Syllabus for IS 207. International Issues &

Comparative Research in Library & Information Sciences

Robert M. Hayes

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1. Introduction

Official Course Description Expectations of Students

Term Paper on Country and Topic of Choice Weekly written progress report after second week Prepare to present oral progress report Participation in seminar discussion of presented reports

Faculty Participation Instructor’s International Experience Other Participating Faculty

CONSULTATIONS CONFERENCES

COUNTRY GOVT LIBRARY UNIV ATTEND DIRECT TOURING 1 Australia 80,03 80,03 80,93,

93,93, 02,03

89

2 Austria 07-09 70,86,90,91 3 Azerbaijan 95,01 95,01

4 Belgium 66,94 5 Brazil 88,90,93,9

5,95,96,97,98

98

6 Canada 68,72, 72

74 62,67,68, 71,81,87

66,85

7 China 87

8 Croatia 02,06 05,07, 06

89-91, 95-09

9 Czechoslovakia

70 98

10 Denmark 69,70 59,66 11 East

Germany

81

12 Egypt 82 82

13 England 77,84, 89

89,06, 07-09

66,67,86, 88,90

66,69

14 Estonia 98 09

15 Finland 81,91

16 France 84 59,83,95 69,86,86

CONSULTATIONS CONFERENCES

COUNTRY GOVT LIBRARY UNIV ATTEND DIRECT TOURING 17 Georgia 97 97

18 Germany 70,86,90,91 19 Greece 78

20 Guatemala 99,03

21 Holland 66

22 Hong Kong 92 87 23 Hungary 81 98 83,96

24 India 85

25 Italy 09 67,84,09 86 26 Japan 72 88,94 67,86,91

27 Korea 07

28 Kuwait 88 88

29 Latvia 98 95

30 Luxemburg 84

CONSULTATIONS CONFERENCES

COUNTRY GOVT LIBRARY UNIV ATTEND DIRECT TOURING 31 Macedonia 77 32 Mexico 90

33 Philippines 80

34 Poland 98,98 97,97

35 Puerto Rico 93 87

36 Saudi Arabia

78,79, 84

84

37 Singapore 89

38 Slovakia 98

39 Slovenia 91 40 South

Africa

96

41 Sweden 87 59 42 Switzerland 69,70 43 Taiwan 72-74 81,85

44 Thailand 89

45 Turkey 95,01 46 Ukraine 96-98 09 97,98,09

47 Yugoslavia (Croatia)

82,86 77,79-81,84, 86-88

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6

8

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1259 67 70 73 78 81 84 87 90 93 96 99 02 05 08

Other Participants Department of Information Studies Faculty

Jean-Francois Blanchette Beverly Lynch Christine Borgman Mary Niles Maack Jonathan Furner Ramesh Srinivasan Anne Gilliland John V. Richardson, Jr Leah Lievrouw Virginia Walter

In addition, Professor Khalid Mahmood, from Pakistan, has graciously agreed to participate, as has Monica Hagan of the UCLA Management Library, and we may be able to have participation by a Fulbright Visiting Scholar from Ukraine, Dr. Tetiana Yaroshenko. We may also be visited by Professor Arthur Cohen of the Department of Education

2. Definitions

International Issues in Librarianship Comparative Research in Librarianship International Issues and Comparative Research in

Information Sciences

3. Your Paper

Introduction about Societal Issues for the Chosen Country

Discussion of the Substantive Focus Analysis of Data about the Substantive Focus Bibliography and References

4. Contexts for Societal Issues

History Governance Economic Development Social and Cultural Structures Social Development Disasters

5. Contexts for Libraries and Archives

Library and Archive in Individual Countries Library and Archive Functions Library and Archive Education Library and Archive Related Organizations

6. Contexts for Information Science

Information Generators Information Forms Information Users Information Processes Information Agencies Information Technologies

7. Sources of Data and Methodologies for Analysis

Data Sources Data about the Country Data about Libraries and Archives Data about Communications and Information Data about the Economy

Methodologies for Analysis Description Analysis Structural Analysis Qualitative Analysis Quantitative Analysis

8. History

The End