Sharma Libraries in the early 21st century, volume 2

An international perspective. Volume 2
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-3-11-029285-5
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 564 Seiten

Following the pattern of the first volume, the second volume of Libraries in the early 21st century: An international perspective extends the range of countries covered. Each chapter covers a different country and describes the modern history, development of libraries and library technology. The careful selection of countries achieves good representation of professional library work on all continents.This two-volume work represents an excellent contribution to international librarianship and allows comparative studies both at graduate and professional level.

Zielgruppe

Libraries, Institutes, Academics, Information Professionals

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sharma, Ravindra N.

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Bibliothekswesen, Informationswissenschaften Bibliothekswesen, Informationswissenschaften, Archivwesen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Introduction;9
2;Part 1. International Librarianship;11
2.1;1.1 OCLC: A Global Cooperative;13
2.2;1.2 From ALA to IFLA: A Primer on International Librarianship;25
2.3;1.3 Technology Enabling Universal Access to World Heritage: Implications for Libraries;35
2.4;1.4 Academic Libraries and Technology in Developing Countries in the Twenty-First Century;61
2.5;1.5 Use of Technology in Libraries in the European Union Towards 2020;85
3;Part 2. Countries A-Z;107
3.1;2.1 Bangladesh. Libraries and Librarianship in Bangladesh;109
3.2;2.2 Botswana. Retracing the Impact of Information Communications Technology on Academic Libraries in Sub-Saharan Africa: Case Study of the University of Botswana Library;137
3.3;2.3 Brazil. Library Development in Brazil;153
3.4;2.4 Caribbean. Technology and Caribbean Libraries and a Case Study of the University of the West Indies;191
3.5;2.5 Egypt. Information Technology in the Egyptian Librarianship Community;211
3.6;2.6 Ghana. Libraries in Ghana in the Technological Age;225
3.7;2.7 India. Libraries Through the Ages in India: Sojourn from Palm Leaf to Palmtop;243
3.8;2.8 Iran. Armenian Libraries in Iran: Will They Ever Be Able to Move Forward?;283
3.9;2.9 Iran. Iranian Library Landscape: The Humanware Dilemma;297
3.10;2.10 Iraq. Libraries and Librarianship in Iraqi Kurdistan;305
3.11;2.11 Israel. The Library for the École Biblique et Archéologique Française de Jérusalem;321
3.12;2.12 Italy. Library Automation in Italy Towards the Digital Library;335
3.13;2.13 Kenya. The Development of Academic Libraries and Information Services in Kenya;353
3.14;2.14 Mexico. Academic Libraries in Mexico with an Emphasis on the Use of Technology in Mexican State University Libraries;367
3.15;2.15 Netherlands. Libraries in the Netherlands;391
3.16;2.16 Pakistan. Libraries and Impact of Information and Communication Developments in Pakistan: An Overview;423
3.17;2.17 Palestinian Territory, Occupied. Challenges and Obstacles in Palestinian Libraries;433
3.18;2.18 Russia. Inspection of the Book-Repositories of Russian Libraries;453
3.19;2.19 Senegal. The Development of Libraries in Sub-Saharan Francophone West Africa with a Focus on the Senegalese Situation;471
3.20;2.20 Switzerland. Libraries in Switzerland;481
3.21;2.21 Taiwan, China. Development of Libraries in Taiwan, China;499
3.22;2.22 United Arab Emirates. Libraries in the United Arab Emirates;523
3.23;2.23 Vietnam. Information Technology in Vietnamese Libraries;539
4;About the Contributors;551
5;About the Editor;561

Über Autor(innen)

Ravindra N. Sharma, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, New Jersey, USA.