International and Comparative Studies in Information and Library Science

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

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This collection of scholarly publications compare practices of librarianship between countries. The studies included represent a broad spread of themes, and have findings based on empirical methods such as survey and evaluation analysis.

Produktdetails

• Look and Learn Nr.3
• Verlag: Scarecrow Press
• Seitenzahl: 396
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 600g
• ISBN-13: 9780810859159
• ISBN-10: 0810859157
• Artikelnr.: 22740425

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