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This unique volume gives a truly international overview over the modern history and development of libraries and library technology in selected countries of the world. The careful selection of countries achieves good representation of library work on all continents, covering examples of both the developed and the developing world. A further volume with further national profiles is planned for 2012. This multivolume work represents an excellent contribution to international librarianship and allows comparative studies both at graduate and professional level. Many of the contributors are well-kn

Comparative librarianship. --- International librarianship. --- Libraries --- Documentation --- Public institutions --- Librarians --- Librarianship, International --- International cooperation --- Library science --- Comparative librarianship --- Library cooperation --- Librarianship, Comparative --- International education --- International librarianship --- Information technology. --- International Librarianship.

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Libraries and education --- Library science --- Libraries and education. --- Library science. --- Librarianship --- Library economy --- Education and libraries --- librarianship --- information science --- Bibliography --- Documentation --- Information science --- Education

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This book brings together a range of chapters about the trends in education and research in the field of library and information science (LIS) in the Asia-Oceania region of the world. Why a book about LIS in the Asia-Oceania region? One key reason for a book on the topic is the huge growth of the field in terms of students and schools particularly in Asia. Information is an important part of the human condition and critical to the development of the Asia-Oceania region.

Library statistics --- Information science --- Research. --- Libraries --- Library science --- Statistical methods --- Communication --- Information literacy --- Statistics --- Books --- Library & information sciences. --- Librarianship --- Library economy --- Bibliography --- Documentation

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Go step-by-step through the decisions and tasks needed to develop and launch a Drupal-powered site and learn the advantages of the open source approach.

Library Web sites --- Web site development. --- Development of Web sites --- Web sites --- Internet programming --- Web librarianship --- Design. --- Development --- Drupal (Computer file)

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"The theme of the 2011 Charleston Conference, the annual event that explores issues in book and serial acquisition, was "Something's Gotta Give." The conference, held November 2-5, 2011, in Charleston, SC, included 9 pre-meetings, more than 10 plenaries, and over 120 concurrent sessions. The theme reflected the increasing sense of strain felt by both libraries and publishers as troubling economic trends and rapid technological change challenge the information supply chain. What part of the system will buckle under this pressure? Who will be the winners and who will be the losers in this stressful environment? The Charleston Conference continues to be a major event for information exchange among librarians, vendors, and publishers. As it begins its fourth decade, the Conference is one of the most popular international meetings for information professionals, with almost 1,500 delegates. Conference attendees continue to remark on the informative and thought-provoking sessions. The Conference provides a collegial atmosphere where librarians, vendors, and publishers talk freely and directly about issues facing libraries and information providers. In this volume, the organizers of the meeting are pleased to share some of the learning experiences that they--and other attendees--had at the conference"--

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