00000nam a2200000 a 4500 Internationales Bibliothekswesen International Librarianship Softcover / Medien Kommunikation/Buchhandel Bibliothekswesen Libraries in the early 21st century ed. on behalf of IFLA by Ravindra N. Sharma Berlin de Gruyter Saur 2012 Angaben aus der Verlagsmeldung Libraries in the early 21st century, volume 2 : An international perspective Following the pattern of the first volume, the second volume of Libraries in the early 21st century: An international perspective extends the range of countries covered. Each chapter covers a different country and describes the modern history, development of libraries and library technology. The careful selection of countries achieves good representation of professional library work on all continents.This two-volume work represents an excellent contribution to international librarianship and allows comparative studies both at graduate and professional level. 9783110292756 9783110292756 3110292750 3110292750 eng VII, 551 S.