Library and information science: Professional associations and faith groups
Library and information science: Syllabi
- American Academy of Religion Syllabi Search
- Banned Books and Novel Ideas. Ty Alyea. University of Texas at Austin.
Library and information science: Journals
Library and information science: Articles
- “A new classification for the literature of religion” by Vanda Broughton, University College London, London, UK, 66th IFLA Council and General Conference. Jerusalem, Israel, Aug. 13-18, 2000
- “English Library Seeks Globalization of Buddhism” by Han Sang-hee. Korea Times, Apr. 29, 2009.
- “Plan Would Limit Prison Chapel Books” by Solomon Moore. The New York Times, March 18, 2009.
- “Fighting fear with knowledge” by Matt Gunderson. The Boston Globe, Oct. 11, 2007.
- Yang, Shirley Ou and Carol Hsu. “The Power of Networks and Information Flows–In Circuits of Power Perspective in Online Religion.” PACIS Proceedings, 2011.
Library and information science: Books
- TechGnosis: Myth, Magic & Mysticism in the Age of Information. Erik Davis. Gale Group, 2004.
- Painting Religion in Public: John Singer Sargent’s Triumph of Religion at the Boston Public Library. Sally M. Promey. Princeton University Press, 1999.
- Library Research Guide to Religion and Theology: Illustrated Search Strategy and Sources. James R. Kennedy. Pierian, 1984.
- The ancient library of Alexandria and early Christian theological development. J. Harold Ellens. Institute for Antiquity and Christianity, 1993.
- The Library of Alexandria: Centre of Learning in the Ancient World. Roy MacLeod. I. B. Tauris, 2004.
Library and information science: More links
Library and information science: Case studies
- Case Studies in Library and Information Science Ethics. Elizabeth A. Buchanan and Kathrine Andrews Henderson. McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers, 2008.
- Library and Information Services to Social Science Researchers: A Case Study from India(.pdf)
- Montiel-Overall, Patricia and Sandra Littletree. “Knowledge River: A Case Study of a Library and Information Science Program Focusing on Latino and Native American Perspectives.” Library Trends. Vol. 59, Nos. 1 and 2 (Summer/Fall 2010).
Library and information science: About the discipline
Some would argue that religion created the information revolution. The desire to have and to understand the record of religious thought and theology helped create what is now a mass market for information. [Read more…]