Libraries driving access to knowledge / ed. by Jesús Lau ...

This book is a must for librarians with international interest in access to knowledge. It includes a collection of 15 chapters written by authors from all over the world and covers different approaches to the vital role of libraries driving access to knowledge. There are chapters that offer solution...

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Main Authors:Lau, Jesús (Author)
Format: Online-Resource
Language:English
Published:Berlin : Walter de Gruyter GmbH Co.KG, 2012
Edition:1. Aufl
Series:IFLA Publications 151
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Summary:This book is a must for librarians with international interest in access to knowledge. It includes a collection of 15 chapters written by authors from all over the world and covers different approaches to the vital role of libraries driving access to knowledge. There are chapters that offer solutions and ideas to enable libraries to become the knowledge engine in society. Other chapters discuss the conceptual part of the subject and related services. The book was compiled as part of the presidential theme of Ellen Tise, IFLA President 2009-2011, with the aim of offering the reader a good portrait of the opportunities and challenges that libraries have in driving access to knowledge. Jesús Lau, Universidad Veracruzana, Veracruz, Mexico; Anna-Maria Tammaro, University of Parma, Parma, Italy and Theo J. D. Bothma, University of Pretoria, Dept. of Information Science, Pretoria, South Africa
Physical Description:Online Ressource (PDF, 7182 KB, 402 S.)
ISBN:9783110263121