Author: Martin A. Kesselman
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1420030639
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Providing new insights into the role of librarianship in an age of socioeconomic, environmental, and political transformation, Global Librarianship illustrates how globally networked environments promote and increase the sharing and dissemination of ideas, information, and solutions to obstacles affecting libraries. This reference showcases methods
Global Librarianship
Author: Martin A. Kesselman
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1420030639
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Providing new insights into the role of librarianship in an age of socioeconomic, environmental, and political transformation, Global Librarianship illustrates how globally networked environments promote and increase the sharing and dissemination of ideas, information, and solutions to obstacles affecting libraries. This reference showcases methods
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1420030639
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Providing new insights into the role of librarianship in an age of socioeconomic, environmental, and political transformation, Global Librarianship illustrates how globally networked environments promote and increase the sharing and dissemination of ideas, information, and solutions to obstacles affecting libraries. This reference showcases methods
Collaboration in International and Comparative Librarianship
Author: Chakraborty, Susmita
Publisher: IGI Global
ISBN: 1466643668
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
With the introduction of the Bologna Process, the emphasis on the importance of international librarianship and its activity between governmental or non-governmental institutions, organizations, and groups of nations has continued to grow. Collaboration in International and Comparative Librarianship highlights the importance of international librarianship in governmental and non-governmental institutions, organizations, and groups in order to promote, develop, and maintain librarianship and the library profession around the world. This publication is essential for graduate students, researchers, teachers, and LIS administrators in the field of library science.
Publisher: IGI Global
ISBN: 1466643668
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
With the introduction of the Bologna Process, the emphasis on the importance of international librarianship and its activity between governmental or non-governmental institutions, organizations, and groups of nations has continued to grow. Collaboration in International and Comparative Librarianship highlights the importance of international librarianship in governmental and non-governmental institutions, organizations, and groups in order to promote, develop, and maintain librarianship and the library profession around the world. This publication is essential for graduate students, researchers, teachers, and LIS administrators in the field of library science.
International Librarianship at Home and Abroad
Author: Karen Bordonaro
Publisher: Chandos Publishing
ISBN: 0081018975
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
International Librarianship at Home and Abroad examines both the concept and reality of international librarianship. The intent of this book is not to glorify international librarianship, but to instead explore different ways that international librarianship might be understood and practiced. The book seeks to enrich and improve the everyday work done by librarians both at home and abroad in areas such as collection management, library services, and learning styles and techniques. - Describes familiar librarian work, such as resource sharing, weeding and distance reference services - Explores features and how they contribute to, and reflect, international librarianship - Offers further examples on how to incorporate more explicit elements of international librarianship into home library practice
Publisher: Chandos Publishing
ISBN: 0081018975
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
International Librarianship at Home and Abroad examines both the concept and reality of international librarianship. The intent of this book is not to glorify international librarianship, but to instead explore different ways that international librarianship might be understood and practiced. The book seeks to enrich and improve the everyday work done by librarians both at home and abroad in areas such as collection management, library services, and learning styles and techniques. - Describes familiar librarian work, such as resource sharing, weeding and distance reference services - Explores features and how they contribute to, and reflect, international librarianship - Offers further examples on how to incorporate more explicit elements of international librarianship into home library practice
International and Comparative Librarianship
Author: Peter Johan Lor
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110267993
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 950
Book Description
Based on his extensive experience in international librarianship, Peter Johan Lor, South Africa's first National Librarian and a former Secretary General of the IFLA, has written the first comprehensive and systematic overview of international and comparative librarianship. His book provides a conceptual framework and methodological guidelines for the field and covers the full range of international relations among libraries and information services, with particular attention to the international political economy of information, the international diffusion of innovations and policy in library and information services, LIS development and international aid. It concludes with a discussion of the practical relevance and future of international and comparative studies in LIS. See a short interview with Peter Lor on his work https://www.ifla.org/node/92590
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110267993
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 950
Book Description
Based on his extensive experience in international librarianship, Peter Johan Lor, South Africa's first National Librarian and a former Secretary General of the IFLA, has written the first comprehensive and systematic overview of international and comparative librarianship. His book provides a conceptual framework and methodological guidelines for the field and covers the full range of international relations among libraries and information services, with particular attention to the international political economy of information, the international diffusion of innovations and policy in library and information services, LIS development and international aid. It concludes with a discussion of the practical relevance and future of international and comparative studies in LIS. See a short interview with Peter Lor on his work https://www.ifla.org/node/92590
Libraries and the Global Retreat of Democracy
Author: Natalie Greene Taylor
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN: 1839825987
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Libraries and the Global Retreat of Democracy focuses on how libraries coordinate their work in political and information literacy and how these efforts can be improved, the recommendations and examples within which will serve as inspiration and motivation to its readers.
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN: 1839825987
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Libraries and the Global Retreat of Democracy focuses on how libraries coordinate their work in political and information literacy and how these efforts can be improved, the recommendations and examples within which will serve as inspiration and motivation to its readers.
Global Library and Information Science
Author: Ismail Abdullahi
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110413124
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 730
Book Description
This 2nd edition of the highly successful Global Library and Information Science presents an up-to-date review of international librarianship and library science through insightful and well written chapters contributed by experts and scholars from all regions of the world. The role of public, academic, special, school libraries, as well as library and information science education are presented from the early development to the present time. Its lively, readable approach will help the reader to understand librarianship in Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and North America. Edited by Ismail Abdullahi, Professor of Global Library and Information Science, this book is a must-read by library science students and teachers, librarians, and anyone interested in Global Librarianship.
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110413124
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 730
Book Description
This 2nd edition of the highly successful Global Library and Information Science presents an up-to-date review of international librarianship and library science through insightful and well written chapters contributed by experts and scholars from all regions of the world. The role of public, academic, special, school libraries, as well as library and information science education are presented from the early development to the present time. Its lively, readable approach will help the reader to understand librarianship in Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and North America. Edited by Ismail Abdullahi, Professor of Global Library and Information Science, this book is a must-read by library science students and teachers, librarians, and anyone interested in Global Librarianship.
Transforming Research Libraries for the Global Knowledge Society
Author: Barbara Dewey
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 1780630387
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Transforming Research Libraries for the Global Knowledge Society explores critical aspects of research library transformation needed for successful transition into the 21st century multicultural environment. The book is written by leaders in the field who have real world experience with transformational change and thought-provoking ideas for the future of research libraries, academic librarianship, research collections, and the changing nature of global scholarship within a higher education context. - Authors are leaders in the research libraries field from a variety of countries - Thought provoking chapters will help guide research library transformation globally - Contains a diversity of thinking on research librarianship in the 21st century
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 1780630387
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Transforming Research Libraries for the Global Knowledge Society explores critical aspects of research library transformation needed for successful transition into the 21st century multicultural environment. The book is written by leaders in the field who have real world experience with transformational change and thought-provoking ideas for the future of research libraries, academic librarianship, research collections, and the changing nature of global scholarship within a higher education context. - Authors are leaders in the research libraries field from a variety of countries - Thought provoking chapters will help guide research library transformation globally - Contains a diversity of thinking on research librarianship in the 21st century
Global Library and Information Science
Author: Ismael Abdullahi
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 3598220421
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 593
Book Description
'This volume "brings together five regions of the world in one volume offering an overview to anyone interested in library development internationally. Written by regional experts and scholars from each region the book offers first-hand knowledge about public libraries, academic libraries, special libraries, school libraries, library and information science education and international library associations in" each of these regions'.--P. [11].
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 3598220421
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 593
Book Description
'This volume "brings together five regions of the world in one volume offering an overview to anyone interested in library development internationally. Written by regional experts and scholars from each region the book offers first-hand knowledge about public libraries, academic libraries, special libraries, school libraries, library and information science education and international library associations in" each of these regions'.--P. [11].
Wikipedia and Academic Libraries
Author: LAURIE M. BRIDGES
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781607856702
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Wikipedia and Academic Libraries: A Global Project contains 19 chapters by 52 authors from Brazil, Canada, Hong Kong, Ireland, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Scotland, Spain, and the United States. The chapters in this book are authored by both new and longtime members of the Wikimedia community, representing a range of experiences.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781607856702
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Wikipedia and Academic Libraries: A Global Project contains 19 chapters by 52 authors from Brazil, Canada, Hong Kong, Ireland, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Scotland, Spain, and the United States. The chapters in this book are authored by both new and longtime members of the Wikimedia community, representing a range of experiences.
Public Law Librarianship
Author: Laurie Selwyn
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781466621848
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
While there are common misconceptions regarding the definition of a public law library, it can be defined as a government mandated library which provides the public with access to legal resources. Largely, public law libraries are instituted by state or federal law. Public Law Librarianship: Objectives, Challenges, and Solutions aims to introduce firsthand knowledge on the funding, organizational structures, and governance related to the public law library. This book includes comprehensive research for current and future public law librarians to provide administrative guidance and professional sources essential for running a public law library.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781466621848
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
While there are common misconceptions regarding the definition of a public law library, it can be defined as a government mandated library which provides the public with access to legal resources. Largely, public law libraries are instituted by state or federal law. Public Law Librarianship: Objectives, Challenges, and Solutions aims to introduce firsthand knowledge on the funding, organizational structures, and governance related to the public law library. This book includes comprehensive research for current and future public law librarians to provide administrative guidance and professional sources essential for running a public law library.