European origins of library and information science

Author

• Ibekwe, Fidelia

Additional Author(s)

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Publisher

Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2019

Language

English

ISBN

9781787567177

Series

Studies in information Vol. 13

Subject(s)

• INFORMATION SCIENCE--HISTORY
• LIBRARIES--EUROPE--HISTORY

Notes

• Emerald Business Management and Economics Ebooks 2019
• Includes bibliographical references and index

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Abstract

Previous books on the history of Library and Information Science (LIS) have focused on single countries, particularly English speaking ones. Although some books have been written about the emergence of LIS in non-Anglophone European countries, they were published in languages other than English, which make them difficult to access for an international audience. This book bridges this gap by offering readers a cross-national history of the emergence of LIS in non-Anglophone European countries. It retraces the emergence of LIS as a higher education field of learning and inquiry in seven countries: France, Yugoslavia (current day Croatia), Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Spain and Portugal, from the first quarter of the 19th century to the last quarter of the 20th century, and identifies the pioneers, the earliest education programs in vocational library schools, and their absorption into universities from the 1970s which paved the way for the academic recognition of LIS in the last quarter of the 20th century. This cross-country history of LIS in non-Anglophone European countries shows that, despite apparent linguistic and terminological differences, there are underlying common characteristics in the march of LIS towards academic, social and cognitive institutionalisation in these seven countries. This book is a fundamental reading for students and researchers in LIS, particularly for anyone who wishes to expand their view and understanding of LIS outside of English-speaking countries.

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

1 online resource (xv, 201 p.)

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Summary / Review / Table of Content

Prelims
Scope and Aims of the Book
Chapter 1 Emergence of LIS in France: A Tale of Academic Cohabitation and of Memory Loss
Chapter 2 Emergence of LIS in Yugoslavia: Božo Težak’s Information Super-structures
Chapter 3 Emergence of LIS in Three Scandinavian Countries: A Tale of Nordic Competition and Cooperation
Chapter 4 Emergence of LIS in Spain and Portugal under Francophone Influence
Chapter 5 In Search of an Identity and the Object of a Discipline
Conclusion
Epilogue
Appendix
References
Index

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1.	00347/20	027.04 Ibe E	Online !	Available