Library design in the 21st century has one common theme: collaboration is at the heart of innovation. Designing modern libraries is a complex process involving many stakeholders and participants. Libr
This 2nd edition of the highly successful Global Library and Information Science presents an up-to-date review of international librarianship and library science through insightful and well written ch
Die International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) ist der führende internationale Dachverband, der die Interessen von Bibliotheken und Informationsdiensten und ihren Nutzer
This volume presents papers that highlight how public, academic and research communities in different regions of the world provide high quality, adaptable and innovative library spaces meeting the nee
Contributions from experts in the field of indigenous knowledge protection convey its dynamic character. Indigenous knowledge is sustained and transformed to produce "new" knowledge in new m
The management of knowledge created in an organization not only enables reuse of knowledge, but also adds value to the organization itself. Preventing duplication of intellectual effort, it saves econ
Architectural realisation of a building and its opening to the public with a range of services are central components of the building and design process of libraries. Post-Occupancy Evaluation (POE) i
This collection of research papers provides extensive information on deploying services, concepts, and approaches for using open linked data from libraries and other cultural heritage institutions. Wi
Celebrating the new International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) School Library Guidelines, this updated book steers readers through library practice, advocacy and developm
This publication brings together a range of building projects from National, Academic and Public Libraries from different countries of the world showing how these libraries are able to continue to pro
Ten of the 25 papers in this collection are written in German with an abstract translated into English. The English language papers provide an abstract in German. The contributors introduce the genera
The social sciences have made fundamental contributions to the understanding of the economic, political and social life of nations in the past century. Social science libraries now have an important r
Drawn from papers delivered at a meeting of the International Federation of Library Associations Management and Marketing Section working group in advance of the 2010 IFLA general Conference and Assem
This volume comprises contributions of three conferences, on legal deposit in a digital environment, on web harvesting and archiving as well as newspapers in the geographical context of the Mediterran
This handbook provides thorough, up-to-date information on associations concerned with the fields of librarianship, information science and archives. The third, completely revised edition contains ove
The scale of change in the provision of information and research services since the original edition of this guide (published 1993), in particular the development of the Internet, meant that it soon b
This volume offers presentations at the most recent events of the IFLA Newspapers Section (Santiago de Chile, May 2007 & Durban, August 2007). The Santiago International Newspaper Conference a
These papers focus on the topic of leadership in the library and information professions, providing an overview of institutes, programs and activities occurring around the world. Some are described in
