Providing new insights into the role of librarianship in an age of socioeconomic, environmental, and political transformation, this reference illustrates how globally networked environments promote and increase the sharing and dissemination of ideas, information, and solutions to obstacles affecting libraries - showcasing methods to tailor and build collections and technologies that continually support worldwide scholarly and business communities through the utilization of digital tools and electronic media.
Technological and socio-political globalization has changed the nature of library organization and services. Soliciting contributions from library science academics and practitioners from England, the US, and elsewhere in the world, Kesselman (Life Sciences Librarian, Rutgers U.) and Weintraub (associate professor and sciences specialist, Brooklyn College Library) present 16 papers exploring selected aspects of "global librarianship." Topics include the role of libraries in rural development, library services in multinational corporations, Scandinavian public libraries as a model for success, library support for future "cyber-universities," issues of information flow and access, and the possibilities for global digital libraries. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
