This unique annotated bibliography is a complete, up-to-date guide to sources of information on library and information science.
Far from just compiling a simple list of sources, author Michael Bemis digs deeper, examining the strengths and weaknesses of key works and covers recent books, monographs, periodicals and websites, and selected works of historical importance.
A boon to researchers and practitioners alike, this bibliography:
Includes coverage of subjects as diverse and vital as the history of librarianship, its development as a profession, the ethics of information science, cataloguing, reference work, and library architecture
Encompasses encyclopaedias, dictionaries, directories, photographic surveys, statistical publications, and numerous electronic sources, all categorized by subject
Offers appendixes detailing leading professional organizations and publishers of library and information science literature.
Readership: LIS scholars, students, and anyone working in the field
Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 Administration and Management2 Architecture
3 Associations
4 Awards and Recognition
5 Biography, Autobiography, and Memoir
6 Careers and Employment
7 Cataloging and Classification
8 Censorship and Intellectual Freedom
9 Collection Management
10 Education and Professional Development
11 Epistemology and Philosophy
12 Ethics
13 Funding and Finance
14 History of Library Science
15 Humor
16 Information Literacy and Bibliographic Instruction
17 Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery
18 International Librarianship
19 Law
20 Libraries, General
21 Libraries, History of
22 Library Science, General--Works on library science as a field of study
23 Marketing, Public Relations, and Advocacy
24 Miscellaneous
25 Patron Services
26 Philanthropy
27 Popular Culture
28 Programming
29 Quotations
30 Reader's Advisory
31 Reading Advocacy, Instruction, and Promotion
32 Reference Work
33 Research
34 Serials
35 Special, Academic, and School Libraries and Librarians
36 Statistics
37 Technology
38 Vendors and Suppliers--goods and services and how to get them
39 Writing and Publishing--writing about library science, writing for librarians, outlets for the work of librarians who write, and so on
Appendix A: American Library Association Divisions, Chapters, and Affiliates
Appendix B: International and National Professional Associations
Index
