Education for Library Cataloging: International Perspectives - Hardcover

9780789031129: Education for Library Cataloging: International Perspectives

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0789031124 ISBN 13: 9780789031129

Publisher: Routledge, 2006

Examine cataloging and classification training programs around the world

Education for Library Cataloging: International Perspectives examines the global development of educational programs for cataloging and classification in the library and information field. Library school faculty and professional librarians from more than 20 countries discuss a wide range of topics, including formal school and continuing education of catalog librarians, education and training for paraprofessional staff in cataloging and technical services, changes in library school programs, and metadata and information organization instruction.

Faculty members and seasoned librarians from Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, Latin America, and the Middle East present case studies and overviews of library and information school programs, bibliographies of cited works in both Western and non-Western language literature, and plenty of helpful tables and charts. Articles presented in Education for Library Cataloging: International Perspectives are organized geographically to make it easier to check which countries are covered in each region, and to determine regional similarities and differences. Political, historical, cultural, religious, and linguistic factors were also considered to demonstrate the wide range of educational efforts and programs to cultivate cataloging professionals all over the world.

Topics examined in Education for Library Cataloging: International Perspectives include:
* education and training development for librarians in the University of Botswana Library
* the library science school curricula in the Cross River State of Nigeria
* the training of students in cataloging via distant education in South Africa
* education programs in China
* the education for knowledge organization (including cataloging and classification) in India
* the current status of cataloging education in Japan
* on the job training of catalog librarians in South Korea
* the education for cataloging in Australia
* how catalog librarians are trained in Germany and Austria
* recent changes to the library education system in Poland
* a critical study of cataloging instruction within the library and information science programs in Spain
* a recent survey of graduate education and training for cataloging and classification in the United Kingdom
* an overview of the education for cataloging and classification in Mexico
* the current status of cataloging and classification education in Egypt
* recent changes to cataloging teaching in Israel
* the continuing education for catalogers in Saudi Arabia
* and much moreMany of the articles presented in Education for Library Cataloging: International Perspectives document the initial efforts to introduce education for cataloging in particular countries, including Egypt and Japan. This book is an invaluable resource for library and information school educators, administrators, and students.

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About the Author:

Carter is head of the Archives Service Center and curator of Historical Collections for the University of Pittsburgh Library System.

Review:

"A MUST-READ FOR ALL LIBRARY EDUCATORS. . . EXTREMELY INFORMATIVE AND VERY WELL DOCUMENTED." -- Ana Lupe Cristan, MLIS, Cooperative Cataloging Specialist, Cataloging Policy and Support Office, Library of Congress

"COMPREHENSIVE AND TIMELY. . . Describes education for cataloging and classification in twenty-one countries on six continents." -- Michael Gorman, President, American Library Association

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