International and comparative studies in information and library science
Subtitle: a focus of the United States and Asian countries
By: [edited by] Yan Quan Liu, Xiaojun Cheng.
Contributors: Liu, Yan Quan, 1955-; Cheng, Xiaojun, 1955-
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780810859159
Subjects: Comparative librarianship; International librarianship; Library science -- United States; Library science -- Asia; Information science -- United States; Information science -- Asia
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Comparative librarianship / L.K. Sami; title: International LIS research : a comparison of national trends / Maxine Rochester and Pertti Vakkari; title: Comparison between P.R. China and USA in the field of library and information science / Weina Hua; title: Introducing an international cooperative research method employed in cross-country studies in information & library science / Yan Quan Liu; title: The impact of national policy on developing information infrastructure nationwide issues in P.R. China and the U.S. / Yan Quan Liu; title: Comparing approaches : telecentre evaluation experiences in Asia and Latin America / R. Gomez & K. Reilly; title: Is the education on digital libraries adequate? / Yan Quan Liu; title: An investigation of LIS qualifications throughout the world / P. Dalton & K. Levinson; title: A comparative study of library and information science education : China and the United States / Ziming Liu; title: A comparison study on the confusion and threat of the United States and Chinese library education / Xudong Jin; title: A comparative case study of graduate courses in library and information studies in the UK, USA, India, and Iran : lessons for Iranian LIS professionals / L. Mortezaie & N. Naghshineh; title: Motivation to manage : a comparative study of male and female library & information science students in the United States of America, India, Singapore & Japan / S.R. Murgai; title: Digital library infrastructure : a case study on sharing information resources in China / Yan Quan Liu & Jin Zhang; title: Cataloging non-print resources in the United States and China : a comparative study of organization and access for selected electronic and audiovisual resources / Yan Ma, Steven Miller & Yan Quan Liu; title: The use of new technologies in reference and information work : a survey of training needs in China and New Zealand / R. Cullen & C. Huanwen; title: International perspectives on academic libraries : introduction / R. Cullen & P.J. Calvert; title: A comparative study of the use of the academic libraries by undergraduates in the United States and Taiwan / Ting-Ming Lai; title: International public library trends / Nerida Clifford; title: The use of the national library statistics by public library directors / Yan Quan Liu & Douglas L. Zweizig; title: National public library statistics and management : a comparison between the United States and People's Republic of China / Yan Quan Liu; title: Teachers' perceptions of school libraries : comparisons from Tokyo and Honolulu / Yuriko Nakamura; title: An international study on principal influence and information services in schools : synergy in themes and methods / James Henri, Lyn Hay & Dianne Oberg.