LEADER 04316oam 22006732 450 001 9910545197503321 005 20250807140910.0 010 $a9781351250894$belectronic book 010 $z9780815370031$bhardcover 010 $a9781351250917$belectronic book 010 $a1351250914$belectronic book 010 $a9781351250924$belectronic book 010 $a1351250922$belectronic book 010 $a9781351250900$belectronic book 010 $a1351250906$belectronic book 024 7 $a10.4324/9781351250924 035 $a(CKB)4100000007745009 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5720592 035 $a(OCoLC)1080251863 035 $a(OCoLC-P)1080251863 035 $a(FlBoTFG)9781351250924 035 $a(ScCtBLL)5cd49e03-ea1b-4d28-9421-f241f6d0795e 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/78208 035 $a(ODN)ODN0004613025 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000007745009 100 $a20181218d2019 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aGlobalizing the library $elibrarians and development work, 1945-1970 /$fAmanda Laugesen 205 $a1 ed. 210 $cTaylor & Francis$d2019 210 1$aMilton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ;$aNew York, NY :$cRoutledge,$d2019. 215 $a1 online resource (182 pages) 225 1 $aRoutledge studies in library and information science 311 08$a0-8153-7003-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aLibraries for the world -- Imagining the global library -- Identifying the library problem -- Making the modern library -- Making the modern librarian -- Libraries as foreign policy -- Library diplomacy and exchange. 330 $aGlobalizing the Library focuses on the globalization of information and the library in the period following the Second World War. Providing an examination of the ideas and aspirations surrounding information and the library, as well as the actual practices and actions of information professionals from the United States, Britain, and those working with organizations such as Unesco to develop library services, this book tells an important story about international history that also provides insight into the history of information, globalization, and cultural relations. Exploring efforts to help build library services and train a cohort of professional librarians around the globe, the book examines countries in Asia, Africa, and the Pacific during the period of the Cold War and decolonization. Using the ideas of 'library diplomacy' and 'library imperialism' to frame Anglo-American involvement in this work, Laugesen examines the impact library development work had on various countries. The book also considers what might have motivated nations in the global South to use foreign aid to help develop their library services and information infrastructure. Globalizing the Library prompts refl ection on the way in which library services are developed and the way professional knowledge is transferred, while also illuminating the power structures that have shaped global information infrastructures. As a result, the book should be essential reading for academics and students engaged in the study of libraries, development, and information. It should also be of great interest to information professionals and information historians who are reflecting critically on the way information has been transferred, consumed, and shaped in the modern world. 410 0$aRoutledge studies in library and information science. 606 $aInternational librarianship$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aLibrary science$zDeveloping countries$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aLibraries$zDeveloping countries$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aLibraries$xPolitical aspects 615 0$aInternational librarianship$xHistory 615 0$aLibrary science$xHistory 615 0$aLibraries$xHistory 615 0$aLibraries$xPolitical aspects. 676 $a020.621 686 $aLAN025000$2bisacsh 700 $aLaugesen$b Amanda$0769643 801 0$bOCoLC-P 801 1$bOCoLC-P 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910545197503321 996 $aGlobalizing the library$91569192 997 $aUNINA