a very useful guide to access the information on international librarianship...well-prepared reference book...a good addition to all reference collections...

American Reference Books Annual

Stueart has excelled in assembling an amazing amount of basic information...an important reference resource...

College & Research Libraries

Robert D. Stueart...does a great job of pulling the information into a logical and orderly manner....This book is recommended for all college[s] and universities with library and information science programs.

Public Services Quarterly

A very useful identification and aggregation of resources....The directory performs a useful role in bringing together this information is a convenient format....A worthwhile resource....An inexpensive addition to any LIS collection.

Reference Reviews

Blends practical and concrete information with more theoretical explorations of the subject matter....very readable...an excellent addition to a class on international librarianship.

Public Libraries

Libraries, whether ancient or modern, have led the charge toward sharing information across space and time. The recent boom in information technology is just the sound of the rest of the world catching up. Stueart, longtime practitioner and global advocate, provides here a basic guide for those committed to exploring universal librarianship, including students and academics. He describes the rapid growth of the discipline and the progress accomplished by library associations and networks of library and information organizations, national library associations working on issues of universal librarianship, relevant governmental and non-governmental organizations (such as philanthropies and research institutes) and foundations, national libraries and bibliographic services, and information policies that address the sharing of information across borders. Stueart includes every nation and organizational imaginable here, and gives each its due.

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