Academic Libraries in the US and China - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Academic Libraries in the US and China write by Hanrong Wang. This book was released on 2013-06-30. Academic Libraries in the US and China available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Academic libraries have a long history both in the USA and China, with institutions developing along different trajectories, and responding to the rapidly changing library environment globally. Academic Libraries in the US and China compares current practices within Library and Information Science (LIS) in the USA and China, giving an historical overview of instruction, government documents, and outreach in academic libraries, as well as discussion and comparative analysis.An introduction leads to chapters on instruction, government publications, and outreach. Each topic is covered both for American and Chinese academic libraries. A conclusion then gives comparative analysis of US and Chinese academic libraries. - Provides a clear examination of the historical foundations of three key areas within the academic library - Includes examples of easy-to-implement current practices - Anticipates future trends
Libraries in the early 21st century, volume 1
Libraries in the early 21st century, volume 1 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Libraries in the early 21st century, volume 1 write by Ravindra N. Sharma. This book was released on 2011-12-27. Libraries in the early 21st century, volume 1 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
Building a Better Chinese Collection for the Library of Congress
Building a Better Chinese Collection for the Library of Congress - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Building a Better Chinese Collection for the Library of Congress write by Chi Wang. This book was released on 2012. Building a Better Chinese Collection for the Library of Congress available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. International librarianship: cooperation and collaboration (Scarecrow, 2001), by Frances Carroll and John Harvey, $115 cloth, 384 pages. LTD sales: 391 ($20,902 net)International and comparative studies in information and library science: a focus on the United States and Asian countries (Scarecrow, 2008), by Yan Quan Liu and Xiaojun Cheng, $80 paper, 396 pages. LTD sales: 156 ($7,414 net)International librarianship: a basic guide to global knowledge access (Scarecrow, 2007), by Robert Stueart, $55 paper, 260 pages. LTD sales: 400 ($13,293 net)George W. Bush and China: Policies, problems, and partnership. Wang, Chi. (Lexington, 2009). $45, cloth, 156 pages. LTD sales: 232 ($7,313 net)
Public Libraries and their National Policies
Public Libraries and their National Policies - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Public Libraries and their National Policies write by John Helling. This book was released on 2012-03-26. Public Libraries and their National Policies available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Public Libraries and their National Policies is aimed at practicing librarians and scholars with an interest in public libraries. It examines the various models for providing public library services around the world and discusses differences in such areas as funding sources, standards, regulations and use. At a time when public libraries are facing shrinking budgets and increasing pressure to consolidate or otherwise modify their governance structure, this book provides a timely glimpse into international best practices. - Written by a practicing public library administrator with a working knowledge of policy applications - Little published work exists in book form concerning international public library policies
Transforming Research Libraries for the Global Knowledge Society
Transforming Research Libraries for the Global Knowledge Society - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Transforming Research Libraries for the Global Knowledge Society write by Barbara Dewey. This book was released on 2010-09-01. Transforming Research Libraries for the Global Knowledge Society available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Transforming Research Libraries for the Global Knowledge Society explores critical aspects of research library transformation needed for successful transition into the 21st century multicultural environment. The book is written by leaders in the field who have real world experience with transformational change and thought-provoking ideas for the future of research libraries, academic librarianship, research collections, and the changing nature of global scholarship within a higher education context. - Authors are leaders in the research libraries field from a variety of countries - Thought provoking chapters will help guide research library transformation globally - Contains a diversity of thinking on research librarianship in the 21st century
