Please forward this to faculty colleagues and doctoral students.
In collaboration with IFLA, De Gruyter is to publish a new series of ‘Global Studies in Libraries and Information.’
The complex processes involved in the international dissemination of information and knowledge, and the roles of libraries and related information agencies in facilitating access require practicing librarians and information workers to be aware of opportunities
and challenges that arise internationally. We aim to publish thoughtful and multi-facetted books, authored by leading professionals and scholars that:
- analyse current global trends in librarianship and information work
- examine the changing functions of libraries and information services from a current, global perspective
- identify factors that are underpinning the development of librarianship and information work
- evaluate the relative contribution to development of external agents, internal circumstances, and the local LIS professional community
- evaluate the current role of information in international development.
Texts in the series could be single or joint-authored, or an edited compilations of papers. If you are nearing completion of some relevant research and might be interested in submitting it for publication, have an idea for a book that would fit in with
the themes of the series, or would be interested in bringing together and guiding a team of good writers to compile a book, please contact me with an outline of your suggestion.
Professor Ian M. Johnson
Series Editor
IFLA/De Gruyter "Global Studies in Libraries and Information"
Aberdeen
Great Britain
Phone: 01224 740785
Mobile: 07719 859239
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