International and Comparative Studies in Information and Library Science (eBook, ePUB)

A Focus on the United States and Asian Countries
Redaktion: Liu, Yan Quan; Cheng, Xiaojun

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Comparative studies in information and library science published in the past ten years have reflected a broad spectrum of backgrounds, interests, and issues. But until now, services between different countries have never been gathered or organized into a single source. As demand from researchers, students, directors, and practitioners for literature in this field continues to grow, the need for a focused book on international and comparative librarianship has become more evident. Authors Yan Quan Liu and Xiaojun Cheng address this gap as it pertains to Asian nations. This contributed volume, International and Comparative Studies in Information and Library Science: A Focus on the United States and Asian Countries, addresses such issues as research methodologies, information policy, professional education, information organization, as well as school, academic, and public libraries. The book also features a comprehensive bibliography of related articles, books, proceedings, and other publications in both English and Chinese. In addition, this volume features four appendixes that include lists of the curriculum, journal titles, conferences, and websites relating to international and comparative librarianship available at the time of publication.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 396
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. November 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781461659839
• Artikelnr.: 44909409

Autorenporträt

Yan Quan Liu is Associate Professor in the Department of Information & Library Science at the Southern Connecticut State University. Xiaojun Cheng is the education librarian at the Southern Connecticut State University.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Foreword
Part 2 Preface
Part 3 Acknowledgments
Part 4 Introduction
Part 5 Part 1: Research Methodologies
Chapter 6 1. Comparative Librarianship
Chapter 7 2. International Library and Information Science Research: A
Comparison of National Trends
Chapter 8 3. Comparison between the People's Republic of China and the
United States in the Field of Library and Information Science
Chapter 9 4. Introducing an International Cooperative Research Method
Employed in Cross-Country Studies in Information and Library Science
Part 10 Part 2: Information Policy
Chapter 11 5. The Impact of National Policy on Developing Information
Infrastructure Nationwide: Issues in the People's Republic of China and the
United States
Part 12 Part 3: Professional Education
Chapter 13 6. Is the Education on Digital Libraries Adequate?
Chapter 14 7. An Investigation of LIS Qualifications throughout the World
Chapter 15 8. A Comparative Study of Library and Information Science
Education: China and the United States
Chapter 16 9. A Comparison Study on the Confusion and Threat of the United
States and Chinese Library Education
Chapter 17 10. Motivation to Manage: A Comparative Study of Male and Female
Library and Information Science Students in the United States of America,
India, Singapore, and Japan
Part 18 Part 4: Information Organization and Services
Chapter 19 11. Digital Library Infrastructure: A Case Study on Sharing
Information Resources in China
Chapter 20 12. Cataloging Nonprint Resources in the United States and
China: A Comparative Study of Organization and Access for Selected
Electronic and Audiovisual Resources
Part 21 Part 5: Academic Libraries
Chapter 22 13. A Comparative Study of the Use of the Academic Libraries by
Undergraduates in the United States and Taiwan
Part 23 Part 6: Public Libraries
Chapter 24 14. International Public Library Trends
Chapter 25 15. The Use of the National Library Statistics by Public Library
Directors
Chapter 26 16. National Public Library Statistics and Management: A
Comparison between the United States and People's Republic of China
Part 27 Part 7: School Libraries
Chapter 28 17. Teachers' Perceptions of School Libraries: Comparisons
between Tokyo and Honolulu
Chapter 29 18. An International Study on Principal Influence and
Information Services in Schools: Synergy in Themes and Methods
Part 30 Appendix A: Schools Offering International and Comparative
Librarianship Related Courses
Part 31 Appendix B: Journals Pertaining to International and Comparative
Studies in ILS
Part 32 Appendix C: International Conferences on Information and Library
Science
Part 33 Appendix D: Web Resources Relating to Information and Library
Science Worldwide
Part 34 Bibliography
Part 35 Index
Part 36 About the Editors