Covering articles, books, conference papers, dissertations and reports, this substantial Scarecrow Press paperback contains 1,949 entries on the 'subject of librarianship throughout the Islamic world.'...Presentation is in generous single-column layout across the page and the whole is refreshingly easy on the eye, avoiding the cluttered appearance that often mars this type of listing....This is a basic bibliography that...conveniently regurgitates material on librarianship and information science in the Islamic World found in major databases and other sources.

Reference Reviews

...it should be included in reference collections for students of library science and international librarianship and as an aid to enlarging the limited Western view of affairs in the Islamic world....serves a worthwhile purpose.

Information & Culture

...a work of labour, skill and faith...It will be treasured by the Islamic scholars and students.

Library Progress

With nearly 2,000 entries, Sterling Joseph Coleman Jr. provides a comprehensive look at librarianship in 34 Islamic countries. In Librarianship and Information Science in the Islamic World, 1966-1999: An Annotated Bibliography, Coleman provides annotations of articles, books, conference papers, theses, dissertations, and reports on a wide variety of topics within the context of Islamic librarianship.

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