Open AccessCuration in Translation: Promoting Global Citizenship through Literature
Author(s) -
Kasey Garrison,
Danielle E. Forest,
Sue C. Kimmel
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
school libraries worldwide
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2816-3788
pISSN - 1023-9391
DOI - 10.29173/slw6870
Subject(s) - declaration , citizenship , global citizenship , political science , diversity (politics) , quality (philosophy) , library science , cultural diversity , sociology , pedagogy , public relations , law , politics , philosophy , epistemology , computer science
As curators of the school library collection, librarians ensure the resources they select are of high quality and that they meet students' social needs, including diverse perspectives representative of our world and supportive of global citizenship skills and dispositions. The Mildred L. Batchelder Award given to English translations published in the United States is an option for librarians seeking such cultural diversity for their collections. Using the United Nations' Declaration of the Rights of the Child (1959), this research identifies the strong potential these titles hold for engaging youth and promoting global citizenship.