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Category Archives: Comparative Librarianship
Surveying copyright legislation in the Global South
Last year an announcement on IFLA’s e-mail discussion list, IFLA-L alerted me to the appearance of a new copyright guide for Brazilian libraries, Guia para bibliotecas: Direitos autorais e acesso ao conhecimento, informação e cultura [Guide for libraries: Authors’rights and … Continue reading
Satellite Meeting on Global and Comparative Research Design in LIS
This event has been long in the planning. It was delayed by the Covid19 pandemic, but I’m happy to share that the planned satellite meeting will be held immediately after the upcoming IFLA World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) at … Continue reading
Reflections on librarians and time, I: Bach, anyone?
This is intended to be the first of a series of blog posts under the rubric, Reflections on librarians and time. It is a pervasive, multidimensional theme, which impacts the library and information professions in many ways. I shall indulge … Continue reading
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Reviews of International and Comparative Librarianship: concepts and methods…
Since my last post on this topic, two new reviews of my book have appeared. More details appear under the heading Reviews and author interviews. I mention there a substantial and scholarly review article in Italian by Dr Anna Bilotta, … Continue reading
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Announcement: IFLA satellite conference on “International Research in LIS: Challenges and Opportunities”
I’m happy to announce that an IFLA satellite conference on international research in LIS will be held in Dublin, Ireland, on 13 and 14 August 2020. The event will be a workshop-style meeting with a practical focus, aiming to improve … Continue reading
Some new resources
It’s Spring Break at UWM and I’ve used the opportunity to update this site, which was woefully out of date. It still needs a lot of updating, but there are some new resources, particularly on the Presentations page, where I’ve added material … Continue reading
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Chapter 7 – International Influence and Diffusion in Library and Information Services
At last! I have posted a draft of Chapter 7, “International influence and diffusion of ideas in LIS”. This chapter first introduces the concept of diffusion, and gives an overview of the ground-breaking generalized model of the diffusion of innovations … Continue reading