The language barrier.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Pemberton, Anne; Fritzler, Peter
- Source
- College & Research Libraries News. Mar2004, Vol. 65 Issue 3, p154-155. 2p.
- Subject
- *LIBRARIES & students
*LIBRARIES & schools
*LIBRARIES & education
*MIXED languages
*LIBRARIANS
*LIBRARY science
*INFORMATION science
- Language
- ISSN
- 0099-0086
This article offers advice on how to break the language barrier between librarians and students in the library by reducing the use of library jargons and educating students on the terminology that they need to know. Furthermore, this article puts a heavy emphasis on the need to explain library collections and systems to students while minimizing the use of library jargons so as to establish a better line of communication between librarians and students.