Library Subject Guides - Cultural and Linguistic Diversity
This subject guide provides an overview of the resources available from the Australian Emergency Management Library, and will help you search for information on Cultural and Linguistic Diversity (CALD) in relation to emergency management
- Journals
- Searching the library catalogue
- Library resources
- Online publications and resources
- Websites
- More information?
Journals
The following journals can be viewed on the publisher’s website, which may only allow you to access to the tables of content or abstracts. Copies of articles can be obtained by contacting the Library.
- Asian Disaster Management News
- Australian Journal of Emergency Management
- Australian Journal on Volunteering
- Community Connect
- Community Development Journal
- Disaster Prevention and Management
- Diversity Matters
- International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters
Searching the library catalogue
To help you find resources on the library catalogue, try using these search terms:
- Community
- Culture
- Diversity
- Ethnic groups
- Minorities
- Multiculturalism
Library resources
The following books and journal articles are available to library members on request. To find more resources in the library collection, download the:
- CALD subject guide [DOC 834KB]
- CALD subject guide [PDF 130KB]
- CALD bibliography [DOC 401KB]
- CALD bibliography [PDF 149KB]
Alternatively, you can search the library catalogue.
Books
- Emergency management for Australia’s non-English speaking communities: residents and visitors 2001, Emergency Management Australia, Macedon.
- Guidelines for emergency management in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities 2007, Emergency Management Australia, Canberra. Go to Australian Emergency Manuals page.
- Maribyrnong City Council emergency (evacuation) centre management guidelines for CALD groups 2006, Maribyrnong City Council, Footscray, Vic. Go to report website.
- Race, religion and ethnicity in disaster recovery 1986, University of Colorado, Colorado, Ill.
- Working with communities from Burma, the Karen and the Chin: resource guide 2008, Metropolitan Fire Brigade.
- World Disasters Report 2007: focus on discrimination 2007, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Geneva. Go to report website.
Journal articles
- Diaz-Gilbert, M 1995, ‘Cross-cultural care’, Emergency: The Journal of Emergency Services, Vol.27 No.6, pp.42-45.
- Duguay, J 1996, Safe in any language, Emergency Preparedness News, Vol.23 No.4, pp.12-14.
- Fothergill, A, Maestas, E & Darlington, J 1999, Race, ethnicity and disasters in the United States: a review of literature, Disasters, Vol.23 No.2, pp.156-173.
- Mitchell, L 2003, ‘Guidelines for emergency managers working culturally and linguistically diverse communities’, Australian Journal of Emergency Management, Vol.18 No.1, pp.13-18.
- Skertchly, A 2000, ‘Traditional Aboriginal knowledge and sustained human survival in the face of severe natural hazards in the Australian monsoon region: some lessons from the past for today and tomorrow’, Australian Journal of Emergency Management, Vol.14 No.4, pp.42-50.
- Vaughan, E 1995, ‘The significance of socioeconomic and ethnic diversity for the risk communication process, Risk Analysis, Vol.15 No.2, pp.169-180.
Online publications and resources
- Guidelines for Emergency Management in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities (Australian Emergency Manual Series)
- Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities
- Keeping our mob safe
Websites
- Australian Local Government Association
- Australian Red Cross
- Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing
- Cultural Diversity (Victoria)
- Department of Immigration and Citizenship
- Volunteering Australia
More information?
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