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The politics of libraries and librarianship : challenges and realities / edited by Kerry Smith

Contributor(s): Series: Chandos information professional seriesPublication details: Oxford : Chandos, 2009Description: xxx, 188 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781843343431 (pbk.)
  • 1843343436 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 021.8 POL
Contents:
1. An international political framework for libraries / Alex Byrne. 2. Intellectual property - benefit or burden for Africa? / Denise Nicholson. 3. The CI study on copyright and access to knowledge / Rajeswari Kanniah. 4. Political realities and the English public library service / Chris Batt. 5. Public library development in New South Wales / David J. Jones. 6. Libraries in the South Pacific / Paula H. Jones. 7. Staying alive in a political world: the case of libraries and information centres in Nigeria / Zakari Mohammed, Victoria Okojie. 8. Libraries and politics - Danish reflections and examples / Winnie Vitzansky. 9. The political framework for public libraries in the Netherlands / Marian Koren. 10. A unified approach to the teaching of library studies / Michael Gorman. 11. Is library course accreditation a political necessity? / Kerry Smith.
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Includes bibliographical references and index

1. An international political framework for libraries / Alex Byrne. 2. Intellectual property - benefit or burden for Africa? / Denise Nicholson. 3. The CI study on copyright and access to knowledge / Rajeswari Kanniah. 4. Political realities and the English public library service / Chris Batt. 5. Public library development in New South Wales / David J. Jones. 6. Libraries in the South Pacific / Paula H. Jones. 7. Staying alive in a political world: the case of libraries and information centres in Nigeria / Zakari Mohammed, Victoria Okojie. 8. Libraries and politics - Danish reflections and examples / Winnie Vitzansky. 9. The political framework for public libraries in the Netherlands / Marian Koren. 10. A unified approach to the teaching of library studies / Michael Gorman. 11. Is library course accreditation a political necessity? / Kerry Smith.