Overview
International librarianship stems from a desire to bring about political change, transcultural understanding, collaboration, and mutual respect. Historically, librarians have been deeply involved with challenging issues of information sharing, equity in information access, and bridging the digital divide between different socioeconomic communities. This collection draws on case studies from American librarians who traveled to Central America, the Caribbean, Central Europe, Africa, the Mediterranean, and Asia to participate in librarian-initiated and sponsored projects. They united communities, promoted religious and cultural tolerance, developed new facilities, or enhanced existing libraries and archives, thereby enriching communities with resources, professional expertise, new partnerships, and sustainable development practices. International Librarianship offers insight into how these experiences might serve as templates and promote best practices in collaborations within the library profession in the United States and abroad, and it also demonstrates how international experiences can enliven home institutions upon return. SUNY Press has collaborated with Knowledge Unlatched to unlock KU Select titles. The Knowledge Unlatched titles have been made open access through libraries coming together to crowd fund the publication cost. Each monograph has been released as open access making the eBook freely available to readers worldwide. Discover more about the Knowledge Unlatched program here: https://knowledgeunlatched.org/. It can also be found in the SUNY Open Access Repository at https://soar.suny.edu/handle/20.500.12648/8415.
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Author: Constantia Constantinou , Michael J. Miller , Kenneth Schlesinger
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Imprint: State University of New York Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.227kg
ISBN: 9781438463667
ISBN 10: 1438463669
Pages: 188
Publication Date: 02 January 2018
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Table of Contents
List of Illustrations Foreword Loriene Roy Editors’ Introduction Academic Exchanges The Toronto–Addis Ababa Academic Collaboration Library Science Program: A Case Study in Global Librarianship in Ethiopia Sandra Kendall Connecting with the University of Hong Kong for Program and Professional Development Lesley S. J. Farmer The CUNY-Shanghai Library Faculty Exchange Program: Participants Remember, Reflect, and Reshape Sheau-yueh J. Chao, Beth Evans, Ryan Phillips, Mark Aaron Polger, Beth Posner, and Ellen Sexton Fulbright Experiences Transcending Ethnic, Racial, and Political Conflict to Achieve Understanding between the Greek and Turkish Cypriot Library Communities Constantia Constantinou The Unfinished Work: Organizational Democracy John Lubans, Jr. Librarians Building Digital Learning Objects Supporting Cultural Understanding: The Fulbright-Hays Seminar Abroad in Morocco and Tunisia Michael J. Miller Cape Crusade: Building the Steve Biko Centre’s Library and Archive in South Africa’s Eastern Cape Kenneth Schlesinger Information Literacy And Access Together We Are Better: International Collaboration Supporting Information Access in the Dominican Republic Loida Garcia-Febo and Adriana McCleer How Do You Say “Penguin” in K’aqchikel? Promoting Literacy in Guatemala Stephen E. Stratton International Partnerships Building Capacity for International Librarianship through Intercultural Professional Partnerships and Civil Society Outreach in Tanzania Chantal Phillips Partnering in International Library Development: Lubuto Library Project, Zambia Library Service, and Zambia’s Ministry of Education Elizabeth Cramer Training Models Peace Corps Training for Sustainable Library Development Projects Marcy Carrel Conclusions Contributors Index
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International librarianship stems from a desire to bring about political change, transcultural understanding, collaboration, and mutual respect. Historically, librarians have been deeply involved with challenging issues of information sharing, equity in information access, and bridging the digital divide between different socioeconomic communities. This collection draws on case studies from American librarians who traveled to Central America, the Caribbean, Central Europe, Africa, the Mediterranean, and Asia to participate in librarian-initiated and sponsored projects. They united communities, promoted religious and cultural tolerance, developed new facilities, or enhanced existing libraries and archives, thereby enriching communities with resources, professional expertise, new partnerships, and sustainable development practices. International Librarianship offers insight into how these experiences might serve as templates and promote best practices in collaborations within the library profession in the United States and abroad, and it also demonstrates how international experiences can enliven home institutions upon return.
With its concrete, real-world examples from librarians with substantial cultural and professional experiences, this book is an outstanding resource for librarians aspiring to engage in librarianship across the borders. It will also serve as a valuable text for graduate courses. - Tim J. Zou, University of Arkansas Libraries
Author Information
Constantia Constantinou is Dean of University Libraries at Stony Brook University, State University of New York. Michael J. Miller is Chief Librarian at Bronx Community College, City University of New York. Kenneth Schlesinger is Chief Librarian at Lehman College, City University of New York, and coeditor (with Robert Farrell) of Managing in the Middle: The Librarian's Handbook.
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