International and comparative librarianship: concepts and methods for global studies

Based on his extensive experience in international librarianship, Peter Johan Lor, South Africa's first National Librarian and a former Secretary General of the IFLA, has written the first comprehensive and systematic overview of international and comparative librarianship. His book provides a...

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Main Author: Lor, Peter Johan 1946- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; Boston De Gruyter Saur [2019]
Series:Global studies in libraries and information Volume 4
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Summary:Based on his extensive experience in international librarianship, Peter Johan Lor, South Africa's first National Librarian and a former Secretary General of the IFLA, has written the first comprehensive and systematic overview of international and comparative librarianship. His book provides a conceptual framework and methodological guidelines for the field and covers the full range of international relations among libraries and information services, with particular attention to the international political economy of information, the international diffusion of innovations and policy in library and information services, LIS development and international aid. It concludes with a discussion of the practical relevance and future of international and comparative studies in LIS.
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (XLIV, 905 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9783110267990
9783110395846
DOI:10.1515/9783110267990

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