Global Librarianship

The role of librarianship in this age of socioeconomic, environmental and political transformation is examined in this text which illustrates how globally networked environments promote and increase the sharing and dissemination of ideas, information, and solutions to obstacles affecting libraries. This reference: *analyzes the role of libraries around the world as leaders in global access to information in school, public, academic and multinational corporations *considers how language barriers, national policies and the digital divide affect the free flow of information *studies the relationship between libraries and social issues, education, the preservation of cultural heritage, and economic development. Demonstrating how libraries can serve the communities in the evolving digital environment this text showcases methods which tailor and build collections and technologies to support worldwide academic and business communities.Kesselman, Martin is the author of 'Global Librarianship' with ISBN 9780824709785 and ISBN 0824709780.