TY - BOOK AU - Abdi,Elham Sayyad AU - Abdullahi,Ismail AU - Albright,Kendra AU - Asundi,A.Y. AU - Asundi,Ashok Y. AU - Blin,Frédéric AU - Brey,Carol A. AU - Calvert,Philip AU - Chiparausha,Blessing AU - Chisita,Collence Takaingenhamo AU - Dewey,Barbara I. AU - Dowling,Michael AU - Hallam,Gillian AU - Horvat,Aleksandra AU - Jones,Chris AU - Kajberg,Leif AU - Karisiddappa,C.R. AU - Kaur,Trishanjit AU - Koren,Marian AU - Kumbar,Rashmi AU - Leyva,Elsa Margarita Ramírez AU - Lin,Chihfeng P. AU - Marquardt,Luisa AU - Martínez-Arellano,Filiberto Felipe AU - Minishi-Majanja,Mabel K. AU - Munyaradzi,Shoko AU - Muradzi,Miranda AU - Ocholla,Dennis AU - Onyancha,Omwoyo Bosire AU - Oğuz,Esin Sultan AU - O’Connell,Judy AU - Raju,Jaya AU - Raju,Reggie AU - Ralph,Gillian AU - Rengifo,Mary Giraldo AU - Rodríguez-Gallardo,Adolfo AU - Sibthorpe,Julie AU - Tammaro,Anna Maria AU - Vargha,Rebecca B. AU - Woolls,Blanche AU - Yang,Mei-Hwa TI - Global Library and Information Science T2 - IFLA Publications , SN - 9783110413038 PY - 2017///] CY - Berlin, Boston : PB - De Gruyter Saur, KW - Internationale Bibliothekswissenschaft KW - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Library & Information Science / General KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; Contents --; About IFLA --; Introduction --; Acknowledgements --; Part 1: Africa --; 1. Introduction --; 2. Public Libraries --; 3. Academic Libraries --; 4. School libraries --; 5. LIS Education --; Part 2: Asia --; 6. Introduction --; 7. Public Libraries --; 8. Academic Libraries --; 9. School Libraries --; 10. Special Libraries --; 11. LIS Education --; Part 3: Australasia --; 12. Introduction --; 13. Public Libraries --; 14. Academic Libraries --; 15. Special Libraries --; 16. School Libraries --; 17. LIS Education --; Part 4: Europe --; 18. Introduction --; 19. Public Libraries --; 20. Academic Libraries --; 21. School Libraries --; 22. LIS Education --; Part 5: Latin America --; 23. Introduction --; 24. Public Libraries --; 25. Academic Libraries --; 26. School Libraries --; 27. LIS Education --; Part 6: North America --; 28. Introduction --; 29. Public Libraries --; 30. Academic Libraries --; 31. Special Libraries --; 32. School Libraries --; 33. LIS Education --; Part 7: Library Associations --; 34. Global Library Associations --; Contributors; restricted access; Issued also in print N2 - This 2nd edition of the highly successful Global Library and Information Science presents an up-to-date review of international librarianship and library science through insightful and well written chapters contributed by experts and scholars from all 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, and North America.Edited by Ismail Abdullahi, Professor of Global Library and Information Science, this book is a must-read by library science students and teachers, librarians, and anyone interested in Global Librarianship UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110413120 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110413120 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9783110413120/original ER -