Based partly on interviews with German library journal editors and other German librarians, this study looks at the world of German academic librarianship through the prism of German library journal publishing. The German journals differ from their American counterparts in numerous ways that reflect the differences in the structure and culture of the profession as it is practiced in two countries. An especially interesting example is the German concern with "Bibliothekspolitik," that is, questions regarding the internal politics of librarianship. The article concludes by describing a set of initiatives intended to make the German professional journals more available to American librarians.
BT - College & Research Libraries IS - 4 LA - English N2 -Based partly on interviews with German library journal editors and other German librarians, this study looks at the world of German academic librarianship through the prism of German library journal publishing. The German journals differ from their American counterparts in numerous ways that reflect the differences in the structure and culture of the profession as it is practiced in two countries. An especially interesting example is the German concern with "Bibliothekspolitik," that is, questions regarding the internal politics of librarianship. The article concludes by describing a set of initiatives intended to make the German professional journals more available to American librarians.
PY - 1995 SP - 301 EP - 312 T2 - College & Research Libraries TI - Library Journals and Academic Librarianship in Germany: A Sketch VL - 56 ER -