International librarianship : developing professional, intercultural, and educational leadership / edited by Constantia Constantinou, Michael J. Miller, Kenneth Schlesinger.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Constantinou, Constantia, 1964- editor.

Miller, Michael J., 1966- editor.

Schlesinger, Kenneth, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International librarianship.

International librarianship--Case studies.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xvi, 171 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [2017]

Summary:

Demonstrates the impact of global education partnerships related to information access. 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. 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 .

Contents:

Academic exchanges

The Toronto Addis Ababa Academic Collaboration-Library Science Program : 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, 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 : 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 García-Febo, Adriana McCleer

How do you say penguin in Kaqchikel? : 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 Partners, Zambia Library Service, and Zambia's Ministry of Education / Elizabeth Cramer

Training models

Peace corps training for sustainable library development projects / Marcy Carrel.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: International librarianship.

ISBN:

9781438463674

1438463677

OCLC:

961800785

Publisher Number:

40026858860

99976929394