IS 207: International Issues and Comparative Research in
Library and Information Science
Winter 2002, Tuesday, 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m., GSE&IS 121

Course Information

Selective Bibliography

Assignments

Course Outline

Syllabus

Instructor:

Dr. Clara M. Chu, cchu@ucla.edu, (310) 206-9368
Office Hours: T 2:00-4:00 p.m. and other times by appointment, GSE&IS 210

Purpose of course:

  1. To provide an introductory knowledge of the history and development of international organizations and programs in library and information science,
  2. to develop some understanding of national library and information institutions,
  3. to identify issues in approach to the production, acquisition, and access of information,
  4. to examine the range of "national" information resources,
  5. to understand the political, socio-economic and cultural factors which shape the production, access and dissemination of information, and
  6. to introduce comparative methodology as a process for study and research.

Official Catalog Description/Scope of course:

History and development of international organizations and programs in library and information science, identification of key issues in international exchange of information. Introduction to comparative method as procedure for study and research.”  Note: It is possible to delve deeper into the issues discussed or excluded in this course through individual study or research.

Assignments:

Assignments are due on dates and times as specified.  Late assignments may be accepted if prior arrangements are made with the instructor and will be penalized by a letter grade. All assignments should be typed and double-spaced.

Evaluation/Grading:

Grading is done in accordance with IS policy.

            Class Presentation/Discussion            10%
            Chiapas Project                                30%
            Major assignment                              50%
            Class participation                             10%

Instructional Method:

This class will incorporate a mixture of lecture, discussion, in-class exercises and student presentations.  Students will be expected to contribute to class discussions on a regular basis.

Resource Materials and Reserves:

Reserve materials will be placed in the MIT Lab/Library.

International and Comparative Library and Information Studies:
A Selective Bibliography

General

Asheim, Lester. Librarianship in Developing Countries. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1966.

Chandler, George (ed.). International Librarianship. London: The Library Association, 1972.

Coblans, Herbert. Librarianship and Documentation: An International Perspective. London: Andre Deutsch, 1974.

Danton, J. Periam. The Dimensions of Comparative Librarianship. Chicago:American Library Association, 1973.

Harvey, John F. (ed.). Comparative and International Library Science. Metuchen, N.J. & London: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1977.

Kaula,P.N.; Kumar, Krishan et. al.(eds.)  International and Comparative Librarianship and Information Systems, 2 vols.  New Delhi: Vedam Books, 1996; 942 pp. (Ranganathan Memorial Volumes)

Shaffer, Dale Eugene. The Maturity of Librarianship as a Profession. Metuchen, NJ: Scarcrow Press, 1963.

Culture and Communications

Gudykunst, W. & Yun K, Young . Chapter 3: "Cultural Influences on the Process," In: Communicating with strangers : An Approach to Intercultural Communication, 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1992; pp.41-62.

Maack, M.N. “Americans in France: Cross-Cultural Exchange and the Diffusion of Innovations,” Journal of Library History, 21(3): 315-333, 1986.

Menou, M. “Cultural Barriers to the International Transfer of Information,” Information Processing & Management, 19(3): 121-129,1983.

Stewart, E. & Bennett, M. Chapter 8: “Intercultural Communication Applications,” In: American Cultural Patterns. A Cross-Cultural Perspective. Yarmouth, Maine: Intercultural Press, Inc., 1991; pp. 149-176.

Information Infrastructures & National Information Policies

Borgman, C.L. & Caidi, N. “Developing National Information Infrastructures in Central and Eastern Europe: The Content Vs. Conduit Debate,” In: Library Automation in Transitional Societies: Lessons from Eastern Europe, eds. by A. Lass & R.E. Quandt. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000; pp. 28-44.

Canada. “The Canadian Information Highway: Building Canada's Information and Communications Infrastructure,” Industry Canada: Ottawa, 1994; 33 pp.

Lau, Jes£s. “Mexican Information Policy: A Scattered Decision Model,” In: SLA Annual State-of-the-Art Institute Proceedings, Nov. 8-9, 1993. 

McCallum, S. (ed.) “International Standards,” International Leads, 9(3): 1-8, 1995.

Menou, Michel. “National Information Policy in the Less Developed Countries: An Educational Perspective,” International Library Review, 23(1): 49-64, 1991. 

Oli, M “National Policy for Library and Information Services,” International Library Review, 21(1): 115-127, 1991.

Riley, T. “Developments in Freedom of Information Internationally,” Canadian Library Journal, 38(3):137-141, 1981.

UNESCO. “Information Policies and Strategies,” http://www.unesco.org/webworld/public_domain/development.html Follow links to the African Information Society Initiative (AISI): http://www.uneca.org/programmes_home.htm

U.S. “National Information Infrastructure Agenda for Action,” NTIA: Washington, 1993; 14 pp.

Libraries: Academic & Research

Danton, J.Periam. “University Library Books Budgets, 1860, 1910 and 1960,” Library Quarterly, 57(3): 284-302, 1987.

Ito, M. “Academic Libraries in Australia and Japan,” International Library Review, 19(1): 3-14, 1987.

Knuth, R. “Factors in the Development of School Libraries in Great Britain and the United States: A Comparative Study,” International Information & Library Review, 27(7): 265-282, 1995. 

Willars, G. “School Library Manifesto Ratified by UNESCO,” International Leads, 10-11, December 1999.

Libraries: Public

Lauer, Joseph J. “Public Libraries and Socioeconomic Characteristics: An International Comparison Over Time,” Journal of Library History, 19(3): 213-230, 1984

Maack, Mary N. “Americans in France: Cross-Cultural Exchange and the Diffusion of Innovations,” Journal of Library History, 21(3): 315-333, 1986.

Stuart, M. “Creating Culture: The Rossica Collection of the Imperial Public Library and the Construction of National Identity,” Libraries & Culture, 30(1):1-25, 1995.

Libraries in Context: Issues, Problems, Solutions

Aparac-Gazivoda, T & K, Dragutin (eds.) Wounded libraries in Croatia. Zagreb: Croatian Library Association, 1993.

Global Awareness Team, ALA.  Local Libraries: Global Awareness: A Librarian’s Guide to Global Programming for a Sustainable Future.  Chicago: American Library Association and Union, NJ: Global Learning, Inc., 1999?

Keren, C. & Harmon, L. “Information Services Issues in Less Developed Countries,” Annual Review of Information Science and Technology, 15: 289-324,1980.

Kolodziejska, J. “Reading and Libraries in Poland Today: Between Romantic Traditionalism and the Free Market,” International Information & Library Review, 27(1): 47-57, 1995.

Maack, Mary N. “The Colonial Legacy in West African Libraries: A Comparative Analysis,”Advances in Librarianship, 12: 173-245, 1982.*

Ndiaye, R. “Oral Culture and Libraries,” IFLA Journal, 14(1): 40-46, 1988.

Neelameghan, A. “Some Issues in Information Transfer: A Third World Perspective,” IFLA Journal, 7(1): 8-18, 1981.

Shearer, K. “Geolinguistics of Information,” International Library Review, 18(3): 223-230, 1986.

Stelmakh, V. “Russian Reading in a Period of Social and Cultural Change,” International Information & Library Review, 27(1): 7-23,1995.

Library Education and Training

Harvey, John F. & Carroll, Frances Laverne (eds.) Internationalizing Library and Information Science Education. Connecticut: Greenwood Press Inc., 1987.

Keresztesi, M. “UNESCO’s Work in the Field of Library Education and Training: An Overview and Assessement,” International Library Review, 14: 349-361, 1982.

Liu, Z. “A Comparative Study of Library and Information Science Education: China and the United States,” International Information & Library Review, 24(2): 107-118, 1992(?).

Maack, Mary N. “Comparative Methodology as a Means for Assessing the Impact of Feminization and Professionalization on Librarianship,” International Library Review, 17(1): 5-16, 1985.*

Tjoumas, R. & Hauptmann, R. “Education for Librarianship in Developing Countries: A Radical Departure,” Libri 32: 91-108, 1982.

Literacy, Literacies

Behrens, S. “A Conceptual Analysis and Historical Overview of Information Literacy,” College & Research Libraries, 55(4): 309-324, 1994.

Britnell, R. “Pragmatic Literacy beyond Latin Christendom,” In: Prgamatic Literacy East and West, 1200-1330, ed. by R. Britnell. Woodbridge: Boydell Press,1997; pp.167-188.

“Information Literacy: Final Report,” American Library Association, January 10, 1989, Washington D.C. http://www.ala.org/acrl/nili/ilit1st.html

and “A Progress Report on Information Literacy,” Update of the 1989 Final Report, http://www.ala.org/acrl/nili/nili.html

Limage, L. “Adult Literacy Policy in Industrialized Countries,” Comparative Education Review, 30(1): 50-72, 1986. 

Meyrowitz, J. “Multiple Media Literacies,” Journal of Communication, 48(1): 96-108,1998. (Also reprinted in H. Newcomb (Ed.), Television: The Critical View, 6th Ed. NY: Oxford, 2000).

Tyner, K. Chapters 2: “Expanding Literacy” and Chapter 4: “Splintering Literacies,” In: Literacy in a Digital World : Teaching and Learning in the Age of Information.  Mahwah, NJ: L. Erlbaum Associates, 1998; pp. 25-41 and pp. 60-68.

Publishing & Scholarly Communication; Archival Traditions

Bearman, D. Chapter 9: " Diplomatics, Weberian Bureaucracy, and the Management of Electronic Records in Europe and America," In: Electronic Evidence: Strategies for Managing Records in Contemporary Organizations. Pittsburgh, PA: Archives & Museum Informatics, 1994; pp. 254-277.

Benjamin, C. Chapters 8 & 9. In: US Books Abroad: Neglected Ambassadors. Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1984; pp. 65-74.

Brittain, J.M. “Internationality of the Social Sciences: Implications for Information Transfer,” Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 35(1): 11-18, 1984.

Harris, V. “Claiming Less, Delivering More: A Critique of Positivist Formulations on Archives in South Africa,” Archivaria, 44(Fall): 132-141, 1997.  

Kerkelaar, E. “The Difference Best Postponed? Cultures and Comparative Archival Science,” Archivaria, 44(Fall):142-148, 1997. 

Journals in International and Comparative LIS

  • Archivum
  • Comparative Education
  • Comparative Education Review
  • Compare
  • Development Information Abstracts (United Nations)
  • Education for Information
  • European Research Libraries Cooperation (formally LIBER)
  • FID News Bulletin
  • Focus on International & Comparative Librarianship
  • IFLA Annual
  • IFLA Journal
  • Information Development
  • Inspel: International Journal of Special Libraries
  • International Information & Library Review
  • International Journal of Information and Library Research
  • International Journal of Information Management
  • International Journal of Legal Information
  • International Leads
  • International Preservation News (IFLA)
  • Journal of Education for Library and Information Science
  • Journal of Library History
  • Libraries and Culture
  • Libri
  • Library Quarterly
  • Revue de la Documentation
  • UNESCO Bulletin for Libraries
  • UNESCO Journal of Information Science, Librarianship and Archives Administration
  • World Libraries

Selective Reference Books on International and Comparative LIS

  • ALA World Encyclopedia of Library and Information Services
  • Africa South of the Sahara
  • Asia, reference works: a selected annotated guide
  • Australian Encyclopedia
  • The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Latin America and the Caribbean
  • The Cambridge History of Africa
  • The Cambridge History of Latin America
  • Encyclopedia of Asian Civilizations
  • Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science
  • Encyclopedia of the Third World
  • The Europa World Year Book
  • Going Places: the Guide to Travel Guides
  • International Directory of Scholarly Publishers
  • International Guide to Library and Information Science Education: A reference source for educational programs in the information fields world-wide
  • Publishers’ International Directory with ISBN Index
  • Statistical Yearbook
  • World Education Encyclopedia
  • World Guide to Library, Archive, and Information Science Associations
  • The World of Learning 2000
  • Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations

Indexes and Abstracts

  • ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center)
    • Current Index to Journals in Education
    • Resources in Education
  • The ERIC Thesaurus of Descriptors
  • Information Science Abstracts
  • Library Literature (Wilson Index)
  • Library & Information Science Abstracts (LISA)


ASSIGNMENTS

CLASS PRESENTION/DISCUSSION

Students will sign up to do a presentation on an aspect of the topic of the chosen (*) week.  Depending on the specific week, the particular focus for the presentation can be a broad view or narrower aspect of the topic, a historical or contemporary examination of the topic, a regional or international perspective, a type of library, or type of library service.  For the first week, a reading has been made available and the discussion leader will relate the article to issues in the LIS field.  For the other weeks, each student will develop (1) a reading list of 3-5 items to give to the class, and place copies of the readings on reserve at least one week prior to the presentation for other students to access, or (2) present his/her country profile.  Each presentation/leading of class discussion will be 20 minutes.

CHIAPAS PROJECT
Due: March 12th
(see attached information from Tony Lopez)

This project will allow the class to experience development of an information product (a Web page) for the General State Archives of Chiapas (Archivo General del Estado de Chiapas (AGEC), Mexico) as well as collaborate with students in the LIS program in Chiapas (Programa de BibliotecologĦa, Universidad Aut˘noma de Chiapas (UNACH)) who will assist in the provision of content.  Groups of  4 students will form a team and participate in this Web design/development contest.  Each design team will present their final product to a jury and the winning design is expected to be used as the founding website for AGEC.  Contacts for the project are:

Jos‚ Luis Castro Aguilar, Director of the Department of the General Archives

Rosa Elba Chac˘n Escobar, Professor, LIS Program, UNACH
011 + 52 + (961) 511-01  or  011 (52) (961) 542-46, ext. 14

Clara M. Chu, Associate Professor, UCLA IS cchu@ucla.edu

Antonio (Tony) Juan Tom s L˘pez neintnein@yahoo.com

Documents and other materials will be made available at the following website:

http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/faculty/chu/chiapas

Since the class will not be able to travel, we will work with the materials that will be made available to us by the Chiapas students, our contacts, and other material we find locally or on the Internet.  Presentations and submissions of website will be in class on March 12th.  Please submit website on a diskette.

MAJOR ASSIGNMENT
Due: February 26th

This is a two part assignment that includes a country profile and a paper.  Please select a country and topic and have them approved by the instructor.  For the country profile, please include the following information:

  • Background of the country (3-5 pages with a list of 10 resources)
  • National library and information institutions (name, contact info., brief description)
  • National library and information professional associations (name, contact info., brief description)
  • LIS education programs (name, contact info., brief description)
  • National information policy (1-2 pages)
  • National Internet access/usage data (1-2 pages)
  • National Bibliography (1-2 pages)
  • National publishing productivity data (1-2 pages)
  • Websites: country portals and national government sites (inc. brief descriptions)
  • Media: national newspapers, news magazines, radio and television stations (inc. brief descriptions)

The 12-page typed, double-spaced paper should be on an aspect of library and information science related to the country selected.  Students may decide to examine their topic as it relates to the whole country, a region of the country or a comparative study of that country with the United States.  The paper should be well written and documented with a detailed analysis and discussion of the major issue(s).

IS 207 Course Outline - Winter 2002, C. Chu

*1. Jan 8            Introduction.  Understanding the International/Global Context.  Colonialism and Post-Colonialism.

2. Jan 15            Globalization and the Role of and Impact on Libraries and Information Institutions.

Guest Speaker: Doug Kellner, Professor, Education; Martha I. Chew Sanchez, Visiting Scholar, Chicano Studies Research Center

3. Jan 22            Nationhood/Statehood and National Identity.

Class activity: Pamoja

4. Jan 29            International Organizations and Information Policy (UNESCO, IFLA, FID, ICA, etc.)  LIS International/National Resources.  Comparative Methodology

Guest Speaker: Beverly P. Lynch, Professor

*5. Feb 5            National Libraries and Bibliographies.  Consulting.

                        Guest Speakers: Mary N. Maack, Professor; Anne Gilliland-Swetland, Associate Professor

*6. Feb 12            National Information Policy.  International Standards.

                        Guest Speaker: Robert Hayes, Professor Emeritus

*7. Feb 19            Internet: Global Distribution and National Use

*8. Feb 26            Africa and Asia/Pacific:Libraries and Information Institutions/Issues

Guest Speakers: Ichiro Ohba, Visiting Scholar; Sarah S. Elman, Public Services and Cataloging Division Librarian, East Asian Library, UCLA; Pauline D. Manaka, Social Sciences Librarian, UCI

Due: Major Assignment

*9. Mar 5         Latin America and the Caribbean: Libraries and Information Institutions/Issues

Guest Speakers: Howard Besser, Associate Professor; Rhonda Neugebauer, Librarian, UCR

10. Mar 12            Europe and the Middle East: Libraries and Information Institutions/Issues.  Chiapa Project Presentations

Guest Speakers: John V. Richardson, Jr., Professor

* Classes with student-led discussions/presentations.  Please sign up.

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