Seeking Engagement: Use and Perceptions of Libraries, Archives and Museums (Lams) by Spanish-speaking Latinx Living in Boston

IF 1.4 Q2 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Public Library Quarterly Pub Date : 2022-05-19 DOI:10.1080/01616846.2022.2077619

Mónica Colón-Aguirre, J. C. Alcalá

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ABSTRACT Spanish-speaking Latinx are currently the second largest racial/ethnic group in the United States however, general understanding of their use of libraries, museums and archives (LAMs) is limited. This study seeks to understand the level of use and perceptions of LAMs by members of the Spanish-speaking Latinx community. The results presented in this study stem from phenomenological interviews conducted with 13 individuals who identify as Latinx and live in the Boston metropolitan area. The interviews identified a wide array of experiences with LAMs in Boston. In general, libraries were the most used by the participants, followed by museums; archives were the least used. Participants who have or have had children living in the household indicated that their use of libraries and museums was mainly driven by the educational needs of the school-aged children in the household. This work demonstrates the need to create relationships with the Latinx community in order to encourage stronger and more sustained use of LAMs. The different areas of focus for the LAMs considered here are; the need for libraries to foster more consistent use among Latinx, for museums to explore ways in which they can encourage more visits to a greater variety of museums and for archives to create more awareness of the organization itself and its usefulness.

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寻求参与：居住在波士顿的西班牙语拉丁裔对图书馆、档案馆和博物馆（Lams）的使用和看法

说西班牙语的拉丁裔目前是美国第二大种族/族裔群体，然而，对他们使用图书馆、博物馆和档案馆(lam)的普遍了解有限。本研究旨在了解西班牙语拉丁裔社区成员对lam的使用水平和看法。本研究的结果源于对13名居住在波士顿大都会地区的拉丁裔人士进行的现象学访谈。访谈确定了在波士顿与lam的广泛经验。总的来说，图书馆是参与者使用最多的地方，其次是博物馆;档案是使用最少的。家中有子女或曾有子女的受访者表示，他们使用图书馆及博物馆主要是出于家中学龄子女的教育需要。这项工作表明，有必要与拉丁裔社区建立关系，以鼓励更有力、更持久地使用土地管理办法。这里考虑的区域管理系统的不同重点领域有:图书馆需要促进拉丁文的持续使用，博物馆需要探索各种方法，鼓励更多的人参观更多种类的博物馆，档案馆需要提高对组织本身及其用途的认识。

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Public Library Quarterly INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-

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期刊介绍： Public Libraries Quarterly is addressed to leaders-directors, managers, staff, trustees, and friends-who believe that change is imperative if public libraries are to fulfill their service missions in the twenty-first century. In PLQ, directors and operating officers tell how they accomplished change. The journal examines: •best practices and models to improve service •management case studies-with results and failures •library mythologies that retard individual and institutional development •studies of how to plan results and accomplish desired outcomes •marketing and fund-raising tools that work •budget and financial analysis tools and tips