The politics of libraries and librarianship : challenges and realities /

This book covers aspects of the political environment which surrounds and engages libraries and their librarians. It includes anecdotes on the role of the political sphere in the business of library associations.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Smith, Kerry
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Witney : Chandos Publishing (Oxford) Ltd, 2008.
Colección:Chandos information professional series.
Temas:
Libraries > Political aspects.
Biblioth�eques > Aspect politique.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Library & Information Science > General.
Libraries > Political aspects
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part 1. An international political framework for libraries
  • 1. An international political framework for libraries
  • 2. Intellectual property
  • benefit or burden for Africa?
  • 3. The CI study on copyright and access to knowledge
  • Part 2. Politics and funding for libraries: some international examples
  • 4. Political realities and the English public library service
  • 5. Public library development in New South Wales
  • 6. Libraries in the South Pacific
  • 7. Staying alive in a political world: the case of libraries and information centres in Nigeria
  • 8. Libraries and politics
  • Danish reflections and examples
  • 9. The political framework for public libraries in the Netherlands
  • Part 3. Library education
  • 10. A unified approach to the teaching of library studies
  • 11. Is library course accreditation a political necessity?

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