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Information Code-Switching: A Study of Language Preferences in Academic Libraries

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Albarillo, Frans·2018·College & Research Libraries
DOI 10.5860/crl.79.5.624
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Initially coined by sociolinguists, the term code-switching refers to the alternation of languages by multilinguals. Code-switching is an active research area that has significant implications for academic libraries. Using data from focus groups and a survey tool, this paper examines language preferences of foreign-born students for particular information tasks. The main finding of this paper is that students’ culture and language represent an active influence on and important part of their identity, information consumption, and academic socialization. The author discusses the practical implications of these findings on academic library services in relation to ACRL’s 2012 Diversity Standards Cultural Competency with an emphasis on standard 6, linguistic diversity.

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  • Ignoring varied styles of interaction and dialects of Black American adults and not examining whether voice interaction with these devices requires certain groups to code-switch across varieties of English may prove to be harmful in the larger scope of inclusion in HCI.

    “Ignoring varied styles of interaction and dialects of Black American adults and not examining whether voice interaction with these devices requires certain groups to code-switch across varieties of English [2] may prove to be harmful in the larger scope of inclusion in HCI.”

    From "It's Kind of Like Code-Switching": Black Older Adults' Experiences with a Voice Assistant for Health Information Seeking (2022) · cites this paper as [2]

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Authors
Albarillo, F.
Affiliations
City University of New York (US)
Corresponding author
Albarillo, Frans
ORCID
Albarillo, Frans
Venue
College & Research Libraries
Publisher
American Library Association
Published
2018
Volume
79
Issue
5
Pages
624-644
ISSN
  • 0010-0870 (ISSN-L)
  • 2150-6701
DOI
10.5860/crl.79.5.624
OpenAlex
W2763695771
Cited by
9
References
23
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 1
FWCI
2.43
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by-nc
Locations
College & Research Libraries (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Library and Information Sciences › Library Science and Administration
  • Social Sciences › Library and Information Sciences › Library Science and Information Literacy
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Library Science and Information
Keywords
code-switching, language preference, foreign-born students, academic libraries, linguistic diversity, cultural competence, information seeking, student identity, information consumption, academic socialization, library services for immigrants

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