2. Multicultural services
Collection of 43 community languages to borrow
through local public libraries
Audiobooks (CD/Mp3 format) and large print
available in some languages
Materials to learn English (ESL)
Newspapers in community languages
5. International newspapers online
Library PressDisplay
A service which allows
anyone who lives in NSW to
read newspapers in their
own language at home. Over
1,400 international
newspapers and magazines
from more than 80 countries
in 39 languages are available
using your State Library card
http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/services/multicultural/multicultural_services_NSW_residents.html
11. My Loans : your library account
See what you have out and when it is due back
https://library.sl.nsw.gov.au/patroninfo~S2
12. Raising Awareness of Multicultural
Services
Does your library website include or link to
information about multicultural services ?
State Library Multicultural Bulk Loans should be
displayed on open shelves and accessible to
everyone
Remove barriers for CALD groups wanting to use
the library by creating signage in community
languages using the Multilingual Glossary
20. Disability Access Collections
Large print
Talking books
Both collections include a range of genres and
current publications
Available for bulk loan – same
conditions as Multicultural
Available for ILL
25. Co-operative Purchasing
Free service to provided to NSW public libraries
Facilitates the supply of material both in English and
languages other than English (LOTE)
Facilitates acquisition of LOTE material through
selection days:
Libraries supply comprehensive profile of buying needs by language and format
Suppliers invited to display material for selection by and on behalf of libraries
Cataloguing to Libraries Australia standards
Coordinates end processing to each library’s
specifications
Community language material and the ESL collection are available to public libraries to borrow by bulk loan (10 or 20 items) or by individual interloan.
Newspapers in community languages can be accessed either in the State Library reading rooms or remotely using the LibraryPress Display database – see later slide for details
These images can be emailed to you as a PDF or JPG, and you can print them for a poster or add them to an electronic noticeboard display if you have one. Contact Oriana if you would like these files.
We have spent the last year developing a substantial number of books on health topics in each of our 43 languages. This includes books on diabetes, healthy eating, diet, men’s health, cancer, mental health, pregnancy and much more.
You can help your clients sign up for a State Library reader’s card so they can access this from home or in your library. This is a FREE service.
It is also available through the NSW.net consortia if you interested in subscribing - http://www.nswnet.net/e-resources/librarypressdisplay
Contact Ross Balharrie on rbalharrie@sl.nsw.gov.au for more information.
You can use this tool to see what languages are held by which library – you search either by language or the library. This is a good way to find out who holds one off collections such as Kannada and Bosnian (Liverpool), Marathi (Campbelltown), Armenian (Willoughby), Bosnian, Khmer, Laotian and Assyrian (Fairfield).
Here you can see which libraries hold Hindi, and what languages Burwood Library holds.
New material in community languages received by the State Library is available to view on the RSS feeds, for approximately 30 days. Clients can browse through these to see the newest acquisitions. Find the RSS feeds on the State Library’s webpage, look for the little orange symbol in the upper left corner.
You can use this tool to search for particular aspects of the Multicultural Collection by language. All material will show you everything held in each language. The Large Print and Spoken word searches will show you results for only those formats. Please note that we do not have large print or talking books in every language. Only the languages shown in the drop down menu are available in those formats.
NB: any bib records without an item attached are items that have been withdrawn or are missing and are awaiting deletion.
Submit your multicultural bulk loan requests at this: http://slnsw.altarama.com/reft100.aspx?pmi=Jm06tDqf9v or on our website at Services Ask A Librarian Public library request forms.
You can select up to three genres, or leave them blank and we will send a variety of genres.
In the Collection field, you can select ESL, Large Print or Audiobooks formats.
Feel free to write any notes to assist us with filling your bulk loan in the Non fiction box.
If you have not used My Loans before, you need your library name, library number and you will prompted to set up a password.
If you don’t know your library card number or have forgotten your password, please contact Abby Dawson on adawson@sl.nsw.gov.au.
Every branch of your library can their own account to make it easier for you to keep track of what is on loan to your Library Service.
Multicultural bulk loans should be on the shelf to allow multiple clients access to the material. If you have requested a box for a specific client and you have noticed that these have been borrowed, you can request another box of books. There is no limit to the number of requests you can place in any language.
You could put a link on your library front page to the MyLanguage online resource
Your library could list the languages available for bulk loan from the State Library
Developed by the Multicultural Services Working Group and professionally translated, you can use this glossary of library terms and words to create signs or leaflets in the language of your clients.
The phrase is provided in a Word document so you can edit it and make it bigger. It also appears as a GIF file so you can see what it should appear as if your computer does not have the diacritics to display it correctly. It is relatively simple to have the necessary fonts installed by your IT dept.
Pamphlet One is available in the languages where collections are held either at the State Library of NSW or in a public library in NSW. As well as general information about library services, it contains a note indicating books for borrowing are available.
Pamphlet Two is available in languages where no collections are held and contains general information about the services offered by a library.
Pinterest allows users to "pin" images to a virtual board and include links to more information. It’s a fun and visual way to promote your library services and create a bit of online engagement with your clients. We have set some theme boards, such as Popular Books in Community Languages which highlights ‘books of the moment’ in our collections, such as Life of Pi, Fifty Shades of Grey and more. We have also set up boards in each of the languages we support, and are pinning information specific to it in there. The board covers says ‘Books in [----]’ in the proper language or script.
In addition to the Multicultural Collection, the State Library also holds collections of large print and talking books available for bulk loan or interlibrary loan through the public library network. Material for these collections is purchased each year and include the most current available across a wide range of fiction genres and non-fiction subjects. The talking book collection also contains some children’s material. The same bulk loan rules apply as per the Multicultural bulk loans, we send 10 or 20 items for a period of 3 months.
To request a bulk loan of large print or talking books for your library, you will find the form on the same page as the multicultural bulk loan request form: http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/services/ask/publib.html. The form is basically the same, just with different options for the collection type.
The Translated Information section brings together links from many Australian government and trusted organisations in the areas of health, law, settlement and more in a large number of community languages.