Global Library and Information Science: A Textbook for Students and Educators : with Contributions from Africa, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East, and North AmericaIsmael Abdullahi This book presents international librarianship and library science through insightful and well written chapters contributed by experts and scholars from six 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, the Middle East, and North America. |
Contents
FOREWORD | 9 |
INTRODUCTION | 11 |
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 13 |
INTRODUCTION | 15 |
PUBLIC LIBRARIES | 21 |
ACADEMIC LIBRARIES | 45 |
SPECIAL LIBRARIES | 68 |
SCHOOL LIBRARIES | 91 |
ACADEMIC LIBRARIES | 329 |
LIS EDUCATION | 343 |
INTRODUCTION | 365 |
PUBLIC LIBRARIES | 367 |
UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES | 382 |
SCHOOL LIBRARIES | 395 |
LIS EDUCATION | 405 |
INTRODUCTION | 417 |
LIS EDUCATION | 108 |
INTRODUCTION | 133 |
PUBLIC LIBRARIES | 137 |
ACADEMIC LIBRARIES | 158 |
SPECIAL LIBRARIES | 179 |
LIS EDUCATION | 194 |
INTRODUCTION | 221 |
PUBLIC LIBRARIES | 223 |
ACADEMIC LIBRARIES | 243 |
SPECIAL LIBRARIES | 253 |
SCHOOL LIBRARIES | 270 |
LIS EDUCATION | 288 |
INTRODUCTION | 305 |
PUBLIC LIBRARIES | 311 |
PUBLIC LIBRARIES | 421 |
ACADEMIC LIBRARIES | 440 |
SPECIAL LIBRARIES | 457 |
SCHOOL LIBRARIES | 467 |
LIS EDUCATION | 474 |
INTRODUCTION | 491 |
PUBLIC LIBRARIES | 493 |
ACADEMIC LIBRARIES | 505 |
SPECIAL LIBRARIES | 514 |
SCHOOL LIBRARIES | 532 |
LIS EDUCATION | 549 |
GLOBAL ROLES OF LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONS | 564 |
Backmatter | 579 |