Libraries in the early 21st century, volume 1 : : An international perspective / / ed. by Ravindra N. Sharma, IFLA Headquarters.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
• MitwirkendeR: Aslan, Selma Alpay,; Badurina, Boris,; Bertrand, Anne-Marie,; Bruce, Lorne D.,; Byrne, Alex,; Calvert, Philip,; Goyushov, Altay,; Gutiérrez, Joaquín Selgas,; Hoh, Anchi,; Jelusic, Srecko,; József, Áts,; Khabibullaev, Akram,; Kiszl, Péter,; Kolar, Kelly Ann,; Kosanovic, Biljana,; Lux, Claudia,; Lynch, Beverly P.,; Matutinovic, Stela Filipi,; Moulaison, Heather Lea,; Nóra, Deák,; Pendse, Liladhar R.,; Rahmatullaev, Marat,; Raju, Reggie,; Rowland, Fytton,; Sellers, Minna,; Speirs, Martha A.,; Stilwell, Christine,; Stricevic, Ivanka,; Tan, Xiangjin,; Tise, Ellen R.,; Varga, Klára,; Wakashige, Benjamin,; Woodward, Hazel,; Young, Peter R.,; Zhang, Ying,
• HerausgeberIn: IFLA Headquarters, ,; Sharma, Ravindra N.,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Saur, , [2011]; ©2012
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (398 p.)

This unique volume gives a truly international overview over the modern history and development of libraries and library technology in selected countries of the world. The careful selection of countries achieves good representation of library work on all continents, covering examples of both the developed and the developing world. A further volume with further national profiles is planned for 2012. This multivolume work represents an excellent contribution to international librarianship and allows comparative studies both at graduate and professional level. Many of the contributors are well-known authors; closely involved in the work of IFLA or their own national library associations.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Part 1. International Librarianship -- 1.1 Let’s Peal the Onion Together: Exploration of the Outer Limits of International Librarianship -- 1.2 ALA and its International Relations Program -- 1.3 Technology and Academic Libraries in East Asia: An Overview -- Part 2. Countries A–Z -- 2.1 Australia. Early Adopters Down Under: Technology in Australian Libraries -- 2.2 Azerbaijan. Libraries of Azerbaijan Today -- 2.3 Canada. Building Canadian Electronic Libraries: The Experience in Ontario Public Libraries, 1960–2010 -- 2.4 China. Technologies and Chinese Librarianship -- 2.5 Croatia. Technology Based Services in Croatian Libraries: Developments, Challenges and Prospective -- 2.6 France. Libraries in France: From One Century to the Next One -- 2.7 Germany. Libraries in Germany -- 2.8 Hungary. Development of Libraries in Hungary -- 2.9 Japan. Libraries and Librarianship in Japan -- 2.10 Morocco. The New Era of Moroccan Libraries: Perceptions of a Fulbrighter -- 2.11 New Zealand. New Zealand: Innovation in a Small Country -- 2.12 Nigeria. The Development of Information and Communication Technologies in Nigerian Libraries -- 2.13 Russia. Russian Archives and Libraries: Their Development Since the Introduction of Technology -- 2.14 Serbia. Development of Libraries in Serbia in the New Millennium -- 2.15 South Africa. “Take the Vision to the People”: The Development and Transformation of Libraries and Information Services in South Africa -- 2.16 Spain. Libraries and Technologies in Spain: Past, Present and Future -- 2.17 Turkey. Turkish Libraries and Technology in the Early Twenty-first Century -- 2.18 United Kingdom. The History of Library Automation in the United Kingdom -- 2.19 Uzbekistan. Libraries in Uzbekistan: Past, Present, and Future -- About the Contributors -- About the Editor