International Librarianship: Developing Professional, Intercultural, and Educational Leadership

✍ Scribed by Constantia Constantinou (editor), Michael J. Miller (editor), Kenneth Schlesinger (editor)

Publisher: State University of New York Press
Year: 2017
Tongue: English
Leaves: 190
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

Demonstrates the impact of global education partnerships related to information access.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents
List of Illustrations
Figures
Table
Foreword
Editors’ Introduction
References
Academic Exchanges
The Toronto–Addis Ababa Academic Collaboration Library Science Program: A Case Study in Global Librarianship in Ethiopia
References
Recommended Reading
Connecting with the University of Hong Kong for Program and Professional Development
References
Recommended Reading
The CUNY-Shanghai Library Faculty Exchange Program: Participants Remember, Reflect, and Reshape
Higher Education and Exchanges in China: A Brief Review
Cuny-Shanghai Exchange Experiences: Participants and Settings
Library and Department Tours
Professional Presentations
Comparative Librarianship
Challenges of Communication: Language and Censorship
Challenges of Program Design
Program Successes
Conclusions
References and Recommended Reading
Fulbright Experiences
Transcending Ethnic, Racial, and Political Conflict to Achieve Understanding between the Greek and Turkish Cypriot Library Communities
References
The Unfinished Work: Organizational Democracy
Background
Rationale
The Class
Concepts for Teaching the Democratic Organization
References
Librarians Building Digital Learning Objects Supporting Cultural Understanding: The Fulbright-Hays Seminar Abroad in Morocco and Tunisia
References
Cape Crusade: Building the Steve Biko Centre’s Library and Archive in South Africa’s Eastern Cape
References
Recommended Reading
Information Literacy and Access
Together We Are Better: International Collaboration Supporting Information Access in the Dominican Republic
Background
Access to Information and the Power to Cause Change
Asset-Based Community Partnerships
Collaborative Outcomes
Conclusions
References
How Do You Say “Penguin” in K’aqchikel? Promoting Literacy in Guatemala
References
Recommended Reading
International Partnerships
Building Capacity for International Librarianship through Intercultural Professional Partnerships and Civil Society Outreach in Tanzania
Participatory Development
Cultural Analysis in the Project Environment
Local Content
Challenges of Collaboration
References
Partnering in International Library Development: Lubuto Library Project, Zambia Library Service, and Zambia’s Ministry of Education
Importance of Zambia Guiding Development Efforts
Strive to Meet the Development Goals of the Country
International Library Development Leaders Need to Possess Professional Library Credentials
Challenge: Mobilizing Financial Resources for Lubuto Library Partners
Challenge: Training Librarians to Work in LLP Libraries
Success: Providing Services and Programming to Vulnerable Children
Success: Promoting Literacy and Libraries
Professional Development for Children’s Librarianship in Zambia
Conclusions
References
Training Models
Peace Corps Training for Sustainable Library Development Projects
Peace Corps Resources for Library Projects (Preservice Training)
Sustainable Library Development for the Education Sector
References
Recommended Reading
Conclusions
References
Contributors
Index

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