LIS 585a - 2014

Graduate School of Library and Information Science - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

LIS 585 (Weech) – International Librarianship – Fall, 2014

Syllabus, Readings and Course Assignments

(10/7/14 Revision –Subject to Revision as schedules for Guest Resource People are confirmed)

COURSE CATALOG DESCRIPTION: Focuses on International Librarianship (how librarians communicate on international issues) and how that differs from comparative librarianship (the comparative study of library services in specific contexts). Examines how concepts such as "one-world" and "free flow of information" are valid in the international information arena; the importance of internationalizing library education; the role of international information agencies and the need for formulating information policies. Local and regional issues relating to library and information science are studied in the context of global issues. [Formerly 590IL; permanent number approved 3/16/12] 4 Graduate Hours:

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This draft schedule is subject to change as Guest Resource speakers are confirmed. There may be significant changes in the order of the topics depending on availability of Guests. Updates to this draft will be posted on the Class Moodle as changes in the calendar are confirmed.

There is no required textbook for the class. The readings are available electronically through the UIUC Library Gateway or on UIUC's E-Reserves

Standard Reading Assignments: Students are expected to be familiar with the content of the items on the reading list for the course. This is accomplished by reading all the items on the reading list which are asterisked and other items assigned by the instructor from the section of the reading list covered for a specific class session. The Standard Reading Assignments consist of both recent works on the topics to provide insight to current discussions and perspectives, and some older classic publications, which are intended to provide discussion on what has and what has not changed in the field over the decades. Some of the other readings are also presented to stimulate thought on possible updates of classics that might be appropriate for the Seminar Paper in the course.

Students are also asked to do two Special Reading Assignments, one on International Librarianship and one for Comparative Librarianship. Specific instructions on this process will be given in class. Students will lead the discussion on the readings they are responsible for during the class period. This discussion should relate to other relevant readings on the class reading list and any related readings found by the student that are not on the list. For those books which do not have specific page numbers indicated, scan and read sections of interest and be prepared to lead the discussion on the sections you have selected. By the end of the seminar, students will have been exposed to the content of all the readings on the list as well as any additional readings cited during the course of the seminar.

Special Reading Assignment for International Librarianship: You are to sign up for the Special Reading Assignment for International Librarianship Issues for one of these six classes (4, 5, 6,7,8,9, or 10) to find one reading (journal articles, web publication, or book chapter) that is not on the reading list for that class and post full citations to the reading on the Class Moodle under the appropriate discussion heading. If in electronic format, provide a persistent or permalink URL, if available. Post a synopsis on the Moodle and be prepared to summarize these readings in class.

Special Reading Assignment for Comparative Librarianship: You are to sign up for the Special Reading Assignment for Comparative Librarianship to find two different readings on librarianship in countries or regions other than the U.S. One reading (journal article, web publication, or book chapter) for one of the specific regions or countries listed for Class 11 and one reading for the listings for Class 12 and post the full citations to the readings on the Class Moodle under the appropriate discussion heading. If the reading is in electronic format, provide the URL (persistent link if available). You do not have to post a synopsis on the Moodle, but be prepared to summarize these readings in class. Your selection criteria should include readings that you find interesting and useful for gaining an understanding of the global and comparative library or information issues in the country or region you have selected.

Possible Online Sources for the “Special” Reading Assignments.

The International Information & Library Review. Access from a UIUC IP authenticated computer through "Science Direct" at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journalsand link to the Journal and then to the issue cited.

First Monday http://www.uic.edu/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/index

Library Literature & Information Science online through the UIUC Library Gateway)

Library and Information Science Abstracts. Through the UIUC Library Web Gateway)

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EVALUATION:

Seminar Class participation and discussion of the Standard Reading Assignments = 20%

Grading Criteria: Knowledge and understanding of readings and ability to lead seminar discussion when assigned.

Posting on Course Moodle and discussion of the Special Reading Assignments = 20%

Grading Criteria: Ability to select appropriate readings for the topics selected and ability to lead seminar discussion as assigned.

Presentation of the Seminar Paper = 10%

Grading Criteria: Evidence of presentation skills through the use of appropriate visual presentations, oral presentations, and evidence of responding to questions and facilitating discussion of the Seminar paper in class.

Seminar Paper =50% Grading Criteria: Evidence of understanding and knowledge of the topic selected and utilization of relevant literature beyond the reading list for the course. Paper will be judged by criteria normally used to evaluate scholarly papers on the topic, such as clarity of presentation, appropriateness of selection of literature relevant to the topic, originality of contribution, potential contribution to the body of literature on the topic, etc. Papers are usually between 3,500- 4,000 words in length and should include a bibliography or list of references. Any standard Citation format (APA:, MLA:, Turabian: or University of Chicago styles are accepted, but whichever style you select, you must use it consistently and provide complete citations, including URLs to sources found on the Web even if the style manual indicates URLs are optional. If you access a source available only through a specific interface (such as the UIUC library) then indicate the name of the access point (e.g. Library and Information Science Abstracts) and the strategy and key words you used to retrieve the source.

Seminar Paper: The final assignment in the course will be the presentation and submission of a seminar paper on a topic of the student's choice and approved by the instructor. You are to choose a topic relevant to Global Perspectives in Librarianship and develop a paper on the topic. The topic might be adapted from one of the following:

1. Globalization and Information Policy.

2. Economic factors relating to Global Information Access.

3. Civil Society as a Global Issue.

4. Comparative Analysis of National Library Associations in selected countries.

5. Impact of Globalization of Information on library management.

6. Comparison of intellectual property issues in selected countries

7. Relationship of new technology and Global Information Issues.

8. The international flow of information and its social impact.

9. Comparison of Library Education in Selected Countries.

10. The future Role of National Libraries in Global Information Infrastructure.

You are not limited to these topics, but whatever topic you choose must be approved in advance by the instructors. You are to submit your topic proposal in electronic form prior to Sept. 30, 2014 in an MS Word document as an attachment to an email. The topic proposal submission should be brief (150-300 words). Your paper should be based on a review of the relevant literature. You should not limit yourself to the reading list for the course, although it may be the starting point for your paper.

Submit an outline of your paper no later than the class prior to your presentation to the seminar. The instructor will provide copies of your outline to other members of the class. The seminar sessions at the end of the course will be devoted to presentations and discussions of your papers. The date of your paper presentation will be selected by a random drawing.

Your completed revised paper is due at the beginning of the final class meeting. Please submit one paper copy and one electronic copy (in MS Word “Doc” or “Docx” format). Citation form and format should be that of a scholarly paper that might be submitted for publication. Papers are usually 3500 to 5000 words in length.

Numerical to Letter Grade Scale:

94-100 = A

90-93 = A-

87-89 = B+

83-86 = B

80-82 = B-

77-79 = C+

73-76 = C

70-72 = C-

67-69 = D+

63-66 = D

60-62 = D-

> 60 = F

Office: 201 LIS Building: Office Phone: 217-333-0646.

Preferred Contact Method: email: weech@illinois.edu

Office Hours: Tuesdays: 3:55 – 4:30 pm, Wednesdays: 11:55am -12:30pm. Other times by appointment.

Readings for LIS 585 International Librarianship

(Note: Most Journal articles can be accessed electronically through the UIUC Library Gateway, or if not available there, the item should be on UIUC e-reserves for this course. You can access DOI listings by linking to: http://dx.doi.org.proxy2.library.illinois.edu/ Reading list is subject to revisions as new resources are added)Class 1 (Aug. 27, 2014): Introduction to the Course and Explanation of Assignments

Class 1 (Aug. 27, 2014): Introduction to the Course and Explanation of Assignments

Class 2 (Sept. 3, 2014): The Internationalization of Librarianship Assignment for Class 2:

*Glynn, Tom. “Historical Perspectives on Global Librarianship” Chapter One in Global Librarianship. 2004. PP. 1-17. (E-Reserve)

* Stueart, Robert. Ch. 1: “Trends and Issues in International Librarianship." International Librarianship. Scarecrow Press, 2007. 1-12.” (This Chapter is on E-Reserve for the course.)

* The Man who Wanted to Classify the World. Filmakers Library, 2004 [Video Streamed] http://search.alexanderstreet.com.proxy2.library.illinois.edu/view/work/1641522

1. International Library and Bibliographic Organization," World Encyclopedia of Library and Information Services. Chicago: American Library Association. 3rd ed, 1993. pp. 382-387. Q.020.3 AL111993 (E-Reserve)

2. Rayward, W. Boyd. "The International Institute for Bibliography and Pierre Nenkoff, a Bulgarian Librarian: an Attempt at International Co-Operation," Libri 24(1974):209-28. (E-Reserve)

3. Rayward, W. Boyd. "International Federation for Information and Documentation (FID)" Encyclopedia of Library History, edited by Wayne A.Wiegand and Don G. Davis, Jr. (New York: Garland Press,1994), pp. 290-294. http://people.lis.uiuc.edu/~wrayward/otlet/FIDHIST2.htm

4. Rayward, W. Boyd. "The Evolution of an International Library and Bibliographic Community," Journal of Library History 16(Spring 1981) pp. 449-62. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25541208

5. Rayward, W. Boyd. "The Literature of International and Comparative Librarianship," in As Much To Learn As To Teach: Essays in Honor of Lester Asheim, Edited By Joel M. Lee and Beth A. Hamilton. (Hamden, Conn.: Linnet Books, 1979), pp. 217-35. 020.8 A798 (E-Reserve)

*6. Lor, Peter. “Critical Reflections on International Librarianship,” Mousaion v. 26 no. 1 (2008) p. 1-15. EBSCO Permalink: http://search.ebscohost.com.proxy2.library.illinois.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=llf&AN=502931490&site=ehost-live

Class 3 (Sept. 10, 2014): Global Centers at UIUC and Global Center Librarianship (Guest Resource Person: 9 am: Steve Witt, Head, International and Area Studies Library, University of Illinois UC)

Reading Assignment for Class 3
1. Rudasill, Lynne. "NGO, Information Flow and Nation: An Exploration in Relationships" Proceedings IFLA World Library and Information Congress: 22-27 August 2004 Buenos Aries, Argentina http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla70/papers/079e-Rudasil.pdf

2. Rudasill, Lynne. "International or Global—The Expanding Universe of Librarianship, "portal: Libraries and the Academy, Volume 9, Number 4, October 2009, pp. 511-515 DOI: 10.1353/pla.0.0079 It is available through Project Muse and through UIUC Library Gateway *

3. Illinois International. "Centers and Programs" http://ilint.illinois.edu/programs/ Explore the links and compare the Global Studies Center with at least two other centers or programs at UIUC.

Class 4 (Sept. 17, 2014): Readings on issues in Cross Cultural Communication and Multi-cultural Management. (Resource Person: TBA)

Reading Assignment for Class 4: Everyone reads one item on the reading list as assigned at the prior class meeting and be prepared to summarize and discuss the content of the reading in class. Those who have signed up for the Special Reading Assignment for Class 4 will report on the reading they posted on the class web during this class session

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1. *Balderrama, Sandra. "This trend called diversity", Library Trends, V. 49, no.1 (Summer 2000), 194 –214. https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/bitstream/handle/2142/8331/librarytrendsv49i1i_opt.pdf?sequence=1

2. Egan, Mary Lou and Marc Bendick, Jr. “Teaching Cultural Competence: What Multicultural Management Courses can learn from Diversity.” Bendick and Egan Economics Consultants. 2007. http://www.bendickegan.com/pdf/10012007/EganBendickMulticultural2007.pdf

3. European Curriculum Reflections on Library and Information Science Education. 2005. Chapter 8; “The library in the multi-cultural information society” http://cpanel.ischool.illinois.edu/~weech/585/Multi-Culturalism-Ch8EuclidRpt.htm

4. *Gandhi, Smiti. "Cultural diversity and libraries: reaching the goal". Current Studies in Librarianship, V. 24, no. 1/2 (Spring/Fall 2000) pp. 55-65. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=llf&AN=502846932&site=ehost-live

5.*Van Hook, S.R. “Modes and models for transcending cultural differences in international classrooms.” Journal of Research in International Education, 10(1), 2011. pp. 5-27. DOI: 10.1177/1475240910395788 http://jri.sagepub.com/content/10/1/5.full.pdf+html

6. Winston, Mark D. "The importance of leadership diversity: the relationship between diversity and organizational success in the academic environment", College & Research Libraries, V. 62, no. 6 (November 2001) pp. 517-26. http://crl.acrl.org/content/62/6/517.full.pdf+html

Class 5 (Sept. 24, 2014-Revised to Oct. 1, 2014): International, Regional and National Information Policies

Reading Assignment for Class 5: Everyone read: *Stueart, Robert. International Librarianship. Chapter 6 "Information Policies." (This Chapter is on E-Reserve for the course. Those who have signed up for the Special Reading Assignment for Class 5 will report on the reading they posted on the class web during this class session.

1. Bender, David. "A strategy for international information policy" Libri v. 43/3 (July/September, 1993), pp. 210-231.(E-Reserve)

2. Byrne, Alex (2007) The politics of promoting freedom of information and expression in international librarianship: the IFLA/FAIFE project. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. Chapter 3, “A haven of peace in a stormy world: the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions”, pp. 35-53. (E-Reserves)

3. Global Policy Forum - monitors global policy making at the United Nations http://www.globalpolicy.org/ The following articles/links are found at http://www.globalpolicy.org/visitctr/about.htm (Report on the function of the Forum and give some examples of publications)

4. Hodge, Gail M. "Information policy: from the local to the global." Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science and Technology v. 27, no. 4 (April/May, 2001) pp. 9-14. DOI: 10.1002/bult.202 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bult.202/pdf

5. Information Policy - IFLA Site with links to Intellectual Freedom Policy Statement: http://www.ifla.org/en/publications/intellectual-freedom-statements-by-others Also look at one of the papers presented at IFLA 2012 Conference found at http://conference.ifla.org/ifla78/session-140

6. Muir, Adrienne and Charles Oppenheim. "National Information Policy developments worldwide I: electronic government" Journal of Information Science, 28 (3) 2002, pp. 173-186
DOI: 10.1177/016555150202800301 http://jis.sagepub.com/content/28/3/173.full.pdf+html

7. Muir, Adrienne and Charles Oppenheim. "National Information Policy developments worldwide II: universal access – addressing the digital divide" Journal of Information Science, 28 (4) 2002, pp. 263-273 DOI: 10.1177/016555150202800401

8. Oppenheim, Charles. "Do we need fresh thinking on national information Policy?" Alexandria, V.14, no.1 (2002). pp. 1-2. (E-Reserve)

9. UNESCO. National Information Policy: A Template. 2009. http://cpanel.ischool.illinois.edu/~weech/585/UNESCO-09.pdf

10. Willmore, Larry. "Government policies toward information and communication technologies: a historical perspective" Journal of Information Science, 28 (2) 2002, pp. 89-96 United Nations DESA Discussion Paper No. 21. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=290598 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.290598

(Seminar Paper Proposal Due Sept. 30, 2014).

Class 6 (Oct. 8, 2014): Globalization, Communication, and Information; and the role of NGOs (Lynne Rudasill, Guest Resource person)
(For class 6, go to the IFLA website and compare the content with the website of two national library and information science associations. Post the links to the two associations web sites on the Class Moodle. Be prepared to discuss in class your findings) Note, one source for national LIS Association Websites is http://www.ala.org/offices/iro/intlassocorgconf/libraryassociations

Reading Assignment for Class 6: Everyone read one item on the reading list as assigned at the prior class meeting and be prepared to summarize and discuss the content of the reading in class.

Boyd-Barrett, Oliver. “Cyberspace, Globalization and Empire,” Global Media and Communication, Vol 2(1), 2006. pp. 21-41. DOI: 10.1177/1742766506061815, http://gmc.sagepub.com.proxy2.library.illinois.edu/content/2/1/21.full.pdf+html
Gorman, G.E., Dorner, Daniel G. & Sandell, Birgitta (2008) Facilitating grassroots development: the role of ALP in Division VIII countries. IFLA Journal 34(1): 7–12. http://archive.ifla.org/V/iflaj/IFLA-Journal-1-2008.pdf
Greider, Antoinette P. (2006). The International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists (IAALD). Focus on international library and information work 37(2):54-56. http://www.cilip.org.uk/get-involved/special-interest-groups/international/publications/focus/back-copies/Documents/focus3722006.pdf
IREX. Global Libraries project. http://irexgl.wordpress.com/ Last updated 2013
Lavoie, Brian and Edward O'Neill. "How 'world wide' is the Web? Trends in the internationalization of Web sites." Journal of Library Administration V. 34, no. 3/4 (2001), pp. 407-419. DOI:10.1300/J111v34n03_21, http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1300/J111v34n03_21
Lor, P.J. "MDGs, WSIS, UNESCO’s MTS and IFAP: Alphabet Soup or Opportunities for Libraries"; In: Benson Njobvu and Sjoerd Koopman (eds.), Libraries and information services towards the attainment of the UN Millennium Development Goals. München: K.G.Saur, 2008. pp. 29-55. DOI: 10.1515/9783598441257.29, http://www.degruyter.com/view/books/9783598441257/9783598441257.29/9783598441257.29.xml
Steele, Colin. "Globalization and challenges in scholarly communication." Alexandria, v. 13, no. 3 (2001), pp. 177-181. (E-Reserves)
Vannini, Margarita (2004) The Memory of the World program in Latin America and the Caribbean. IFLA journal 30(4):293-301. http://archive.ifla.org/V/iflaj/ij-4-2004.pdf
Wedgeworth, R. "International library organizations." In Kesselman, Martin Alan & Weintraub, Irwin (eds) Global librarianship; New York: Marcel Dekker: 19-31. (Chapter 2) 2004. (E-Reserves)

Class 7 (Oct. 1, 2014):- Intellectual Property issues from an international perspective. (Everyone browses the Berkman Center "Copyright for Librarians" resource looking at one of the modules and research the copyright issues and everyone reviews copyright laws in the U.S. and one other country as selected from http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=14076&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html and prepare to discuss the U.S. and the other country’s law as it applies to libraries and related institutions. [Section 107 and Section 108 of U.S. Law])

Berkman Center for Internet and Society. "Copyright for Librarians" Revised, 2011. http://cnx.org/content/col11329/1.2 (See link to PDF download)

EIFL Handbook on Copyright and Related Issues: Revised 2009. Linked from http://www.eifl.net/eifl-handbook-copyright-english

IFLA Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters (CLM) Website: (last updated 2011)
http://www.ifla.org/en/about-the-committee-on-copyright-and-other-legal-matters

Look at 2010 or most recent IFLA CLM: CLM Country Reports: http://www.ifla.org/en/publications/clm-country-reports

Strong, Gary. "International librarianship: Remarks in Mary Mack's IS Class" 2004. http://www.library.ucla.edu/about/2481.cfm

Class 8 (October 15, 2014): Comparative Library Education and The Mortenson Center for International Library Programs. (Guest Resource persons: Paula Kaufman and Susan Schnuer.) Everyone browse the Mortenson Center Webpage: http://www.library.illinois.edu/mortenson/

Reading Assignment for Class 8: Everyone read one item on the reading list as assigned at the prior class meeting and be prepared to summarize and discuss the content of the reading in class. Those who have signed up for the Special Reading Assignment the class will report on the reading they posted on the class web during this class session.

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1. Davis, Donald G. "The history of library school internationalization." in Internationalizing Library and Information Science Education. John F. Harvey and Frances L. Carroll, editors. 1987. pp. 17-29. (E-Reserves)

2. Kirk, Joyce. "Education and training" in Librarianship and Information Work Worldwide: 1999. Edited by Maurice Line. pp. 145-175. (E-Reserves)

3. Lor, Peter, and Johannes Britz.” Internationalization of LIS education: Practical partnerships and conceptual challenges “ 2010. Paper prepared for the IFLA-ALISE-EUCLID Pre-conference on Cooperation and Collaboration in Teaching and Research: Trends in Library and Information Studies Education, Swedish School of Library and Information Science, Borås, Sweden, 8-9 August 2010. http://conf.euclid-lis.eu/index.php/IFLA2010/IFLA2010/paper/view/1/6

4. Richardson, John V, Jr., "The Origin of Soviet Education for Librarianship: The Role of Nadezhda Konstantinovna Krupskaya, Lyubov’ Borisovna Khavkina-Hamburger, and Genrietta K. Abele-Derman," JELIS, V. 41 no. 2, (2000) pp. 106-28. (E-Reserves)

EUCLID (European Association for Library & Information Education and Research) Web site: http://euclid-lis.eu/?cat=7 See especially the EUCLID 2005 publication: European Curriculum Reflections on Library and Information Science Education. http://dspace-unipr.cilea.it/handle/1889/1704 or http://cpanel.ischool.illinois.edu/~weech/585/EUCLID-LIS-ED.pdf

EBLIDA (European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations) http://www.eblida.org/

CISAP (Consortium of iSchools Asia Pacific) http://www.cisap.asia/ Directory of LIS Programs in Asia - http://www.cisap.asia/schools/)

iSchools and the iCausus: http://ischools.org/

October 22, 2014: (Open Class – Work on paper)

Class 9: October 29, 2014 International LIS Research-Higher Education Issues (TBA Resource Person) and Research Resources and International Digital Library Access

Reading Assignment for Class 9: Everyone read one item on the reading list as assigned at the prior class meeting and be prepared to summarize and discuss the content of the reading in class. Those who have signed up for the Special Reading Assignment for Class 9 will report on the reading they posted on the class web during this class session.
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1. Cousins, Jill. "The European Library - pushing the boundaries of usability." The Electronic Library. Vol. 24, No. 4 (2006), pp. 434-444 DOI: 10.1108/02640470610689142, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02640470610689142

2. Hormia-Poutanen, Kristiina; Xenidou-Dervou, Claudine; Kupryte, Rima; Stange, Kari; Kuznetsov, Alexander; Woodward, Hazel. “Consortia in Europe: Describing the Various Solutions through Four Country Examples.” Library Trends, Winter 2006, Vol. 54 Issue 3, p359-381 https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/handle/2142/3619

3. Consortium of European Research Libraries. “About CERL” http://www.cerl.org/en/about/main

4. Smethurst, John Michael. "The Consortium of European Research Libraries (CERL)" Alexandria v. 11, no. 3 (1999) pp. 149-60. (E-Reserve)

5. Zhen, Xihui. “Overview of Digital Library Development in China” D-Lib Magazine Vol. 16, No. 5:6.(May/June, 2010) DOI: 10.1045/may20`0-zhen http://www.dlib.org/dlib/may10/zhen/05zhen.html

6. Yi, Esther. “Inside the Quest to put the World’s Libraries Online. Atlantic Monthly Entertainment Blog. July 26, 2012.
http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/07/inside-the-quest-to-put-the-worlds-libraries-online/259967/

Selection of Access Points to National and Regional Digital Libraries: (Browse at least two of the following or a similar web resources)

African Digital Library. http://www.africandl.org.za/

China Academic Digital Library (CALIS) http://www.calis.edu.cn/

Gabriel: Gateway to European National Libraries: http://portico.bl.uk/gabriel/

Europeana http://www.europeana.eu/portal/

Library of Congress. World Digital Library http://www.loc.gov/wdl/ World Digital Library link http://www.wdl.org/en/ and Portals to the World link: http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html]

Digital Public Library of America http://dp.la/

Optional Readings:

EU Bookshop: http://www.bookshop.europa.eu/eubookshop/index.action?request_locale=E

Class 10 (Nov. 5, 2014): Access and Civil Society Concepts

Reading Assignment for Class 10: Everyone review the asterisked items and one item on the reading list as assigned at the prior class meeting and be prepared to summarize and discuss the content of the reading in class. Those who have posted the Special Reading Assignment for Class 10 will report on the readings they posted on the class web during this class session.

*1. IFLA Committee on Free Access to Information and Freedom of Expression (FAIFE).Website: http://www.ifla.org/en/about-faife

*2. IFLA Committee on Free Access to Information and Freedom of Expression (FAIFE). World Reports http://www.ifla-world-report.org/cgi-bin/static.ifla_wr.cgi?dynamic=1&d=ifla_wr_browse&page=query&interface=map

3. IFLA Committee on Free Access to Information and Freedom of Expression (FAIFE). Spotlight. http://www.ifla.org/faife/spotlight

4. Byrne, Alex. "Promoting intellectual freedom globally through libraries: the role of IFLA." Libri v. 50, no. 1 (March, 2000), pp. 60-68. (E-Reserve)

5. Dragulanescu, Nicolae-George. "Social Impact of the 'Digital Divide' in a Central-Eastern European Country [Romania]." International Information and Library Review v. 34, no. 2, (2002), pp. 139-151. DOI: 10.1006/iilr.2002.0190, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1057231702901906,

6. Kagan, Alfred. “An Alternative View on IFLA, Human Rights, and the Social Responsibility of International Librarianship.” IFLA Journal 34, 3 (2008): 230-237. http://archive.ifla.org/V/iflaj/IFLA-Journal-3-2008.pdf For follow-up see the Letters to the Editor section in IFLA Journal 35, 1 (2009): 5-6. http://www.ifla.org/publications/ifla-journal and go to vol. 35, no. 1 pp. 5-6.

*7. Open Society Institute. http://www.soros.org

*8. World Internet Stats. http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm

9. Yilmaz, Bulent. "The right to information: is it possible for developing countries?" IFLA Journal vol. 25, no. 2 (1999), pp. 104-107. (E-Reserve)

10. Yushkiavitshus, Henrikas. "Intellectual freedom in libraries in Eastern Europe." IFLA Journal, v. 26, no. 4 (2000), p. 288-292. DOI:10.1177/034003520002600409, http://ifl.sagepub.com/content/26/4/288.full.pdf+html

Optional Readings:

Kagan, Alfred, ed. "The Growing Gap between the Information Rich and the Information Poor, Both Within Countries and Between Countries: A Composite Policy Paper." In Libraries in the Information Society, ed. Tatiana V. Ershova and Yuri Hohlov, 39-46. Munchen: K. G. Saur, 2002. Originally published IFLA Journal 20, 1 (2000): 28-33. Online, available at: http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla65/papers/126-72e.htm

Kagan, Al. “IFLA and Social Responsibility: A Core Value of Librarianship.” In Libraries, National Security, Freedom of Information Laws and Social Responsibilities: IFLA/FAIFE World Report. Ed. Susanne Seidelin and Stuart Hamilton. 33-43. Copenhagen: IFLA/FAIFE, 2005. https://cpanel.ischool.illinois.edu/lis/2006fa/lis590il/KaganSocResp05.pdf

Class 11 (Nov. 12, 2014): Comparative Librarianship: Asia, Latin America, Middle East & Africa

Reading Assignment for Class 11: Search the web for the library association from the country or region you selected to report on for this class and be prepared to summarize what you found.

All students post on class Moodle a complete citation to the Special Reading Assignment for Comparative Librarianship (one reading - journal articles, web publication, or book chapter) on one of the specific regions or countries listed above and signed up for on the class sign up sheet) Your selection criteria should include readings that you find interesting and useful for gaining an understanding of the global and comparative issues in the country or region you have selected. Be prepared to discuss your posting in class.

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Some of you may also find some of the articles in the journal: The International Information & Library Review which can be found online at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/10572317

Class 12 (Nov. 19, 2014): Comparative Librarianship: Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand

*Reading Assignment for Class 12:: Search the web for the library association from the country or region you selected to report on for this class and be prepared to summarize what you found.

All students post on class Moodle a complete citation to the Special Reading Assignment for Comparative Librarianship (one reading (journal articles, web publication, or book chapter) on one of the specific regions or countries listed above and signed up for on the class sign-up sheet) Your selection criteria should include readings that you find interesting and useful for gaining an understanding of the global and comparative issues in the country or region you have selected. Be prepared to discuss your posting on November 15^th in class.

NOVEMBER 26, 2014 – Fall Break

Class 13-14 (Dec. 3 & Dec. 10, 2014) Student Presentations of Seminar Papers (Seminar Papers due Dec. 3d, 2014.)