Internationalization And The North American University Library

Author : Karen Bordonaro
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2013-08-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780810891845

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Internationalization and the North American University Library by Karen Bordonaro Pdf

This book offers a fresh perspective on understanding university library work with international users in North America. It investigates what librarians, international students, and international scholars perceive the role of the university library to be in internationalization in higher education. It also explores the phenomenon of internationalization itself as it is lived and experienced by both librarians and international users. Personal definitions and experiences of internationalization offered by librarians and international users include viewing internationalization as the broadening of knowledge on multiple levels, the idea of seeing oneself as part of a greater whole, and the building of international research connections. Both librarians and international users describe elements of internationalization such as exposure, awareness, engagement, empathy, and transcending boundaries. Inherent contradictions are present as well, such as the stronger emphasis on defining differences rather than similarities and the disconnect between inward and outward looking aspects of internationalization. Finally, this book connects theoretical perspectives concerning the phenomenon of internationalization to the practice of academic librarianship in North America. It does this by presenting what librarians in both the United States and Canada think about working with international users in terms of benefits, challenges, and best practices. Practical lessons learned include the need to move beyond focusing solely on the linguistic and cultural challenges of working with international users to also consider the positive aspects of working with them, such as widening worldviews and expanding personal knowledge.

Author : Emmett Lombard
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-28
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000476071

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The Internationalization of the Academic Library by Emmett Lombard Pdf

The Internationalization of the Academic Library presents a theoretically informed, empirically grounded analysis of the process of academic library internationalization. Drawing on interviews with library personnel from around the world, Lombard analyzes internationalization at the departmental level of an academic library. Demonstrating that college and library personnel have positive intentions when it comes to internationalization, the research presented nevertheless reveals little commitment to an intentional, holistic role in the libraries studied. Drawing on internationalization expertise and models of prominent scholars, the book argues that libraries need to be more deliberate in their internationalization efforts and collaborate with other college personnel and departments outside the library. Lombard asserts that internationalization can facilitate a better understanding of the potential for transformation of a library’s mission, vision, and policy. The Internationalization of the Academic Library cuts across the fields of library science and higher education administration, ensuring that the book will appeal to researchers and students working in these disciplines. Library professionals around the world will also find much to interest them within the book.

Author : Karen Bordonaro
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013-12-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781442227040

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The Intersection of Library Learning and Second-Language Learning by Karen Bordonaro Pdf

Language learning and library learning in a university setting are closely related endeavors that intersect at various times and locations, and with various teachers and learners. This book is an examination of how these intersections are experienced by language learners. Its aim is to explore the two types of learning to help sustain and develop the learning in both areas. The Intersection of Library Learning and Second-Language Learning: Theory and Practice is aimed at practitioners, both librarians and language instructors, and describes everyday scenarios which will resonate with academic librarians and language instructors. It presents practical experiences and accompanies them with a consideration of the literature of both librarianship and language education. It reviews and evaluates professional practices employed by working librarians and language instructors in their dealings with international students. Considerations of the intersections between language learning and library learning are placed within a theoretical framework of learner autonomy. This framework offers librarians and language instructors methods and practices that enable students to take control of their learning in the areas of both language learning and library learning. A concluding chapter offers ways to connect the framework of learner autonomy to settings outside that of a university context.

Author : Peter Johan Lor
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 949 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2019-06-17
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110267990

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International and Comparative Librarianship by Peter Johan Lor Pdf

Based on his extensive experience in international librarianship, Peter Johan Lor, South Africa's first National Librarian and a former Secretary General of the IFLA, has written the first comprehensive and systematic overview of international and comparative librarianship. His book provides a conceptual framework and methodological guidelines for the field and covers the full range of international relations among libraries and information services, with particular attention to the international political economy of information, the international diffusion of innovations and policy in library and information services, LIS development and international aid. It concludes with a discussion of the practical relevance and future of international and comparative studies in LIS. See a short interview with Peter Lor on his work https://www.ifla.org/node/92590

Author : Sarah McNicol
Publisher : Facet Publishing
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-19
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781783300822

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Critical Literacy for Information Professionals by Sarah McNicol Pdf

This edited collection explores critical literacy theory and provides practical guidance to how it can be taught and applied in libraries. Critical literacy asks fundamental questions about our understanding of knowledge. Unlike more conventional approaches to literacy and resource evaluation, with critical literacy there is no single ‘correct’ way to read and respond to a text or resource. A commitment to equity and social justice sets critical literacy apart from many other types of literacy and links it to wider societal debates, such as internationalization, community cohesion and responses to disability. The book provides a foundation of critical literacy theory, as applied to libraries; combines theory and practice to explore critical literacy in relation to different user groups, and offers practical ways to introduce critical literacy approaches in libraries. Contributed to by international experts from across library sectors, the book covers topics including: radical information literacy as an approach to critical literacy education critical literacy and mature students physical and digital disability access in libraries teaching critical literacy skills in a multicultural, multilingual school community teaching media literacy developing critical literacy skills in an online environment new media and critical literacy. Critical Literacy for Information Professionals also contains a series of practically-focussed case studies that describe tools or approaches that librarians have used to engage users in critical literacy. Drawing on examples from across library sectors including schools, public libraries, universities, workplaces and healthcare, these illustrate how critical literacy can be applied across a variety of library settings, including online and new media environments. Accessible to those with little knowledge of critical literacy, while also introducing debates and ideas to those with more experience of the field, this book will be essential reading for librarians, information professionals and managers in all sectors, students of library and information science, school and higher education teachers and researchers.

Author : Karen Bordonaro
Publisher : Chandos Publishing
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2017-05-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780081018972

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International Librarianship at Home and Abroad by Karen Bordonaro Pdf

International Librarianship at Home and Abroad examines both the concept and reality of international librarianship. The intent of this book is not to glorify international librarianship, but to instead explore different ways that international librarianship might be understood and practiced. The book seeks to enrich and improve the everyday work done by librarians both at home and abroad in areas such as collection management, library services, and learning styles and techniques. Describes familiar librarian work, such as resource sharing, weeding and distance reference services Explores features and how they contribute to, and reflect, international librarianship Offers further examples on how to incorporate more explicit elements of international librarianship into home library practice

Author : Leo Appleton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781000352146

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Positioning the Academic Library within the University by Leo Appleton Pdf

Academic libraries are facing uncertain times. The international higher education environment is very volatile and academic libraries and librarians can play a major role in helping to strategically position their parent institution within it. In doing so, there needs to be clarity as to what the position of the academic library is with regard to the role and function it has within the university and how library leadership can have pan-institutional influence and impact. There are several ways in which the academic library can position itself and this collection demonstrates many of these. Strategic alignment with the university and its mission is a fundamental part of successful positioning, as is being flexible, adaptable and responsive to changing needs, requirements and expectations. Developments in research support and scholarly communications, as well as super-convergences with other academic support departments, are examples of such responsiveness. These topics along with other emerging themes, such as library functions and institutional partnerships and collaborations, are all discussed in the book and provide the reader with a rich variety of reflections and case studies on how academic libraries, from across the globe, have addressed their position within their institution. This book was originally published as a special issue of the journal New Review of Academic Librarianship.

Author : Yelena Luckert,Lindsay Inge Carpenter
Publisher : Assoc of College & Research Libraries
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Academic libraries
ISBN : 0838989519

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The Globalized Library by Yelena Luckert,Lindsay Inge Carpenter Pdf

A collection of essays from across the world, detailing how library work is becoming globalized. The articles demonstrate new ways to address language and cultural differences, access issues abroad, the international purchase and processing of materials, and information literacy needs of students from all over the world.

Author : Becky Albitz,Christine Avery,Diane Zabel
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2017-05-31
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9798216109952

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Leading in the New Academic Library by Becky Albitz,Christine Avery,Diane Zabel Pdf

Providing perspectives of early- and mid-career librarians as well as highly seasoned professionals, this book offers leadership advice that will help academic librarians of all experience levels to surmount the issues they face and overcome new challenges. Academic libraries and librarianship have dramatically evolved in recent years—in everything from their collections and facilities to their relationships with faculty and internal and external partners. These changes demand different mindsets and new skills on the part of librarians. This book explains how the quality of leadership is the key component of successfully implementing innovative service and practices—and as a result, of the success of the library itself. To that end, it offers practical guidelines for implementing leadership principles and achieving success in this evolving culture. Coedited by a team of three highly experienced academic librarians, Leading in the New Academic Library gives actionable advice regarding subjects like helping staff gain new competencies, leading from the middle, and succession planning. The content also addresses hot topics such as the academic library's new role, the integration of IT into library organization and infrastructure, making data-driven decisions, renovating a library space to meet changing user needs, and collaborating with internal as well as external partners.

Author : Kyle A. Long
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2020-02-17
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789004425767

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The Emergence of the American University Abroad by Kyle A. Long Pdf

The Emergence of the American University Abroad explores the development of the independent American university abroad model since the U.S. Civil War and situates it in the context of American higher education.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Education
ISBN : MINN:30000007201449

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Resources in Education by Anonim Pdf

Author : Chakraborty, Susmita
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2013-07-31
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781466643666

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Collaboration in International and Comparative Librarianship by Chakraborty, Susmita Pdf

With the introduction of the Bologna Process, the emphasis on the importance of international librarianship and its activity between governmental or non-governmental institutions, organizations, and groups of nations has continued to grow. Collaboration in International and Comparative Librarianship highlights the importance of international librarianship in governmental and non-governmental institutions, organizations, and groups in order to promote, develop, and maintain librarianship and the library profession around the world. This publication is essential for graduate students, researchers, teachers, and LIS administrators in the field of library science.

Author : Julian Hermida
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781482239119

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Facilitating Deep Learning by Julian Hermida Pdf

Deep learning is a committed approach to learning. It is a process of constructing and interpreting new knowledge in light of prior cognitive structures and experiences, which can be applied in new, unfamiliar contexts. Deep learning produces learning that lasts a lifetime; and it results in better quality learning and profound understanding. In co

Author : Diane E. Peters
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2010-04-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780810874305

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International Students and Academic Libraries by Diane E. Peters Pdf

This book addresses the issues faced by both international students and by librarians who work with them and offers suggestions on ways to make the relationship between the two groups more positive and productive. The annotated bibliography provides an overview of the literature on the topic.

Author : Alenzuela, Reysa,Kim, Heesop,Baylen, Danilo M.
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2020-03-27
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781799822752

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Internationalization of Library and Information Science Education in the Asia-Pacific Region by Alenzuela, Reysa,Kim, Heesop,Baylen, Danilo M. Pdf

Comprehensive internationalization is a strategic process that seeks to align initiatives for globally-oriented and internationally-connected programs that is essential for the attainment of global competitiveness and qualification recognition. Internationalization of higher education has been in broad debate among professionals, and procedures and processes towards desired quality of library and information science (LIS) academic standards are still a continuing discussion among stakeholders. Internationalization of Library and Information Science Education in the Asia-Pacific Region is a critical scholarly resource that examines the internationalization of LIS education to promote, develop, and facilitate engagement and mobility of library professionals around the world with a focus on the Asia-Pacific region. This book can open doors for greater global engagement and cooperation among LIS schools and professional governing bodies in countries that can mutually benefit and propel development to be on par with European and North American counterparts. While highlighting various topics such as global engagement, curriculum design, and knowledge sharing, this book is ideal for academicians, library professionals, instructional designers, researchers, curriculum designers, librarians, educators, and students.