The Reference Shelf

The literature on serving Hispanic patrons is not as readily available in many of our libraries as are the collected works of, for example, Tom Clancy. This forum is for your recommendations and opinions. If you have something to say about these or other works in the same vein, let PLUS know what you think. Write a review or simply recommend a title. That'll guide the ILL and reprint requests of your PLUS pals, which in the end will enable us all to improve the services we offer.

Your comments on these reviews are welcome, and remember: if you know of other printed sources related to libraries & Spanish-speakers, we're hungry to hear about them, too.

Books

• Latino Librarianship: A Handbook for Professionals   Edited by Salvador Güereña
• Serving Latino Communities: A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians by Camila Alire and Orlando Archibeque
• Library Services to Spanish-Speaking Patrons: A Practical Guide by Sharon Chickering Moller

Articles

• "One-Man Survey: How Mexican-Americans View Libraries," by Roberto Haro