Global library and information science [[electronic resource] ] : 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 America / / edited by Ismail Abdullahi

• Autore: Abdullahi Ismail
• Pubblicazione: München, : K.G. Saur, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (592 p.)
• Disciplina: 020
• Soggetto topico: Comparative librarianship; International librarianship; Libraries
• Soggetto non controllato: Libraries
• Classificazione: AN 57500
• Altri autori: AbdullahiIsmael
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents -- Foreword / Peter Johan Lor -- Introduction / Ismail Abdullahi. -- Acknowledgements -- Part 1 : Africa -- Introduction / Dennis Ocholla -- Public Libraries / Isaac Kigongo Bukenya -- Academic Libraries / Reggie Raju and Jaya Raju -- Special Libraries / Janneke Mostert -- School Libraries / Robert Ikoja Odongo -- LIS Education / Omwoyo Bosire Onyancha and Mabel K. Minishi-Majanja -- Part 2 : Asia -- Introduction / Abdus Sattar Chaudhry and Chihfeng P. Lin -- Public Libraries / Mei-Hwa Yang -- Academic Libraries / Trishanjit Kaur -- Special Libraries / Anthony W. Ferguson and Chihfeng P. Lin -- LIS Education / Christopher S. G. Khoo, Shaheen Majid, and Chihfeng P. Lin -- Part 3 : Australia -- Introduction / Stuart Ferguson -- Public Libraries / Chris Jones, Philip Calvert and Stuart Ferguson -- Academic Libraries / Anne Horn, Philip Calvert and Stuart Ferguson -- Special Libraries / Sue Henczel, Gillian Ralph and Julie Sibthorpe -- School Libraries / James E. Herring -- LIS Education / Gillian Hallam and Philip Calvert -- Part 4 : Europe -- Introduction / Leif Kajberg and Marian Koren -- Public Libraries / Marian Kore -- Academic Libraries / Frédéric Blin -- LIS Education / Leif Kajberg, Aleksandra Horvat and Esin Sultan Oğuz -- Part 5 : Latin America -- Introduction / Filiberto Felipe Martínez-Arellano -- Public Libraries / Elsa M. Ramírez Leyva -- University Libraries / Filiberto Felipe Martínez-Arellano -- School Libraries / Mary Giraldo Rengifo -- LIS Education / Adolfo Rodríguez Gallardo -- Part 6 : Middle East -- Introduction / Sajjad ur-Rehman -- Public Libraries / Hayat Alyaqou -- Academic Libraries / Teresa M. Lesher and Yaser Abdel-Motey -- Special Libraries / Rehman Al-Issa . -- School Libraries / Hamad Ibrahim Alomran -- LIS Education / Sajjad ur-Rehman -- Part 7 : North America -- Introduction / Ismail Abdullahi -- Public Libraries / Carol Brey-Casiano -- Academic Libraries / Barbara I. Dewey -- Special Libraries / Rebecca B. Vargha -- School Libraries / Blanche Woolls -- LIS Education / Irene Owens and Tom Leonhardt -- Global Roles Of Library Associations / Michael Dowling and Keith Michael Fiels -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.Edited by Ismail Abdullahi, Professor of Global Li
• Titolo autorizzato: Global library and information science
• ISBN: 1-282-18813-5; 9786612188138; 3-598-44134-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778321903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: IFLA publications ; ; 136-137.