The Organization of the Library Profession: A Symposium Based on Contributions to the 37th Session of the IFLA General Council, Liverpool, 1971

by Arthur H Chaplin (Editor), International Federation of Library Associations (Editor)

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ISBN-13:	9783794043095
Publisher:	de Gruyter
Publication date:	04/01/1973
Series:	IFLA Publications
Edition description:	Reprint 2017 ed.
Pages:	132
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.38(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

Table of Contents

Frontmatter — CONTENTS — PREFACE — I. INTRODUCTION - GENERAL SURVEY — II. NATIONAL AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN FOUR CONTINENTS — EUROPE — 1. Czechoslovakia. Librarians' organizations and authorities in the Slovak Socialist Republic and the development of the library profession — 2. France. The organization of the library profession in France and the role of the Association of French Librarians — 3. Germany (Federal Republic). The library associations of the Federal Republic of Germany — 4. Great Britain. The development of education for librarianship in Great Britain — 5. U.S.S.R. The role of the library profession and forms of its organization in Soviet society — 6. Regional. LIBER: its origins, aim, and prospects — ASIA — 7. Malaysia and S.E.Asia. The organization of the library profession in Malaysia — AFRICA — 8. East Africa. National and regional library organizations in Eastern Africa, with special reference to Ethiopia and SCAULEA — 9. West Africa. The organization of the library profession in West Africa — AMERICA — 10. U.S.A. The American Library Association: current concerns and directions — 11. International activities of the Medical Library Association — 12. Latin America. The role of professional associations in the development of agricultural librarianship and documentation in Latin America — III. ORGANIZATION IN LIBRARIES OF DIFFERENT TYPES — 13. Academic Libraries. The professional organization of academic librarians — 14. Public Libraries. The organization of our profession: public libraries — IV. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS — 15. Co-operation between FID and IFLA — 16. Points from the address of the FID Representative at the IF LA General Council, Liverpool — 17. The role of Unesco: extracts from an address — 18. Activities of ISO/TC 46 - Documentation: summary of address — 19. The International Association of Music Libraries. A message to the IFLA General Council — 20. The activities of the Association of International Libraries — V. CONCLUSIONS