University and Research Library Studies : Some Contributions From the University of Sheffield Postgraduate School of Librarianship and Information Science

University and Research Library Studies, Volume 8 presents the growing awareness of the international character of library studies. This book discusses the highly organized approach to library science research in Eastern Europe. Comprised of six chapters, this volume begins with an overview of the advantages of the comparative study of the libraries of various countries, including the possibilities of development and solutions to familiar difficulties. This text then examines the role of the library as a teaching instrument whereby instructions and library assignments are included as an integral part of the normal courses in the curriculum. Other chapters consider the background to the foundation of the Library of the School of Oriental and African Studies. This book discusses as well the function of the university library to bring together information and human beings. The final chapter deals with the types of activities that constitute library science research. Librarians will find this book useful. Content: INTERNATIONAL SERIES OF MONOGRAPHS IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE, Page ii Front Matter, Page iii Copyright, Page iv PREFACE, Pages vii-xi, W.L. SAUNDERS 1 - AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES 1966, Pages 1-38, L. JOLLEY 2 - INSTRUCTION IN THE USE OF ACADEMIC LIBRARIES, Pages 39-83, MAVIS N. TIDMARSH 3 - THE HISTORY OF THE LIBRARY OF THE SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL AND AFRICAN STUDIES, Pages 84-110, A. LODGE 4 - A COMPARATIVE HISTORY OF THE LIBRARIES OF MANCHESTER AND LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITIES UP TO 1903, Pages 111-147, J. ANTHONY RIGG 5 - THE FUNCTIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, Pages 148-158, M.B. LINE 6 - THE ORGANIZATION OF RESEARCH IN LIBRARY SCIENCE IN EASTERN EUROPE, Pages 159-212, G.P.M. WALKER INDEX, Pages 213-221