Scarecrow Press
Pages: 432
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Trim: 5¾ x 9
978-0-8108-3198-8 • Hardback • December 1996 • $163.00 • (£127.00)
Marta Dosa is Professor Emerita, Syracuse University School of Information Studies, Syracuse, NY, and Adjunct Professor at the State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry.
The undoubted strength of this collection of papers lies in the interdisciplinary, global, and humanistic approach that informs all of her writing about international information flows. It is refreshing to read work that declines to use the cliched assumptions and religious fervor typical of so much writing on information technology...she has a recurrent concern about building bridges between North and South when considering the role of information in economic, social, and cultural development. Another important thread running through the book is that of communication as a basis of trust and mutuality, and this is where Dosa's own experience and personality emerge most clearly. Important insights stem from Dosa's writing.
— College & Research Libraries
...a very informative book. This scholarly work is highly recommended for all librarians and libraries...
— International Leads
...an important contribution to the literature of the international information field. It provides a means by which students, researchers, and scholars can become familiar with this significant body of work.
— Lisca
[Dosa's] research has been characterized by interdisciplinarity, and the present volume illustrates the breadth of her interests...the volume concludes with name and subject indexes, an important feature of a collection of writings such as this...this volume is well produced...it certainly offers Dosa's writings to information professionals in a convenient and accessible form.
— Asian Libraries
...a fascinating read...it is such a worthwhile collection that it should be available in any professional library.
— Library Association Record