The organization of the library profession : : A symposium based on contributions to the 37th session of the IFLA General Council, Liverpool, 1971 / / ed. by International Federation of Library Associations / General Council, Arthur H. Chaplin.

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• MitwirkendeR: Boldiš, Jozef,; Brugghen, W. van der,; Chaplin, A. H.,; Clavel, J.-P.,; Davies, J. H.,; Doms, Keith,; Eggert, Johanna,; Erickson, Ana María Paz de,; Evans, A.J.,; Garside, Kenneth,; Hetzner, Bernice M.,; Lethève, Jacques,; Leymarie, J.,; Ofori, A. G. T.,; Palmer, B. I.,; Pankhurst, Rita,; Petgen, Elizabeth A.,; Reynolds, Carroll F.,; Roberts, K. H.,; Schmidt-Künsemüller, F. A.,; Serov, V. V.,; Soosai, J. S.,; Swigchem, P. J. van,
• HerausgeberIn: Chaplin, Arthur H.,; International Federation of Library Associations / General Council, ,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2017]; Verlag Dokumentation Saur, , [1973]; ©1973
• Year of Publication: 2017; 1973
• Edition: Reprint 2017
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (132 p.)

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• CONTENTS
• PREFACE
• I. INTRODUCTION - GENERAL SURVEY
• II. NATIONAL AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN FOUR CONTINENTS
• EUROPE
• 1. Czechoslovakia. Librarians' organizations and authorities in the Slovak Socialist Republic and the development of the library profession
• 2. France. The organization of the library profession in France and the role of the Association of French Librarians
• 3. Germany (Federal Republic). The library associations of the Federal Republic of Germany
• 4. Great Britain. The development of education for librarianship in Great Britain
• 5. U.S.S.R. The role of the library profession and forms of its organization in Soviet society
• 6. Regional. LIBER: its origins, aim, and prospects
• ASIA
• 7. Malaysia and S.E.Asia. The organization of the library profession in Malaysia
• AFRICA
• 8. East Africa. National and regional library organizations in Eastern Africa, with special reference to Ethiopia and SCAULEA
• 9. West Africa. The organization of the library profession in West Africa
• AMERICA
• 10. U.S.A. The American Library Association: current concerns and directions
• 11. International activities of the Medical Library Association
• 12. Latin America. The role of professional associations in the development of agricultural librarianship and documentation in Latin America
• III. ORGANIZATION IN LIBRARIES OF DIFFERENT TYPES
• 13. Academic Libraries. The professional organization of academic librarians
• 14. Public Libraries. The organization of our profession: public libraries
• IV. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
• 15. Co-operation between FID and IFLA
• 16. Points from the address of the FID Representative at the IF LA General Council, Liverpool
• 17. The role of Unesco: extracts from an address
• 18. Activities of ISO/TC 46 - Documentation: summary of address
• 19. The International Association of Music Libraries. A message to the IFLA General Council
• 20. The activities of the Association of International Libraries
• V. CONCLUSIONS