Resources

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Doyle, Robert P. "Library Twinning." IFLA Journal 20 (4) 1994, pp. 403-409.

Holmes, Jean. Job Exchange in Librarianship. Leeds: School of Librarianship, Leeds Polytechnic, 1985.

"International Law Librarians: the Exchange Experience." Law Library Journal 79 (4): Fall 1987, pp. 721-47.

Keane, Nancy J. "Need a Change? Try an Exchange." College & Research Libraries News 48 (10): Nov 1987, pp.634-37.

Lampart, Sheila I. "Twinning of Libraries: Objectives Relating to Public, School, and University Libraries," in Proceedings of the International Seminar on the Development of Twinning Models for the Libraries in the South and the North, Ottawa, Canada, June 20-21, 1991, p.32.

Long, Nina P. "Twinning of Hospital Libraries - International Resource Sharing." Bulletin of the Medical Library Association 74 (4): Oct 1986, pp. 374-5.

McChesney, David L. "Trading Places: Planning an International Job Exchange." College & Research Libraries News 50 (10): Nov 1989, pp. 919-920.

McDonald, Christine. "Sister Library Initiative." Public Libraries, July-August, 1999.

Miller, Edward P. "International Library Exchanges." Library Acquisitions: Practice and Theory 11:2, 1987, pp. 85-89.

Rader, Hannelore B. "International Personnel Exchanges for Librarians" in The Bowker Annual of Library and Book Trade Information, 32nd ed., New York: Bowker, 1987, pp. 146-51.

Riley, Gillian L. "Job Exchange in Librarianship." Personnel Training and Education 8 (3): 1991, pp. 49-55.

Weeks, Gerald. "Time for a Change - Try a Job Exchange." Canadian Library Journal 40 (3): June 1983, pp. 165-67.

Williamson, Linda Eileen.  "Guidelines for Planning an Exchange." Law Library Journal 79: Fall 1987, pp. 727-31.

Williamson, Linda Eileen. Going International: Librarians' Preparation Guide for Work Experience/Job Exchange Abroad.  Chicago: American Library Association, 1988.

Web Sites and Discussion Lists

ALA International Relations Office
http://www.ala.org/work/international

ALA International Relations Round Table
http://www.ala.org/irrt

International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
http://www.ifla.org

Internet Public Library List of Libraries Online
http://www.ipl.org/svcs/online.html

National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS)
http://www.nclis.gov

School Libraries on the Web: A Directory
http://www.voicenet.com/~bertland/libs.html

Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials (SALALM)
(temporarily down)
http://latino.lib.cornell.edu/salalm2000english.html

Sister Citifies International
http://www.sister-cities.org

World Library Partnership, Inc.
http://RTPnet.org/~wlp

 

 

For More Information:
American Library Association
International Relations Office
Telephone: 800-545-2433, ext. 3201
Fax: 312-280-4392
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