Syllabus for
IS 207. International Issues &
Comparative Research in Library
& Information Sciences
Robert M. Hayes
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1. Introduction
 Official Course Description
 Expectations of Students
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Term Paper on Country and Topic of Choice
Weekly written progress report after second week
Prepare to present oral progress report
Participation in seminar discussion of presented reports
 Faculty Participation
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Instructor’s International Experience
Other Participating Faculty
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2
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5
COUNTRY
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belgium
Brazil
6
Canada
7
China
Croatia
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9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Czechoslov
akia
Denmark
East
Germany
Egypt
England
Estonia
Finland
France
CONSULTATIONS
GOVT LIBRARY UNIV
80,03
80,03
80,93,
93,93,
02,03
07-09
95,01
95,01
CONFERENCES
ATTEND DIRECT
89
TOURING
70,86,90,91
66,94
68,72,
72
88,90,93,9
5,95,96,97,
98
74
62,67,68,
71,81,87
87
05,07,
06
02,06
70
98
66,85
89-91,
95-09
98
69,70
81
82
77,84,
89
98
84
89,06,
07-09
09
82
66,67,86,
88,90
81,91
59,83,95
59,66
66,69
69,86,86
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20
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22
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24
25
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27
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COUNTRY
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Guatemala
Holland
Hong Kong
Hungary
India
Italy
Japan
Korea
Kuwait
Latvia
Luxemburg
CONSULTATIONS
GOVT LIBRARY UNIV
97
CONFERENCES
ATTEND DIRECT
97
TOURING
70,86,90,91
78
99,03
81
85
66
92
83,96
98
09
88,94
07
88
72
88
98
67,84,09
67,86,91
95
84
87
86
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COUNTRY
Macedonia
Mexico
Philippines
Poland
Puerto Rico
Saudi
Arabia
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
South
Africa
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Thailand
Turkey
Ukraine
Yugoslavia
(Croatia)
CONSULTATIONS
GOVT LIBRARY UNIV
98,98
93
84
78,79,
84
CONFERENCES
ATTEND DIRECT
TOURING
77
90
80
97,97
87
89
98
91
96
87
72-74
89
59
69,70
81,85
95,01
96-98
82,86
09
97,98,09
77,7981,84,
86-88
08
05
02
99
96
93
90
87
84
81
78
73
70
67
59
12
10
8
6
4
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0
Other Participants
 Department of Information Studies Faculty
Jean-Francois Blanchette
Christine Borgman
Jonathan Furner
Anne Gilliland
Leah Lievrouw
Beverly Lynch
Mary Niles Maack
Ramesh Srinivasan
John V. Richardson, Jr
Virginia Walter
 In addition, Professor Khalid Mahmood, from
Pakistan, has graciously agreed to participate, as has
Monica Hagan of the UCLA Management Library, and
we may be able to have participation by a Fulbright
Visiting Scholar from Ukraine, Dr. Tetiana Yaroshenko.
We may also be visited by Professor Arthur Cohen of
the Department of Education
2. Definitions
 International Issues in Librarianship
 Comparative Research in Librarianship
 International Issues and Comparative Research in
Information Sciences
3. Your Paper
 Introduction about Societal Issues for the Chosen
Country
 Discussion of the Substantive Focus
 Analysis of Data about the Substantive Focus
 Bibliography and References
4. Contexts for Societal Issues
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History
Governance
Economic Development
Social and Cultural Structures
Social Development
Disasters
5. Contexts for Libraries and Archives
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Library and Archive in Individual Countries
Library and Archive Functions
Library and Archive Education
Library and Archive Related Organizations
6. Contexts for Information Science
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Information Generators
Information Forms
Information Users
Information Processes
Information Agencies
Information Technologies
7. Sources of Data and Methodologies
for Analysis
 Data Sources
 Data about the Country
 Data about Libraries and Archives
 Data about Communications and Information
 Data about the Economy
 Methodologies for Analysis
 Description Analysis
 Structural Analysis
 Qualitative Analysis
 Quantitative Analysis
8. History
The End