International Aspects of Reference and Information Services

ISBN-13: 9780367374099 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 252 str.

Opis

This book, first published in 1987, is an appraisal of the international librarianship scene and the reference service function. Experts discuss how international reference services can be improved to facilitate true exchange of information around the world.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: The World of Reference and Information Services Bill Katz  The World  2. Information Counselling and Policies Marta L. Dosa and Darla Holt  3. International Comparison and Problems in the Application of Information Technology to Information Services Esther E. Horne  4. Reference Services and Global Awareness Mohammed A. Aman and Mary Jo Aman  5. Information Service: Supporting the Educational Program Around the World Jean E. Lowrie  6. Integrating a Central Reference Service in an International Studies Program W. Daviess Menefee  United States  7. Hospitable Harvard: Five International Libraries and their Services to International Readers Barbara Mitchell  8. Overseas Publications of the Library of Congress: Their History and Use as Reference Resources Jack C. Wells  9. International Information Activities of the U.S. Geological Survey Gary W. North and Nancy B. Faries  10. A Viewpoint for Successful International Marine Data/Information Transfer Steven J. Tibbitt  11. Scientific/Technical Translations in a Research Library Ted Crump  12. Indexing and Abstracting Services' Coverage of Soviet English Language Periodicals Gloria Jacobs  Africa  13. Resources for the Study of Africa and the Middle East: An Overview Julian W. Witherell  Australia  14. On-Line Information Services in Australia Howard Coxon  United Kingdom  15. The International Component of Reference Work at the Science Reference and Information Service, The British Library M.W. Hill  16. BBC Data as an Information Provider and Publisher David Stoker  Germany  17. Automated Information Services for Supreme National Authorities: The Libraries' Contribution: The Example of the Federal Republic of Germany Ernst Kohl  Israel  18. Information Services in Industry: Difficulties in Less Developed and Small or Peripheral Countries Beth Krevitt Eres  Latin America  19. The Most Useful Reference Sources on Latin America: Results of a Survey of Those Who Use Them Most Edwin S. Gleaves  20. Foreign Trade & Econ Abstracts Measures up Internationally R.A.J. Van Loen

O autorze

Bill Katz, Ruth A. Fraley