International Librarianship

Developing Professional, Intercultural, and Educational Leadership

Constantia Constantinou, Michael J. Miller, Kenneth Schlesinger, Constantia Constantinou, Michael J. Miller, Kenneth Schlesinger

• Publisher: SUNY Press
• Year: 2016
• Print ISBN:
  9781438463667
  9781438463674
• eBook ISBN:
  9781438463681
• Topic: Bildung
• Subtopic: Lehrmethoden

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.

INDEX

advocacy, xv, 24, 137

Afrikaans, 86

Albania, 151

Alem, Atalay, 5

American Association of School Librarians (AASL), 23

American Library Association (ALA), xiv; see also International Relations Round Table; Library Bill of Rights

Amezray, Morocco, 74

Anbessa, Tikur, 4

Antigua, 105

Antrop-González, René, 94, 96

Apartheid, 79

Apartheid Museum, 83

Arab Spring, 46, 48, 69, 73, 75, 159

archives, xiii, 31, 79–89, 141, 159

Archives and Justice: A South African Perspective, 81

Asociación Dominicana de Profesores, 98

assessment, 6, 10, 20, 21, 31, 32, 45, 64–65, 81, 101, 102, 122, 123, 152; see also evaluation

Asset-Based Community Development model, 97

Association of Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries, 102

Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), 16, 30

Association of Library and Information Science Educators, 23

Beijing University, 30

Berber, 70

bibliobus, 112; see also bookmobile

Biko, Steve (1946–1977), 79, 82, 86, 87; see also Biko Foundation; Steve Biko Centre

Biko Foundation, 83

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, 94

Black Consciousness, 79

Black Lion Hospital, 4, 7

Bo-Kaap Museum (Muslim immigration), 83

bookmobile, 87

Book Mule Program, 7

Books with Wings, University of Toronto, 7

Boston University, 141

Botswana, 148

Bourial, Hatem, 75

Brazil, 24

Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State (United States), 43

Bwato, Robinson, 133

California School Library Association, 23

California State University Channel Islands, 105

California State University Long Beach, 23

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Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• List of Illustrations
• Foreword
• Editors’ Introduction
• Academic Exchanges
• Fulbright Experiences
• Information Literacy and Access
• International Partnerships
• Training Models
• Conclusions
• Contributors
• Index
• Back Cover