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Globalization and Library and Information Science: Ethical Challenges

Globalization and Library and Information Science: Ethical Challenges

Ismail Abdullahi
Copyright: © 2014 |Pages: 9
ISBN13: 9781466643659|ISBN10: 146664365X|EISBN13: 9781466643666
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4365-9.ch004
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Abdullahi, Ismail. "Globalization and Library and Information Science: Ethical Challenges." Collaboration in International and Comparative Librarianship, edited by Susmita Chakraborty and Anup Kumar Das, IGI Global, 2014, pp. 28-36. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4365-9.ch004

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Abdullahi, I. (2014). Globalization and Library and Information Science: Ethical Challenges. In S. Chakraborty & A. Das (Eds.), Collaboration in International and Comparative Librarianship (pp. 28-36). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4365-9.ch004

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Abdullahi, Ismail. "Globalization and Library and Information Science: Ethical Challenges." In Collaboration in International and Comparative Librarianship, edited by Susmita Chakraborty and Anup Kumar Das, 28-36. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2014. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4365-9.ch004

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Abstract

Globalization is a complex set of partly contradictory forces. Driven by technological and transportation and, as in the case of libraries, high and fast transfer of information, globalization has accelerated tremendously. There are those who think globalization affects the nation, especially the developing world. They feel that their culture is fragmented as Western values and ways of life are becoming dominant, and others think that globalization creates new opportunities for those who are left out of economically, culturally, and in trade. For the development of libraries, political stability and economic growth are essential resources. At the same time, we understand that libraries are part of cultural institutions. If as some think, globalization takes away certain powers from nation-states, are libraries able to develop and preserve the nation’s heritage in such environments? This chapter examines the ethical implication of globalization in the development of library and information science.

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