Collaboration in International and Comparative Librarianship

by Susmita Chakraborty (Editor)

With the introduction of the Bologna Process, the emphasis on the importance of international librarianship and its activity between governmental or non-governmental institutions, organizations, and groups of nations has continued to grow. Collaboration in International and Comparative Librarianship highlights the importance of international librarianship in governmental and non-governmental institutions, organizations, and groups in order to promote, develop, and maintain librarianship and the library profession around the world. This publication is essential for graduate students, researchers, teachers, and LIS administrators in the field of library science.

406 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2013

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[Anup Das · Rating 5 out of 5]

With the introduction of the Bologna Process, the emphasis on the importance of international librarianship and its activity between governmental or non-governmental institutions, organizations, and groups of nations has continued to grow. Collaboration in International and Comparative Librarianship highlights the importance of international librarianship in governmental and non-governmental institutions, organizations, and groups in order to promote, develop, and maintain librarianship and the library profession around the world. This publication is essential for graduate students, researchers, teachers, and LIS administrators in the field of library science. This book is for honoring Prof SB Ghosh, Member different sections of IFLA (RSCAO & SET). This book divides into seven Sections, namely, Section 1: General and Ethical Issues; S.2: Role of the Professional Associations; S.3: Collaboration in Specific Subject Area; S.4: Global Collaboration Experiences; S.5: Technology in Collaborations; S.6: LIS Education and Collaboration; and S.7: Scientometrics/Bibliometrics. This book includes total 27 chapters to assess every aspects of comparative and international librarianship. I found following chapters are very interesting for understanding contemporary issues: C.2: Introduction: Comparative and International Librarianship (pp.9-16) by A.K. Das and S. Chakraborty; C.7: The Role of the Special Libraries Association in Promoting Library Professionals on a Global Scale (pp.64-84) by S.L. Rosenthal; C.8: Role of IFLA in Marketing Initiatives in Library and Information Services (pp.85-93) by D.K. Gupta; C.9: International Scholarship and the Role of American Research Libraries (pp.94-100) by B.I. Dewey; C.14: Innovation Network in IT Sector: A Study of Collaboration Patterns Among Selected Foreign IT Firms in India and China (pp.148-170) by S.K. Patra; C.18: International Satellite Communications to Support and Supplement Web-Based Information Exchange: A Co-Operative Programme (pp.219-226) by A. Neelameghan; C.19: Content in the Cloud: Towards a Green Information Service Model (pp.227-238) by G.G. Chowdhury; and C.20: International Cooperation in Developing a Digital Library Software and South Asia Network (pp.239-255) by A. Neelameghan & K.S. Raghavan. This book is ideal for scholars in international relations, library & information studies, knowledge management and communication research.