International and Comparative Librarianship : : Concepts and Methods for Global Studies / / Peter Johan Lor.
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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| Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Saur, , [2019] ©2019 |
| Year of Publication: | 2019 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Global Studies in Libraries and Information ,
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (XLIV, 905 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- 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