Global Library and Information Science : A Textbook for Students and Educators. with Contributions from Africa, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Latin America and the Carribean, the Middle East, and North America.
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. It is the global voice of the information profession. The series IFLA Publications deals with many of the mea...
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Format: | eBook Electronic |
Language: | English |
Imprint: | Berlin/Boston : De Gruyter, Inc., 2009. |
Series: | IFLA Publications
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Local Note: | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2022. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries. |
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Summary: | The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. It is the global voice of the information profession. The series IFLA Publications deals with many of the means through which libraries, information centres, and information professionals worldwide can formulate their goals, exert their influence as a group, protect their interests, and find solutions to global problems. 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. |
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Item Description: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (592 pages) |
ISBN: | 9783598441349 |
Author Notes: | Ismail Abdullahi, North Carolina University, School of Library and Information Science, USA. |