Full Description
Demonstrates the impact of global education partnerships related to information access.
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.
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Contents
List of Illustrations
Foreword
Loriene Roy
Editors' Introduction
Academic Exchanges
The Toronto-Addis Ababa Academic Collaboration Library Science Program: A Case Study in Global Librarianship in Ethiopia
Sandra Kendall
Connecting with the University of Hong Kong for Program and Professional Development
Lesley S. J. Farmer
The CUNY-Shanghai Library Faculty Exchange Program: Participants Remember, Reflect, and Reshape
Sheau-yueh J. Chao, Beth Evans, Ryan Phillips, Mark Aaron Polger, Beth Posner, and Ellen Sexton
Fulbright Experiences
Transcending Ethnic, Racial, and Political Conflict to Achieve Understanding between the Greek and Turkish Cypriot Library Communities
Constantia Constantinou
The Unfinished Work: Organizational Democracy
John Lubans, Jr.
Librarians Building Digital Learning Objects Supporting Cultural Understanding: The Fulbright-Hays Seminar Abroad in Morocco and Tunisia
Michael J. Miller
Cape Crusade: Building the Steve Biko Centre's Library and Archive in South Africa's Eastern Cape
Kenneth Schlesinger
Information Literacy And Access
Together We Are Better: International Collaboration Supporting Information Access in the Dominican Republic
Loida Garcia-Febo and Adriana McCleer
How Do You Say "Penguin" in K'aqchikel? Promoting Literacy in Guatemala
Stephen E. Stratton
International Partnerships
Building Capacity for International Librarianship through Intercultural Professional Partnerships and Civil Society Outreach in Tanzania
Chantal Phillips
Partnering in International Library Development: Lubuto Library Project, Zambia Library Service, and Zambia's Ministry of Education
Elizabeth Cramer
Training Models
Peace Corps Training for Sustainable Library Development Projects
Marcy Carrel
Conclusions
Contributors
Index
