Libraries Driving Access to Knowledge: 151 (IFLA Publications, 151) - Hardcover

 
9783110253269: Libraries Driving Access to Knowledge: 151 (IFLA Publications, 151)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 3110253267 ISBN 13: 9783110253269
Publisher: De Gruyter Saur, 2012

Synopsis

This book is a must for librarians with international interest in access to knowledge. It includes a collection of 15 chapters written by authors from all over the world and covers different approaches to the vital role of libraries driving access to knowledge. There are chapters that offer solutions and ideas to enable libraries to become the knowledge engine in society. Other chapters discuss the conceptual part of the subject and related services. The book was compiled as part of the presidential theme of Ellen Tise, IFLA President 2009-2011, with the aim of offering the reader a good portrait of the opportunities and challenges that libraries have in driving access to knowledge.

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About the Author

Jesús Lau, Universidad Veracruzana, Veracruz, Mexico; Anna-Maria Tammaro, University of Parma, Parma, Italy and Theo J. D. Bothma, University of Pretoria, Dept. of Information Science, Pretoria, South Africa

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Publisher
De Gruyter Saur
Publication date
2012
Language
English
ISBN 10 
3110253267
ISBN 13 
9783110253269
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
404
Editor
Bothma