Global Library and Information Science: A Textbook for Students and Educators.
Ed. by Abdullahi, Ismail
Publisher:
K. G. SAUR
ISBN 978-3-598-22042-5 Series: IFLA Publications 136/137
2009. 21 x 14.7 cm. 592 pages. Hardcover. RRP Euro [D] 99.95 / for USA, Canada, Mexico US$ 140.00. Special price for IFLA members Euro [D] 75.00 / for USA, Canada, Mexico US$ 105.00.
Publisher's link: Global Library and Information Science
This book presents international librarianship and library science through insightful and well written chapters contributed by experts and scholars from six regions of the world. The role of public, academic, special, school libraries, as well as library and information science education are presented from the early development to the present time. Its lively, readable approach will help the reader to understand librarianship in Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East, and North America.
Edited by Ismail Abdullahi, Professor of Global Library and Information Science, this book is a must-read by library science students and teachers, librarians, and anyone interested in Global Librarianship.