Written by three experienced LIS professionals Latinos in Libraries Museums and Archives demonstrates the meaning of cultural competence in the everyday work in libraries archives museums and special collections with Latino populations The authors focus on their areas of expertise including academic school public libraries health sciences archives and special collections to show the importance of understanding how cultural competence effects the day to day communication relationship building and information provision with Latinos They acknowledge the role of both tacit and explicit knowledge in their work and discuss ways in which cultural competence is integral to successful delivery of services to communication with and relationship building with Latino communities Latinos in Libraries Museums and Archives Cultural Competence in Action An Asset Based Approach.