Libraries driving access to knowledge / edited by Jesús Lau, Anna María Tammaro and Theo Bothma.

Includes bibliographical references.

Libraries driving access to knowledge (A2K) / Ellen R. Tise -- Iceland goes digital : countrywide access to electronic resources / Ingibjörg Steinunn Sverrisdóttir and Þórdís T. Þórarinsdóttir -- "Access for all" and "politics of difference" : comparative case study of two European libraries / Rumyana Koycheva -- Using Web 2.0 to make libraries more user-oriented : outcomes from a case study at Loughborough University Library (UK) / Jenny Narborough, Ruth Stubbings, and Graham Walton -- OA to knowledge : perceptions of UWI researchers on the St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago / Marsha Winter and Stella Sandy -- Native language university digital textbook collection / Martin Hallik and Liisi Lembinen -- Balancing access to knowledge and respect for cultural knowledge : librarian advocacy with indigenous peoples' self-determination in access to knowledge / Loriene Roy, Kristen Hogan, and Spencer Lilley -- Access to knowledge as a social practice : information literacy education for MA students / Maria-Carme Torras i Calvo -- The discursive construction of the academic library as learning place in A2K / Catherine Closet-Crane -- A tale of two libraries : space and reading in Porto public libraries / Paula Sequeiros and Silvia Grünig -- University library premises : the evaluation of customer satisfaction and usage / Anne Lehto, Leena Toivonen, and Mirja Iivonen -- ILS vs. DBMS in Latin American Web OPACs : discriminant analysis applied to user interface / Elsa Barber, Silvia Pisano, Sandra Romagnoli, Verónica Parsiale, Gabriela de Pedro, Carolina Gregui, Nancy Blanco -- Open access and A2K : collaborative experiences in Latin America / Nancy Gómez and Paola C. Bongiovani -- The success story of a locally developed online video site : HKBUtube / Shun-han Rebekah Wong.

The book is a must read for librarians with international interest in acess to knowledge. It includes a collection of 15 chapters written by authors from all over the world covers different approaches to the vital role of libraries driving access to knowledge. There are chapters that offer solutions and ideas to enable libraies to become the knowledge engine in the society as well as chapters that discuss the essential conceptual treatment of the theme. The book was compiled to give longevity to to Ellen Tise's theme for her presidency of IFLA, 2009-2011, 'Libraries Driving Access to Knowledge(A2K). The aim of this publication is to offer the reader a substantive insights into the opportunities and challenges that libraries have in driving access to knowledge.

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