New Job New Research

Sat in on an interview last week, and the gal told us she loves research. So what you say? Well, she wasn't a librarian, she wasn't a librarian wannebe, she wasn't even an education major. She was however, a doctoral student. I know loving research really helped her get as far as she has. Hopefully, I will be working with this young woman in my new job. Well, just a part time temp job, but really cool. In this job I will be managing a grant to promote multicultural literature. Through my own recent research I am learning a lot. For instance, I have learned that several learned folks do not agree on a definition for multicultural literature. And get this, it is not in wikipedia!!! In fact, I have challenged some of my grad students to add it. I hope by the time you read this post, there will be an entry!!!! Feel free to check it out and add to it. Along we researching what others think is the definition, I have been trying to read some of the latest and greatest books by and for other cultures. We are doing a much better job but we still have a ways to go. One of the aspects of this new job will be to look at the new stuff and provide training on and off line for LMS, private, public, and school, to help them improve their collections. I think this is going to be fascinating research. If you have anything I should read, please post those titles! I hope to be able to share some really good titles with you, but you may have the best ones right on your shelves.