International and comparative studies in information and library science  a focus on the United States and Asian countries 
[edited by] Yan Quan Liu, Xiaojun Cheng. 
 - Lanham, Md.  Scarecrow Press  2008. 
 - xxxvii, 357 p.  ill.  23 cm. 
 - Libraries and international librarianship: an international perspective  3 .
 - Libraries and librarianship--an international perspective  no. 3. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-346) and index. 
<br/><br/>Comparative librarianship / Lalitha K. Sami -- International library and information science research : a comparison of national trends / Maxine Rochester and Pertti Vakkari -- Comparison between the People's Republic of China and the United States in the field of library and information science / Weina Hua -- Introducing an international cooperative research method employed in cross-country studies in information and library science / Yan Quan Liu -- The impact of national policy on developing information infrastructure nationwide : issues in the People's Republic of China and the United States / Yan Quan Liu -- Is the education on digital libraries adequate? / Yan Quan Liu -- An investigation of LIS qualifications throughout the world / Pete Dalton and Kate Levinson -- A comparative study of library and information science education : China and the United States / Ziming Liu -- A comparison study on the confusion and threat of the United States and Chinese library education / Xudong Jin -- Motivation to manage : a comparative study of male and female library and information science students in the United States of America, India, Singapore, and Japan / Sarla R. Murgai -- Digital library infrastructure : a case study on sharing information resources in China / Yan Quan Liu and Jin Zhang -- Cataloging nonprint resources in the United States and China : a comparative study of organization and access for selected electronic and audiovisual resources / Yan Ma, Steven J. Miller, and Yan Quan Liu -- A comparative study of the use of the academic libraries by undergraduates in the United States and Taiwan / Ting-Ming Lai -- International public library trends / Nerida Clifford -- The use of the national library statistics by public library directors / Yan Quan Liu and Douglas L. Zweizig -- National public library statistics and management : a comparison between the United States and People's Republic of China / Yan Quan Liu -- Teachers' perceptions of school libraries : comparisons between Tokyo and Honolulu / Yuriko Nakamura -- An international study on principal influence and information services in schools : synergy in themes and methods / James Henri, Lyn Hay, and Dianne Oberg. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780810859159 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0810859157 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007007342 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Comparative librarianship<br/>Information science--Asia.<br/>Information science--United States.<br/>Library science--Asia.<br/>Library science--United States.<br/>International librarianship
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>Z672.2  / .I58 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>020.9  / I6121