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Readers interested in international librarianship will find invaluable historical information from the past fifty years. Medical Reference Services Quarterly This collage of experiences in international librarianship presents the many diverse issues in this specialization, its origin and history, and its present situation, and role in the global community...ideal for graduate library science students and educators and librarians. Catholic Library World International Librarianship should be part of the collection in every institution that teaches any level of library and/or information studies and in the special libraries of organizations that are involved in overseas work...This book provides interesting tidbits of information in addition to the topic of cooperation and collaboration...Definitely a worthwhile purchase. Technicalities This book is highly recommended for academic libraries of all kinds and for professionals who want a good read. Library and Information Science Research ...teachers of international and comparative librarianship, as well as others concerned with the library scene overseas, will welcome it warmly. Library Quarterly ...There is much here to reward the patient and discriminating reader. Information Development Overall, the contents of this work offer diverse examples of international cooperation and collaboration in librarianship and the transfer of information on librarianship primarilly...from the Anglo-American traditions and practices to other parts of the globe. This wide geographic distribution of examples is the book's strength...This title would be most beneficial for a collection used by library school students and faculty... -- Kristen Kern Middle East Librarians Association

Readers interested in international librarianship will find invaluable historical information from the past fifty years. * Medical Reference Services Quarterly * This collage of experiences in international librarianship presents the many diverse issues in this specialization, its origin and history, and its present situation, and role in the global community...ideal for graduate library science students and educators and librarians. * Catholic Library World * International Librarianship should be part of the collection in every institution that teaches any level of library and/or information studies and in the special libraries of organizations that are involved in overseas work...This book provides interesting tidbits of information in addition to the topic of cooperation and collaboration...Definitely a worthwhile purchase. * Technicalities * This book is highly recommended for academic libraries of all kinds and for professionals who want a good read. * Library & Information Science Research * ...teachers of international and comparative librarianship, as well as others concerned with the library scene overseas, will welcome it warmly. * The Library Quarterly * ...There is much here to reward the patient and discriminating reader. * Information Development * Overall, the contents of this work offer diverse examples of international cooperation and collaboration in librarianship and the transfer of information on librarianship primarilly...from the Anglo-American traditions and practices to other parts of the globe. This wide geographic distribution of examples is the book's strength...This title would be most beneficial for a collection used by library school students and faculty... -- Kristen Kern * Middle East Librarians Association *

Readers interested in international librarianship will find invaluable historical information from the past fifty years. Medical Reference Services Quarterly This collage of experiences in international librarianship presents the many diverse issues in this specialization, its origin and history, and its present situation, and role in the global community...ideal for graduate library science students and educators and librarians. Catholic Library World International Librarianship should be part of the collection in every institution that teaches any level of library and/or information studies and in the special libraries of organizations that are involved in overseas work...This book provides interesting tidbits of information in addition to the topic of cooperation and collaboration...Definitely a worthwhile purchase. Technicalities This book is highly recommended for academic libraries of all kinds and for professionals who want a good read. Library & Information Science Research ...teachers of international and comparative librarianship, as well as others concerned with the library scene overseas, will welcome it warmly. The Library Quarterly ...There is much here to reward the patient and discriminating reader. Information Development Overall, the contents of this work offer diverse examples of international cooperation and collaboration in librarianship and the transfer of information on librarianship primarilly...from the Anglo-American traditions and practices to other parts of the globe. This wide geographic distribution of examples is the book's strength...This title would be most beneficial for a collection used by library school students and faculty... -- Kristen Kern Middle East Librarians Association

Overall, the contents of this work offer diverse examples of international cooperation and collaboration in librarianship and the transfer of information on librarianship primarilly...from the Anglo-American traditions and practices to other parts of the globe. This wide geographic distribution of examples is the book's strength...This title would be most beneficial for a collection used by library school students and faculty...--Kristen Kern Middle East Librarians Association

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John F. Harvey and Laverne Carroll are well-known library internationalists who have published previously in this field.

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