Tag Archives: Research Method

Italian translation of International and comparative librarianship

I am happy to announce that the Italian translation of the first two parts (six chapters) of my book, International and comparative librarianship: concepts and methods for global studies (Berlin; Boston: Walter de Gruyter, 2019) has been published by the … Continue reading

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La biblioteconomia comparata: New Italian contribution to comparative librarianship

Bilotta, Anna. 2022. Principi, approcci e applicazioni della biblioteconomia comparata. Florence: Firenze University Press. It’s difficult to keep up with all the topics I would like to blog about. Often interesting opportunities pass by uncommented. But better late than never, … Continue reading

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A Milestone: Danton’s Dimensions of Comparative Librarianship published 50 years ago

The 1970s saw the publication of several noteworthy contributions to the theory and methodology of comparative librarianship. The first was Simsova and MacKee’s (1970) Handbook of comparative librarianship, a pioneering but ultimately disappointing work, of which a revised edition followed … Continue reading

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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

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Webinar on International Research — update and link to Bibliography

For the full programme and CVs of presenters and panelists, see  https://iflaltr.wordpress.com/international-research-in-lis/. I have added a link to my brief annotated bibliography of international and comparative LIS research.

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