Английская Википедия:Clara Chu
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Clara Chu is a Chinese-Canadian[1] library and information science scholar. She is the Director of the Mortenson Center for International Library Programs at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.[2] Her research interest is in multicultural library and information services.[3]
Early life and education
Chu was born in Chiclayo, Peru, to Cantonese parents.[1] Her family immigrated to Vancouver, Canada, when she was 10 years old.[1] Chu completed her undergraduate education from the University of British Columbia, majoring in Spanish literature.[1][4] She graduated from the University of Western Ontario with master's and doctoral degrees in library and information science.[5]
Career
Chu previously held positions at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro and University of California at Los Angeles.[4] She is a former president of the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE).[6]
She was appointed the Director of the Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, and Mortenson Distinguished Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2015.[5]
Chu is one of the leading scholars on multiculturalism and information practices.[7] She co-wrote a work exploring the value of internship as a form of experiential learning in library and information science education.[8]
Awards and honors
She was honored by the American Library Association with the Equality Award in 2002,[4][7] and again in 2018 with the Beta Phi Mu Award.[4]
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