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Book SynopsisCountry-by-country, this comprehensive, annotated bibliography brings together the vast number of articles, books, conference papers, theses and dissertations, and reports that have been written about librarianship in the Islamic World during the past fifty years.
Trade ReviewCovering articles, books, conference papers, dissertations and reports, this substantial Scarecrow Press paperback contains 1,949 entries on the 'subject of librarianship throughout the Islamic world.'...Presentation is in generous single-column layout across the page and the whole is refreshingly easy on the eye, avoiding the cluttered appearance that often mars this type of listing....This is a basic bibliography that...conveniently regurgitates material on librarianship and information science in the Islamic World found in major databases and other sources. * s *
...it should be included in reference collections for students of library science and international librarianship and as an aid to enlarging the limited Western view of affairs in the Islamic world....serves a worthwhile purpose. * Information & Culture, Vol. 42, No. 3, 2007 *
...a work of labour, skill and faith...It will be treasured by the Islamic scholars and students. * Library Progress, (International) *
With nearly 2,000 entries, Sterling Joseph Coleman Jr. provides a comprehensive look at librarianship in 34 Islamic countries. In Librarianship and Information Science in the Islamic World, 1966-1999: An Annotated Bibliography, Coleman provides annotations of articles, books, conference papers, theses, dissertations, and reports on a wide variety of topics within the context of Islamic librarianship. * American Libraries *
Table of ContentsPart 0 Acknowledgments Part 0 Preface Part 1 The Islamic World Part 2 Albania Part 3 Azerbaijan Part 4 Bosnia and Herzegovina Part 5 Turkey Part 6 The Mashreq Part 7 Egypt Part 8 Jordan Part 9 Lebanon Part 10 Palestine Part 11 Syria Part 12 Persian Gulf States Part 13 Bahrain Part 14 Iran Part 15 Iraq Part 16 Kuwait Part 17 Oman Part 18 Qatar Part 19 Saudi Arabia Part 20 United Arab Emirates Part 21 Yemen Part 22 Islamic Central Asia Part 23 Afghanistan Part 24 Kazakhstan Part 25 Kyrgyzstan Part 26 Pakistan Part 27 Tajikistan Part 28 Turkmenistan Part 29 Uzbekistan Part 30 Islamic South Asia Part 31 Bangladesh Part 32 Brunei Part 33 Indonesia Part 34 Malaysia Part 35 Maldives Part 36 Author Index Part 37 About the Author
