This book draws out and examines the trends in education and research in the field of library and information science (LIS) in the vast Asia-Oceania region. Information is an important part of the human condition and critical to the development of the Asia-Oceania region. The book is timely, therefore, as the region continues to grow and develop.

Preface. Chapter 1 Introduction. Chapter 2 From Practice to Academia: 50 Years of LIS Education in Australia. Chapter 3 Keeping Current: The Evolution of Postgraduate Library and Information Studies Education in New Zealand. Chapter 4 From a Distance: Teacher Librarian Training by Distance Collaboration. Chapter 5 Culture, Libraries and Information Services at the Intersection of Development in India: Propelling Growth in the 21st Century. Chapter 6 Environmental Scanning — An Emerging Discipline for LIS Education. Chapter 7 Developing Contextual Perceptions of Information Literacy and Information Literacy Education in the Asian Region. Chapter 8 Information Culture in the Maldives. Chapter 9 LIS Research Trends in Doctoral Studies and Project Work: A Case Study of DLISc, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur (1985–2010). Chapter 10 Virtual Community Research in China: A Critical Review of the LIS Literature. Chapter 11 Indonesian Library and Information Science Research as the Social Construction Process. Chapter 12 Multilingual Resources and Services in Chinese Academic Libraries: A Survey. About the Authors. Subject Index. Library and Information Science Trends and Research. Library and Information Science. Editorial Advisory Board. Library and Information Science. Copyright page. List of Contributors.