Sunday, 22 July 2007

New Publications

Source: Welcome to Your Library Current Awareness Email

Integration and cohesion case studies

http://www.integrationandcohesion.org.uk/upload/assets/www.integrationandcohesion.org.uk/integration_and_cohesion_case_studies.pdf

In addition to the main report (noted in WTYL Digest 18 June 2007), the Commission on Integration & Cohesion have also published a separate document with case studies, including “Refugees into Libraries” (Leicester) and “Libraries Connect” (Hull).

Obstacles to accountability: challenging the immigration detention of families

(Source: IRR Weekly Digest)

http://www.biduk.org/pdf/children/BIDFamilyHandbookFINAL.pdf

The aim of this new handbook from the organisation Bail for Immigration Detainees is to provide up-to-date analysis of current detention policy and practice to inform campaigners, lawyers, human rights organisations and parliamentarians who wish to challenge family detention.

Forced to flee

http://www.theworkcontinues.org/downloads/Forced%20to%20Flee%203%20Web%20PDF%20version.pdf

(Source: IRR Weekly Digest)

The 3rd edition of Refugee Action Group’s FAQs about refugees and asylum-seekers in Northern Ireland has just been published.

Culture on demand

http://www.culture.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/9C6750DA-8C19-4254-91B7-0F0FCA786750/0/CultureOnDemand.pdf

New report from DCMS, which looks at what drives demands for culture from people in the Public Service Agreement priority groups (BME communities, disabled people, lower socio-economic groups) – includes positive references to work in libraries - including Leicester - (and museums and archives).

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