IFLA Public Library Service Guidelines
IFLA Public Library Service Guidelines

Author: Christie Koontz

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter

Published: 2010-07-30

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 3110232278

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The public library is the prime community access point designed to respond to a multitude of ever-changing information needs. These guidelines are framed to provide assistance to library and information professionals in most situations. They assist to better develop effective services, relevant collections, and accessible formats within the context and requirements of the local community. In this exciting and complex information world it is important for professionals in search of knowledge, information and creative experience to succeed. This is the 2nd edition of The Public Library Service IFLA/UNESCO Guidelines for Development.

Foreign Students in American Library Education
Foreign Students in American Library Education

Author: Maxine Rochester

Publisher: Praeger

Published: 1986-02-21

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13:

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In the first detailed examination of the subject, Maxine Rochester surveys the benefits and problems associated with training foreign librarians and information science professionals in the United States. First providing background on the general issue of foreign students seeking higher education in the United States, the author analyzes historical trends and current developments. The library and information sciences student is considered next, together with the features of American education that attract foreign students. Issues such as sources of funding, selection of students, admission procedures, difficulties experienced by foreign students, and their effect on library schools are discussed. The impact on the development of library and information services in their home countries is examined in detail.

The Globalized Library
The Globalized Library

Author: Yelena Luckert

Publisher: Assoc of College & Research Libraries

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780838989517

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A collection of essays from across the world, detailing how library work is becoming globalized. The articles demonstrate new ways to address language and cultural differences, access issues abroad, the international purchase and processing of materials, and information literacy needs of students from all over the world.