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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lor, Peter Johan (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2019]
Colección:Global studies in libraries and information ; v. 4.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • About IFLA
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Statement of institutional affiliation
  • Contents
  • List of Tables
  • List of Figures
  • List of Acronyms, Initialisms and Abbreviations used in the text
  • Part I: Concepts
  • 1. From local to global: the expanding horizons of libraries and related information organizations
  • 2. A field of study and research
  • 3. Conceptual exploration
  • Part II: Method
  • 4. Preparing for research: metatheoretical considerations
  • 5. Methodological decisions
  • 6. Method: procedures, techniques, instruments
  • Part III: Political economy
  • 7. The political economy of LIS
  • 8. Access to knowledge and global flows of information
  • Part IV: Influence
  • 9. International influence and diffusion of ideas in LIS
  • 10. Colonialism, development, and aid
  • 11. LIS development and aid (1)
  • 12. LIS development and aid (2)
  • 13. Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index