Library and information science trends and research : Asia-Oceania / edited by Amanda Spink, Diljit Singh.

This book brings together a range of chapters about the trends in education and research in the field of library and information science (LIS) in the Asia-Oceania region of the world. Why a book about LIS in the Asia-Oceania region? One key reason for a book on the topic is the huge growth of the fi...

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Other Authors: Spink, Amanda., Singh, Diljit.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2012.
Series:Library and information science (New York, N.Y. : Online) ; v. 2.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface / Amanda Spink, Diljit Singh
  • ch. 1. Introduction / Amanda Spink, Diljit Singh
  • ch. 2. From practice to academia : 50 years of LIS education in Australia / Concepción S. Wilson, Mary Anne Kennan, Sebastian K. Boell, Patricia Willard
  • ch. 3. Keeping current : the evolution of postgraduate library and information studies education in New Zealand / Brenda Chawner, Gillian Oliver
  • ch. 4. From a distance : teacher librarian training by distance collaboration / Arthur Winzenried
  • ch. 5. Culture, libraries and information services at the intersection of development in India : propelling growth in the 21st century / B. Preedip Balaji
  • ch. 6. Environmental scanning : an emerging discipline for LIS education / Xue Zhang, Shaheen Majid, Schubert Foo
  • ch. 7. Developing contextual perceptions of information literacy and information literacy education in the Asian region / Daniel G. Dorner, G.E. Gorman, Nicole M. Gaston
  • ch. 8. Information culture in the Maldives / Aminath Riyaz, Kerry Smith
  • ch. 9. LIS research trends in doctoral studies and project work : a case study of DLISc, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur (1985-2010) / Shalini R. Lihitkar, Ramdas S. Lihitkar
  • ch. 10. Virtual community research in China : a critical review of the LIS literature / Qinghua Zhu, Xiaoling Sun, Jia Tina Du, Yuxiang Zhao, Kewen Wu, Hua Zheng
  • ch. 11. Indonesian library and information science research as the social construction process / Laksmi, Luki Wijayanti
  • ch. 12. Multilingual resources and services in Chinese academic libraries : a survey / Daqing He, Dan Wu.