Globalizing the Library focuses on the globalization of information and the library in the period following the Second World War. Providing an examination of the ideas and aspirations surrounding ...information and the library, as well as the actual practices and actions of information professionals from the United States, Britain, and those working with organizations such as Unesco to develop library services, this book tells an important story about international history that also provides insight into the history of information, globalization, and cultural relations. Exploring efforts to help build library services and train a cohort of professional librarians around the globe, the book examines countries in Asia, Africa, and the Pacific during the period of the Cold War and decolonization. Using the ideas of ‘library diplomacy’ and ‘library imperialism’ to frame Anglo-American involvement in this work, Laugesen examines the impact library development work had on various countries. The book also considers what might have motivated nations in the global South to use foreign aid to help develop their library services and information infrastructure. Globalizing the Library prompts reflection on the way in which library services are developed and the way professional knowledge is transferred, while also illuminating the power structures that have shaped global information infrastructures. As a result, the book should be essential reading for academics and students engaged in the study of libraries, development, and information. It should also be of great interest to information professionals and information historians who are reflecting critically on the way information has been transferred, consumed, and shaped in the modern world.
L’articolo propone un resoconto del “I Seminario hispano-italiano en biblioteconomía y documentación: estado actual y perspectivas de futuro” tenutosi online il 29 e il 30 ottobre 2020 e organizzato ...congiuntamente dalla Facultad de ciencias de la documentación de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid e dal Departamento de biblioteconomía y documentación de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, in collaborazione con altre università spagnole e italiane. Dopo un generale inquadramento del contesto bibliotecario di riferimento di Italia e Spagna, il contributo entra nel merito delle tavole rotonde del seminario e delle numerose sollecitazioni che queste hanno offerto in merito all’organizzazione degli studi in ambito biblioteconomico nei due paesi, alle riviste scientifiche di settore e ai criteri di valutazione della ricerca, al mercato editoriale, alle società scientifiche e alle associazioni professionali, ai rapporti tra biblioteche, archivi e centri di documentazione e tra culture documentarie e professione. L’occasione del seminario, nato con l’obiettivo di costruire uno spazio comune di riflessione tra Italia e Spagna e rafforzare il rapporto tra tradizioni bibliotecarie, ha permesso di approfondire consonanze e divergenze tra i due paesi sia in termini di realtà e pratiche bibliotecarie che di culture accademiche e teorie biblioteconomiche, spingendo ad accogliere con favore l’idea di una biblioteconomia mediterranea intesa come guida e stimolo a dare continuità e slancio a questo primo momento di confronto e di scambio.
As the library profession changes and more emphasis is placed on technology, electronic resources, linked data, and systems integrations, understanding the experiences of librarians who have ...transitioned from public to technical services will benefit librarians who are seeking to (or are required to) make a similar career change. Several academic librarians were interviewed about the transitions they made from one functional type of library work to another. While the reasons and experiences varied as to why they transitioned from public services to technical services, several common themes emerged for the participants in our study. This article seeks to highlight the benefits, challenges, and strategic processes involved in a transition between public services librarianship and technical services librarianship. By sharing the participants' experiences, realizations, and advice, it is hoped that current librarians thinking of or needing to make a transition will have a better understanding of what they can expect.
This new English language series, published jointly with IFLA, will serve as a vehicle for peer-reviewed professional and scholarly communication about a rapidly changing field. It will provide ...thoughtful and authoritative contributions by authors from across the world on the complex global processes involved in the management and dissemination of information and the role of libraries and other information agencies in facilitating access to it.
The Theological Librarian's Handbook is a multi-volume guide to the practice of theological librarianship intended for library staff who do not possess professional training in the field of library ...and information science. It offers perspectives and advice from leading experts in the field and best practices from theological libraries all over the world. Volume one of the series, Introduction Theological Libraries, introduces the reader to the world of theological librarianship and answers the basic questions: What are theological libraries, their purpose, types, and the role in the community in which they operate? Who are theological librarians and what are their possible career paths? What are theological libraries like across the globe? How are they organized and how do they serve humanity?
While much has been written about diversity, disability, and specific neurominorities in information studies and music, the subject of neurodiversity as a whole has remained relatively untouched ...since it first appeared 20 years ago. This paper briefly reviews what few pieces do exist, then begins to fill that gap by laying a foundation for future scholarship. The history and vocabulary of neurodiversity are outlined, concepts from Disability Studies are introduced (like identity-first language and models of disability), and neurodivergent voices (besides the author's own) are promoted. The author would like to state that as a neurodivergent person, his writing style may not meet traditional (i.e., neurotypical) standards, especially those in academia, which can be a particularly exclusionary and ableist environment. While he does not wish to be a "bad writer," he also does not believe in altering his authentic, disabled voice simply to make it more palatable for the able-bodied and minded. He would like to thank the editors of this journal for their inclusivity and encourage readers to always seek out and privilege the voices of self-advocates over advocates.
This study analyzed the literature to identify the challenges of Clinical Information (CI) services. Qualitative content analysis of 29 articles led to identify four main categories including ...performance (educational and clinical); personal (attitude, psychological, skill, knowledge, and time); management; and technological challenges. Proper implementation of clinical informationist services and evaluation of their advantages to improve the quality of services requires understanding the challenges and barriers associated with these services. The results of the current study can help policymakers in the field of education, as well as employers and managers to improve the quality of clinical informationist services.
It is devoted to the history of the formation of the activities of Soviet libraries on communication between society and science. It is proposed to single out the state-oriented service model, which ...was formed in Soviet times as a tool of social management through political and scientific and technical education. The goals of the enlightenment were to involve the population in the construction of a new socialist society, industrial in nature. Technologically, this was realized during the library reading of specially selected scientific and popular science literature. This reading is of a controlled nature.The formation of the model began in 1920. In its development, it went through three stages: formation (1920–1940), heyday (1950–1970s) and extinction, which occurred in the late 1980s – early 1990s. Its theoretical and methodological basis was the works by V. I. Lenin and N. K. Krupskaya. It is concluded that the Soviet model of the organization of library communication between science and society was 1) vertical, systematic and directive in nature, providing, on the one hand, the formation of a natural-scientific materialistic worldview, coupled with the propaganda of Soviet science and its achievements, on the other hand, countering “pseudoscience” and religious worldview; 2) effective in the fight against illiteracy and initial political and natural-scientific (scientific and technical) education. The achievement of a higher level of development by Soviet readers in the second half of 1970–1980 showed that this model gradually exhausted its potential. This, in turn, required the development of new forms of library management and library reading management technologies aimed at a well-educated and active reader. The beginning of the reform took place in the 1990s.
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