International and Comparative Librarianship

Peter Johan Lor

Published by De Gruyter Saur 2019

International and Comparative Librarianship

Concepts and Methods for Global Studies

Peter Johan Lor

In the series Global Studies in Libraries and Information

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110267990

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About this book

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. See a short interview with Peter Lor on his work https://www.ifla.org/node/92590

Author information

Peter Johan Lor, Department of Information Science, University of Pretoria, South Africa.

Reviews

"International and Comparative Librarianship is essentially a reference work which will be of value to academics, students, researchers and practitioners in the field of international librarianship and librarianship in general. It is meticulously written and arranged and is greatly helped by the concise listing in the contents pages which lead the reader easily to the topic being searched for." Kathleen Ladizesky in: Alexandria, 2019, Vol. 29(3), 235–237

"The bibliography alone, extending to around 130 pages, will be invaluable for anyone wishing to explore these ideas further." Lesley Pitman in: Focus on International Library and Information Work, 2019, Vol. 50, No. 2, 25-26

"I am glad to recommend the whole volume to the young generation of library reserchers and students with the hope that they will develop this very interesting area of library and information scienec further. The step taken by P.J. Lor in writing this book is cruicial for summing up and raising previous achievements in this area to a higher conceptual level. " Elena Maceviciute in: Information Research, 3/25 (2020), http://informationr.net/ir/reviews/revs696.html

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
About IFLA Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Foreword Publicly Available Download PDF	VI
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	XVI
Statement of institutional affiliation Publicly Available Download PDF	XVIII
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	XIX
List of Tables Publicly Available Download PDF	XXXIV
List of Figures Publicly Available Download PDF	XXXV
List of Acronyms, Initialisms and Abbreviations used in the text Publicly Available Download PDF	XXXVII
Part I: Concepts
1. From local to global: the expanding horizons of libraries and related information organizations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. A field of study and research Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	49
3. Conceptual exploration Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	100
Part II: Method
4. Preparing for research: metatheoretical considerations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	163
5. Methodological decisions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	230
6. Method: procedures, techniques, instruments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	288
Part III: Political economy
7. The political economy of LIS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	357
8. Access to knowledge and global flows of information Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	415
Part IV: Influence
9. International influence and diffusion of ideas in LIS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	463
10. Colonialism, development, and aid Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	532
11. LIS development and aid (1) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	597
12. LIS development and aid (2) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	653
13. Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	720
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	735
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	865

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Saur
Audience: Teachers, students and researchers of comparative and international studies in LIS and related fields, students, librarians, professional practitioners
Pages
- Front matter: 44
- Main content: 905
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 37
- Tables: 11
Keywords: International librarianship

eBook

Published: June 17, 2019
ISBN: 9783110267990

Hardcover

Published: June 17, 2019
ISBN: 9783110267914