Libraries in the early 21st century. / Volume 1, : An international perspective / edited on behalf of IFLA by Ravindra N. Sharma.

• Author: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions.
• TeilnehmendeR: Sharma, Ravindra N., 1941-; International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions.; ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Series: Libraries in the early 21st century ; v. 1
• Physical Description: ix, 398 p. :; ill., map.

Table of Contents

Part 1. International librarianship -- Let's peal the onion together : exploration of the outer limits of international librarianship / Ellen R. Tise and Reggie Raju -- ALA and its international relations programs / Beverly P. Lynch -- Technology and academic libraries in East Asia : an overview / Anchi Hoh and Peter R. Young -- Part 2. Countries A-Z -- Australia. Early adopters down under : technology in Australian libraries / Alex Byrne -- Azerbaijan. Libraries in Azerbaijan today / Liladhar R. Pendse and Altay Goyushov -- Canada. Building Canadian electronic libraries : the experience in Ontario public libraries, 1960-2010 / Lorne D. Bruce -- China. Technologies and Chinese librarianship / Ying Zhang and Xiangjin Tan -- Croatia. Technology based services in Croatian libraries : developments, challenges and prospective / Srecko Jelusic, Ivanka Stricevic and Boris Badurina -- France. Libraries in France : from one century to the next one / Anne-Marie Bertrand ; translated by Christine Deschamps -- Germany. Libraries in Germany / Claudia Lux -- Hungary. Development of libraries in Hungary / Ats Jozsef, Deak Nora, Peter Kiszl and Klara Varga -- Japan. Libraries and librarianship in Japan / Minna Sellers and Benjamin Wakashige -- Morocco. The new era of Moroccan libraries : perceptions of a Fulbrighter / Heather Lea Moulaison -- New Zealand. New Zealand : innovation in a small country / Philip Calvert -- Nigeria. The development of information and communication technologies in Nigerian libraries / Martha A. Speirs -- Russia. Russian archives and libraries : their development since the introduction of technology / Kelly Ann Kolar -- Serbia. Development of libraries in Serbia in the new millennium / Stela Filipi Matutionovic and Biljana Kosanovic -- South Africa. Take the vision to the people : the development and transformation of libraries and information services in South Africa / Christine Stilwell -- Spain. Libraries and technologies in Spain : past, present and future / Joaquin Selgas Gutierrez -- Turkey. Turkish libraries and technology in the early twenty-first century / Selma Alpay Aslan -- United Kingdom. The history of library automation in the United Kingdom / Hazel Woodward and Fytton Rowland -- Uzbekistan. Libraries in Uzbekistan : past, present and future / Marat Rahmatullaev and Akram Khabibullaev.