Social science libraries interdisciplinary collections, services, networks / edited by Steven W. Witt and Lynne M. Rudasill.

Other author Witt, Steve W.
Other author Rudasill, Lynne M.
Other author International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. Social Science Libraries Section.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBerlin ; New York : De Gruyter Saur,
Description138 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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SeriesIFLA publications, 0344-6891 ; 144
Contents 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.
General 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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LCCN 2010019674
ISBN9783110232141 (alk. paper)