International and comparative librarianship :
Lor, Peter Johan,
International and comparative librarianship : concepts and methods for global studies / Peter Johan Lor. - xliv, 905 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Global studies in libraries and information ; 4 . - Global studies in libraries and information ; v. 4. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Based on his extensive experience in international librarianship, Peter Johan Lor, South Africa's first National Librarian and a former Secretary General of the IFLA, has written the first comprehensive and systematic overview of international and comparative librarianship. His book provides a conceptual framework and methodological guidelines for the field and covers the full range of international relations among libraries and information services, with particular attention to the international political economy of information, the international diffusion of innovations and policy in library and information services, LIS development and international aid. It concludes with a discussion of the practical relevance and future of international and comparative studies in LIS.
9783110267914 (hardcover) 3110267918 (hardcover)
2019933227
International librarianship.
Comparative librarianship.
Z672.3 / .L67 2019
020.621 LOR / 016995
International and comparative librarianship : concepts and methods for global studies / Peter Johan Lor. - xliv, 905 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Global studies in libraries and information ; 4 . - Global studies in libraries and information ; v. 4. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Based on his extensive experience in international librarianship, Peter Johan Lor, South Africa's first National Librarian and a former Secretary General of the IFLA, has written the first comprehensive and systematic overview of international and comparative librarianship. His book provides a conceptual framework and methodological guidelines for the field and covers the full range of international relations among libraries and information services, with particular attention to the international political economy of information, the international diffusion of innovations and policy in library and information services, LIS development and international aid. It concludes with a discussion of the practical relevance and future of international and comparative studies in LIS.
9783110267914 (hardcover) 3110267918 (hardcover)
2019933227
International librarianship.
Comparative librarianship.
Z672.3 / .L67 2019
020.621 LOR / 016995