
Library Automation in Transitional Societies
Lessons from Eastern Europe
Oxford University Press Inc
Published on 17. February 2000
Book
Hardback
468 pages
978-0-19-513262-5 (ISBN)
Description
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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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 * L&C Book Reviews *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
17 line illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
905 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-513262-5 (9780195132625)
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Andrew Lass | Richard Quandt
Library Automation in Transitional Societies
Lessons from Eastern Europe
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Persons
Author
Associate Professor, Department of AnthropologyAssociate Professor, Department of Anthropology, Mount Holyoke College
Professor of EconomicsProfessor of Economics, Princeton University (Emeritus)