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oapen-20.500.12657-633892024-03-28T08:18:57Z International Librarianship Miller, Michael J. Constantinou, Constantia Education Teaching Methods & Materials Library Skills Language Arts & Disciplines Library & Information Science Collection Development thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNU Teaching of a specific subject thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GL Library and information sciences / Museology::GLH Acquisitions and collection development 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. <i>International Librarianship</i> 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. 2023-06-07T05:48:11Z 2023-06-07T05:48:11Z 2016 book 9781438463674 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/63389 eng application/epub+zip Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International external_content.epub State University of New York Press State University of New York Press a2a9134f-451a-49c3-9b5f-a060536b7cf7 b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9781438463674 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) State University of New York Press Knowledge Unlatched open access
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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. <i>International Librarianship</i> 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.
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