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138 p. : ill. ; 24 cm |
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IFLA publications, 0344-6891 ; 144
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IFLA publications ; 144
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| Note |
"Each chapter is a direct result of the IFLA Social Science Libraries Section's 2008 conference titled Disappearing disciplinary borders in the social science library : global studies or sea change?, which took place August 6th- 7th, 2008 at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Information (FI)"--Foreword |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Revolutions in science and the role of social science libraries / Steven W. Witt -- Being undisciplined, or, Traversing disciplinary configurations in social science and humanities databases : conceptual considerations for interdisciplinarity and multidisciplinarity / Jean-Pierre V.M. Hérubel -- Disciplinary boundaries in an interdisciplinary world / Margaret Robb -- Walls tumbling down : opportunities for librarians in interdisciplinary research / Jeffrey A. Knapp -- New kids on the block : developing a social science strategy in the British Library / Jude England -- Share and share alike : data-sharing practices in different disciplinary domains / JoAnn Jacoby -- Socio-economic databases as a support system for inter-disciplinary research : Indian scenario / P.R. Goswami -- Going global : facilitating global research and education at George Mason University Libraries / LeRoy LaFleur, Melissa Johnson, and Beth Roszkowski -- No passport needed : border crossings in the academic library / Suzan Alteri and Michael C. Sensiba |
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Social science libraries
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Interdisciplinary research
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| Alt Author |
Witt, Steve W
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Rudasill, Lynne M
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International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. Social Science Libraries Section
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