Infopeople Workshop - Spanish Language Outreach: Empowering Library Staff to Reach Out to Spanish Speakers and Increase Their Access to Technology

Presented by Infopeople on Behalf of WebJunction and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Offered March - July 2006

The materials from the Spanish Language Outreach workshop are being made available while the workshops are still underway in response to requests from workshop participants.

Workshop Description - html

Workshop Materials

  • PowerPoint Presentation - ppt [168k] - pdf [72k]
  • Webibliography - doc [284k] - pdf [196k]
  • Exercises
    • Ex. 1: Benefits and Challenges - doc [28k] - pdf [12k]
    • Ex. 2: You as a Culturally Diverse Person - doc [32k] - pdf [12k]
    • Ex. 3a: Selected American and Hispanic/Latino Cultural Preferences - doc [44k] - pdf [24k]
    • Ex. 3b: Adapting to Cultural Differences - doc [36k] - pdf [24k]
    • Ex. 4: Webjunction and the Spanish Language Outreach Program - doc [204k] - pdf [164k]
  • Handouts
    • SLO Objectives - doc [36k] - pdf [12k]
    • California Statistics - pdf [64k]
    • Build Organizational Support and Positive Attitudes Towards Spanish Speakers - doc [24k] - pdf [12k]
    • Serving Spanish-Speaking Communities Success Checklist - doc [52k] - pdf [32k]
    • Guide for Conducting Community Leader Interviews - doc [44k] - pdf [40k]
    • Delivering Computer Training Programs for the Spanish Language Community - doc [204k] - pdf [172k]
    • Additional Information about Spanish Media - doc [24k] - pdf [16k]