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Libraries in the early 21st century, volume 2 : An international perspective / ed. by Ravindra N. Sharma, IFLA Headquarters.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Saur, [2012]Copyright date: ©2012Description: 1 online resource (556 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9783110292756
  • 9783110292855
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 020 23
LOC classification:
  • Z672.2 .L43 2011
  • Z672.2 .L43 2011
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Part 1. International Librarianship -- 1.1 OCLC: A Global Cooperative -- 1.2 From ALA to IFLA: A Primer on International Librarianship -- 1.3 Technology Enabling Universal Access to World Heritage: Implications for Libraries -- 1.4 Academic Libraries and Technology in Developing Countries in the Twenty-First Century -- 1.5 Use of Technology in Libraries in the European Union Towards 2020 -- Part 2. Countries A–Z -- 2.1 Bangladesh. Libraries and Librarianship in Bangladesh -- 2.2 Botswana.Retracing the Impact of Information Communications Technology on Academic Libraries in Sub-Saharan Africa: -- 2.3 Brazil. Library Development in Brazil -- 2.4 Caribbean. Technology and Caribbean Libraries and a Case Study of the University of the West Indies -- 2.5 Egypt. Information Technology in the Egyptian Librarianship Community -- 2.6 Ghana. Libraries in Ghana in the Technological Age -- 2.7 India. Libraries Through the Ages in India: Sojourn from Palm Leaf to Palmtop -- 2.8 Iran. Armenian Libraries in Iran: Will They Ever Be Able to Move Forward? -- 2.9 Iran. Iranian Library Landscape: The Humanware Dilemma -- 2.10 Iraq. Libraries and Librarianship in Iraqi Kurdistan -- 2.11 Israel. The Library for the École Biblique et Archéologique Française de Jérusalem -- 2.12 Italy. Library Automation in Italy Towards the Digital Library -- 2.13 Kenya. The Development of Academic Libraries and Information Services in Kenya -- 2.14 Mexico. Academic Libraries in Mexico with an Emphasis on the Use of Technology in Mexican State University Libraries -- 2.15 Netherlands. Libraries in the Netherlands -- 2.16 Pakistan. Libraries and Impact of Information and Communication Developments in Pakistan: An Overview -- 2.17 Palestinian Territory, Occupied. Challenges and Obstacles in Palestinian Libraries -- 2.18 Russia. Inspection of the Book-Repositories of Russian Libraries -- 2.19 Senegal. The Development of Libraries in Sub-Saharan Francophone West Africa with a Focus on the Senegalese Situation -- 2.20 Switzerland. Libraries in Switzerland -- 2.21 Taiwan, China. Development of Libraries in Taiwan, China -- 2.22 United Arab Emirates. Libraries in the United Arab Emirates -- 2.23 Vietnam. Information Technology in Vietnamese Libraries -- About the Contributors -- About the Editor
Summary: 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.
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Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Part 1. International Librarianship -- 1.1 OCLC: A Global Cooperative -- 1.2 From ALA to IFLA: A Primer on International Librarianship -- 1.3 Technology Enabling Universal Access to World Heritage: Implications for Libraries -- 1.4 Academic Libraries and Technology in Developing Countries in the Twenty-First Century -- 1.5 Use of Technology in Libraries in the European Union Towards 2020 -- Part 2. Countries A–Z -- 2.1 Bangladesh. Libraries and Librarianship in Bangladesh -- 2.2 Botswana.Retracing the Impact of Information Communications Technology on Academic Libraries in Sub-Saharan Africa: -- 2.3 Brazil. Library Development in Brazil -- 2.4 Caribbean. Technology and Caribbean Libraries and a Case Study of the University of the West Indies -- 2.5 Egypt. Information Technology in the Egyptian Librarianship Community -- 2.6 Ghana. Libraries in Ghana in the Technological Age -- 2.7 India. Libraries Through the Ages in India: Sojourn from Palm Leaf to Palmtop -- 2.8 Iran. Armenian Libraries in Iran: Will They Ever Be Able to Move Forward? -- 2.9 Iran. Iranian Library Landscape: The Humanware Dilemma -- 2.10 Iraq. Libraries and Librarianship in Iraqi Kurdistan -- 2.11 Israel. The Library for the École Biblique et Archéologique Française de Jérusalem -- 2.12 Italy. Library Automation in Italy Towards the Digital Library -- 2.13 Kenya. The Development of Academic Libraries and Information Services in Kenya -- 2.14 Mexico. Academic Libraries in Mexico with an Emphasis on the Use of Technology in Mexican State University Libraries -- 2.15 Netherlands. Libraries in the Netherlands -- 2.16 Pakistan. Libraries and Impact of Information and Communication Developments in Pakistan: An Overview -- 2.17 Palestinian Territory, Occupied. Challenges and Obstacles in Palestinian Libraries -- 2.18 Russia. Inspection of the Book-Repositories of Russian Libraries -- 2.19 Senegal. The Development of Libraries in Sub-Saharan Francophone West Africa with a Focus on the Senegalese Situation -- 2.20 Switzerland. Libraries in Switzerland -- 2.21 Taiwan, China. Development of Libraries in Taiwan, China -- 2.22 United Arab Emirates. Libraries in the United Arab Emirates -- 2.23 Vietnam. Information Technology in Vietnamese Libraries -- About the Contributors -- About the Editor

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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.

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