Country-by-country, this comprehensive, annotated bibliography brings together the vast number of articles, books, conference papers, theses, dissertations, and reports that have been written about librarianship in the Islamic World during the past fifty years. It highlights sources published on a wide variety of library and information science related topics including academic libraries, bibliometrics, cataloging, collection development, exhibitions, finance, gray literature, indexing, information communication, information science, library staff, literacy, management, national libraries, networks, online databases, periodicals control, preservation, public relations, reference work, research, school libraries, security, technical services, and user training.

"The Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science provides an outstanding resource in 33 published volumes with 2 helpful indexes. This thorough reference set--written by 1300 eminent, international experts--offers librarians, information/computer scientists, bibliographers, documentalists, systems analysts, and students, convenient access to the techniques and tools of both library and information science. Impeccably researched, cross referenced, alphabetized by subject, and generously illustrated, the Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science integrates the essential theoretical and practical information accumulating in this rapidly growing field."

This handbook provides detailed information on associations concerned with the fields of librarianship, documentation, information science and archives.