository libraries. One of the challenges identified by depository librarians is working with speakers of languages other than English. This panel discussion will inform attendees about resources and best practices for providing Government information services to library users who lack proficiency in English. 

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