Jimena Sagàs

Dina Hornreich

Dina Hornreich is currently the interim library director at Red Rocks Community College. She graduated from DU's MLIS in June 2012. From her previous career in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages), she brings her unique expertise in working with English Language Learners to the library profession.

Humanities~Social Sciences~Multicultural Library Services

Liaison Librarian/Assistant Professor

Jimena Sagàs, obtained her Master’s of Library and Information Science degree at the University of Denver. She was contracted at Colorado State University Libraries in January 2013 as a College Liaison Librarian/Assistant Professor to serve the increasing number of international students on campus. She expanded her duties to include traditionally underserved groups and started what is now called Multicultural Library Services.

Academic Library Services for International Students:

Observations and Reflections

International students bring a diversity of worldviews, academic cultures, and experience with research and libraries to the classroom. A typical classroom of international students includes students with little to no research skills to students with publishing experience, and a range of English proficiencies. How do you teach a library and information literacy instruction session that engages all the students? How do libraries support the growing international student body with collection development and reference consultations? How do you conduct outreach?We will share our first year of experience, observations, and reflections serving international students from the perspectives of a liaison librarian dedicated to serving international students at a four-year institution, and an up-and-coming director at a community college and former ESL teacher. Finally, we will question common negative attitudes towards international students and propose a more positive outlook on the challenges of serving a diverse population.