International and Comparative Librarianship

DEDICATED TO PIONEERS   INCLUDING:
S. R. Ranganathan, P. N. Kaula, R. N. Sharma, J. F. Harvey, D. J. Foskett, J. P. Danton, M. M. Jackson, etc.
This Blogosphere has a slant towards India [a.k.a Indica, Indo, South-Asian, Oriental, Bharat, Hindustan, Asian-Indian (not American Indian)].

Friday, July 29, 2022

How Canadian Libraries compare with other countries [where money matters?]

 Intahchomphoo, C., Jeske, M., & Vellino, A. (2016). Coping with budget cuts: How Canadian Libraries compare with other countries. Can. L. Libr. Rev.41, 17. [source]

The Journal Editor's Perspective: "I always find myself coming back to Ranganathan’s Five Laws of Library Science. "

Extract:

  1. Books are for use: Read current issues of the journal to which you plan to submit your manuscripts so you know the topics currently under discussion. 
  2. Every reader his (or her) book:Conduct a thorough and broad literature search.  Even a practice-based article needs grounding in the literature.
  3. Every book its reader: Once you have completed the literature review and identified the gaps your work will address, it’s fine to send off a query to an editor to find out if they are interested in your work. 
  4. Save the time of the reader: Read the guidelines for authors before you contact the editor or submit your paper.
  5. The library is a growing organismWriting is hard.