Library Automation in Transitional Societies - Lessons From Eastern Europe

Zusatztext The twenty-nine essays included in this work......offer a plethora of details on the evolution of libraries in parts of the world less addressed by studies of comparative librarianship Klappentext This is a collection of papers from a 1997 conference that attempted to assess the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's efforts to modernize Eastern European libraries after the fall of communism. Looking primarily at Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia, the international panel of contributors cover library automation, library policy, and management strategy. Zusammenfassung This is a collection of papers from a 1997 conference that attempted to assess the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's efforts to modernize Eastern European libraries after the fall of communism. Looking primarily at Hungary! Poland! the Czech Republic! and Slovakia! the international panel of contributors cover library automation! library policy! and management strategy.

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• Authors: Andrew W Mellon Foundation, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Andrew Lass, Andrew (Associate Professor Lass, Andrew Quandt Lass, Lass Andrew, Richard Quandt, Richard (Professor of Economics Quandt, Richard E. Quandt
• Assisted by: Andrew Lass (Editor), Richard Quandt (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.02.2000
• EAN: 9780195132625
• ISBN: 978-0-19-513262-5
• No. of pages: 468
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Book trade, library system; Eastern Europe, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, Development Studies, IT, Internet and electronic resources in libraries, IT, Internet & electronic resources in libraries