Includes resources about and for new arrivals, including refugees, asylum-seekers, and migrant workers.
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The Society of Chief Librarians and ASCEL (the Association of Senior Children's and Education Librarians) produced a statement (25 Sept 2015) setting out the role that public libraries play in welcoming refugees, and CILIP have published a blogpost (by John Vincent) outlining the work that libraries do. The Museums Association has, in… more
"Lost in Information was a five-month project funded by the Information Literacy Group of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP), which ran from October 2016 through February 2017. The project aimed to examine the information-related experiences and information literacy practices of Syrian refugees in Scotland ("Syrian new Scots") during… more
Brief report of the CILIP Public & Mobile Libraries Group/Community, Diversity & Equality Group joint conference on 14 Oct 2017.It included:Inclusion for refugees (Janene Cox, Staffordshire)Economic inclusion (Dave Gimson, British Library)Healthy libraries (Sarah Hassan, Norfolk)Digital inclusion (Ayub Khan, Warwickshire)Social inclusion (John Vincent)Outreach for inclusion … more
New guidelines from NEMO - the Network of European Museum Organisations - which aim "to make museums aware of their potential in the context of a diverse society that is undergoing a process of change and to support them in finding a constructive approach to working with a range of… more
Valuable recap of the position from Huffington Post, showing the flow of refugees to Europe and their resettlement via infographics."Refugee Crisis In Europe Explained Through Infographics Laying Bare Current Situation"… more
Migration Yorkshire have produced these really useful basic guides to migration in the UK: “You’ll find lots of practical examples from organisations, and hear the stories of people newly arrived in the UK. The booklets should be particularly useful if you work in public services or the voluntary sector… more
Refugee“A person who owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, is outside the country of his nationality and is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself of the protection… more
A good starting point is to:Identify who, within your local authority, or external agencies in your area, already has access to relevant statistical and other informationInform them that you are starting to look at this area of workFind out what they are doing and what else is going on… more
This website is an initiative of the European Commission and "provides policy makers and practitioners working on integration in Europe with a tool for the exchange of information and good practice."It includes up-to-date funding information; the latest news of integration issues across Europe; a collection of good practice (eg … more
Museums Practice round-up of good practice in working with refugees in museums (accessible to Museums Association members only)."Museums and Refugees"… more
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