Title Globalizing the library : librarians and development work, 1945-1970 / Amanda Laugesen

Published Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019 ©2019

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Description 1 online resource (181 pages) Series Routledge studies in library and information science Routledge studies in library and information science. Contents Libraries for the world -- Imagining the global library -- Identifying the library problem -- Making the modern library -- Making the modern librarian -- Libraries as foreign policy -- Library diplomacy and exchange Summary Globalizing the Library focuses on the globalization of information and the library in the period following the Second World War. Providing an examination of the ideas and aspirations surrounding information and the library, as well as the actual practices and actions of information professionals from the United States, Britain, and those working with organizations such as Unesco to develop library services, this book tells an important story about international history that also provides insight into the history of information, globalization, and cultural relations. Exploring efforts to help build library services and train a cohort of professional librarians around the globe, the book examines countries in Asia, Africa, and the Pacific during the period of the Cold War and decolonization. Using the ideas of 'library diplomacy' and 'library imperialism' to frame Anglo-American involvement in this work, Laugesen examines the impact library development work had on various countries. The book also considers what might have motivated nations in the global South to use foreign aid to help develop their library services and information infrastructure. Globalizing the Library prompts refl ection on the way in which library services are developed and the way professional knowledge is transferred, while also illuminating the power structures that have shaped global information infrastructures. As a result, the book should be essential reading for academics and students engaged in the study of libraries, development, and information. It should also be of great interest to information professionals and information historians who are reflecting critically on the way information has been transferred, consumed, and shaped in the modern world Analysis Library and information services Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Amanda Laugesen is an Associate Professor and senior fellow in the School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics, and director of the Australian National Dictionary Centre at the Australian National University Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 26, 2019) Subject International librarianship -- History -- 20th century Library science -- Developing countries -- History -- 20th century Libraries -- Developing countries -- History -- 20th century Libraries -- Political aspects LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Library & Information Science -- General. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Library & Information Science. International librarianship Libraries Libraries -- Political aspects Library science Developing countries Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2018060303 ISBN 9781351250924 1351250922 9781351250894 1351250906 9781351250917 1351250892 9781351250900 1351250914

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