About the Social Science Libraries Section
Scope
Social Science Libraries are special libraries supporting research and practice in the broad domain of the Social Sciences. Thus the section includes for example big Business Libraries as well as small research institute libraries in the fields of linguistics or anthropology.
Following the extensional definition by H.P. Hogeweg-de Haart (FID, 1981), i.e. the UNESCO definition plus other disciplines the Social Sciences include the following disciplines:
... anthropology, communication science, criminology, demography, economics, education, environmental planning, futurology, geography, history, labour science, law, library and information science, linguistics, management science, philosophy, political science, public administration, psychology, social policy, sociology, statistics, science of religion, science of science ...
Chair/Treasurer:
Elizabeth Cooper
Anthropology and Journalism Librarian and
Reference Team Leader
Woodruff Library, Emory University
540 Asbury Circle
ATLANTA GA 30322, United States of America
Tel. +(1)(404)7270115
Fax +(1)(404)7270827
E-mail: lizinatl@gmail.com
Secretary:
Maria Elena Dorta-Duque
Directora de Information Cientifica Biblioteca
Instituto Superior de Relaciones Internacionales
Calzada No 308 esq. A H Vedado
HAVANA 10400 Cuba
Tel. +(53)(7)8319495
Fax +(53)(7)8333460
E-mail: medorta@yahoo.es
Information Coordinator/Editor of Newsletter/
IFLA Social Science Libraries Facebook Page/BLOG/LinkedIn/Flickr/and List Serve:
Wilda B. Newman
Knowledge Resources Associates, LLC
5964 Rosinante Run
COLUMBIA, MD 21045, United States of America
Tel. +(1)(410)7307583
Fax +(1)(410)7307583 (call before faxing)
E-mail: wildanewman@yahoo.com
Last update: 11 January 2012
