The Image and Role of the Librarian addresses all aspects of professional identity for librarians, including professional roles, cultural images, popular percep

Based on his extensive experience in international librarianship, Peter Johan Lor, South Africa's first National Librarian and a former Secretary General of the

Addresses the influence of research funding on advances in libraries and librarianship from two perspectives: funding agents and specific initiatives.

In George Bobinski's sixty-year career as a library professional (1945 - 2005), libraries underwent massive changes and epochal advancements. In this important