Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange Roundtable(EMIERT)

Address: c/o American Library Association, 50 E Huron Chicago, IL 60611 USA
Contact Name: Jones, Plummer Alston, Jr.
Phone: (312) 280-4295
Fax: (312) 280-3256
Email: sorange@ala.org
URL: http://www.ala.org/ala/emiert/aboutemiert/aboutemiert.htm

Founded: 1972
Members: 600
Membership dues: student, $10 annual; organization, $25 annual; individual, $20 annual.
Committees: Armenian-American Librarians; Children's Services; Collection Development; Coretta Scott King Book Award; EMIE Bulletin; Jewish Information; Library Education; Publishing and Multicultural Materials.

Description: A round table of the ALA. Exchanges information about minority materials and library services for minority groups in the U.S. Conducts educational programs with a focus on multicultural librarianship.

Awards: AWARDS: Coretta Scott King Book Award. FREQUENCY: annual. TYPE: recognition. RECIPIENT: for African-American author and illustrator with outstanding inspirational and educational contribution. * David Cohen/EMIERT Award. FREQUENCY: annual. TYPE: monetary. RECIPIENT: to a work that promotes increase in understanding of multiculturalism in libraries of North America. * GALE/EMIERT Multicultural Award. FREQUENCY: annual. TYPE: monetary. RECIPIENT: for outstanding achievement in the area of multicultural librarianship.

Publications: Directory of Ethnic & Multicultural Publishers, Distributors and Resource Organizations, 5th Edition, periodic. Contains over 500 publishers, etc. including 45 ethnic groups. CIRCULATION: 500. ADVERTISING: accepted. * EMIE Bulletin, quarterly. Insert in quarterly issues of MultiCultural Review. PRICE: $20.00 /year for individuals; $25.00 /year for institutions; $10.00/year for students. ISSN: 0737-9021. CIRCULATION: 600. * Ventures Into Culture: A Resource Book of Multicultural Materials and Programs, 2nd Edition (2001), periodic. Handbook. Contains bibliography of multicultural materials for libraries, arranged by ethnic and minority groups.

Conventions / Meetings: annual conference, held in conjunction with ALA (exhibits) * annual meeting, held in conjunction with ALA (exhibits) - always midwinter.