Part A: Public Libraries -- Introduction -- Research Methodology -- Resources Provided by the Library -- External Partnerships -- Lessons for Peer Libraries -- Conclusion -- Part B: Academic Libraries -- Part C: Synergies between Academic and Public Libraies -- Collaboration Opportunities.

Social Justice in Library and Information Science addresses an urgent need for more credible, accurate, authoritative, authentic, and current experiences about library and information science (LIS) research, practices, policies, and services in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The collection of...

Die 7. Ausgabe der "Grundlagen der praktischen Information und Dokumentation" (Erstausgabe 1972) heißt jetzt: „Grundlagen der Informationswissenschaft". Der Bezug zur Praxis und zur Ausbildung bleibt erhalten, aber der neue Titel trägt dem Rechnung, dass die wissenschaftliche theoretische...

Information and communication technologies (ICT) is playing very important role in Library and Information Centre. The present paper discusses about the different ICT based tools and its usefulness in today’s modern libraries. The importance of these ICT based tools is collecting, storing,...

This volume shares some of the ways that librarians and library scholars are incorporating Critical Race Theory (CRT) into the field of library and information studies. CRT provides a theoretical and analytical lens through which librarians can challenge the ways race and racism harm shape...

This chapter briefly presents various claims and controversies about the quality and effectiveness of doctoral students’ library and information science (LIS) education within and outside Iran. The author presents his opinion piece about the legitimacy of the discourse in the context of...

"The Handbook on Information Sciences provides a comprehensive overview of the core themes within the discipline, including the organisation of information and how to manage data, and outlines avenues for future research. Discussions on the methodological evolution of the field are enriched by...

The paper defines the open access journals and gives a brief description about the open access E-journals gateways available world wide. It also gives a list of open access E-journals produced in India. The paper enumerates the impact factors of open access journals. The authors give an overview...