TO MAKE WOMEN VISIBLE

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. TABLE OF CONTENTS V
3. Acknowledgements IX
4. PREFACE XI
5. I. CHANGING ROLES OF WOMEN LIBRARIANS
6. INFORMATION SERVICES FOR WOMEN IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 1
7. HOW LONG DO WOMEN HAVE TO WAIT? 8
8. LIBRARIES AND WOMEN LIBRARIANS: A CUBAN WOMAN LIBRARIAN'S POINT-OF-VIEW 13
9. TO MAKE WOMEN VISIBLE 18
10. THE ROLE OF WOMAN LIBRARIAN IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF INFORMATION STRATEGIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAVANA 20
11. GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS AND PUBLICATIONS ON WOMEN IN CUBA 30
12. II. PROFESSIONAL STATUS AS A GOAL
13. THE STATUS OF LIBRARY WOMEN IN JAPAN 35
14. TRANSITION OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE EDUCATION IN CHINA: PROBLEMS AND PERSPECTIVES 41
15. PROPPING UP “HALF OF THE SKY” IN THE LIBRARY PRESENT SITUATION AND PROSPECTS OF CHINESE FEMALE LIBRARIANS 48
16. III. LIBRARY MANAGERS AND GENDER
17. WOMEN AS MANAGERS OF LIBRARIES: A DEVELOPMENTAL PROCESS IN INDIA 55
18. MOTIVATION TO MANAGE 62
19. SETTING-UP A WOMEN'S STUDIES LIBRARY 87
20. IV. INFORMATION SERVICES FOR WOMEN: ACCESS AND HINDRANCES
21. WOMEN AND CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION 93
22. SERVICES PROVIDED FOR WOMEN BY THE LIBRARIES OF THE RYAZAN REGION 101
23. WOMEN'S DEVELOPMENT AND INFORMATION ON WOMEN IN KOREA 105
24. A CALL FOR A NEW DIALOG 115
25. FREEING ACCESS TO WOMEN'S INFORMATION 122
26. WOMEN, DEMOCRACY AND PARTICIPATION IN THE INFORMATION SOCIETY 131
27. V. WOMEN'S INFORMATION NEEDS: A SOCIETAL AND FEMINIST ISSUE
28. INFORMATION NEEDS OF WOMEN 137
29. WOMEN'S HEALTHCARE, CENSORSHIP, AND THE LIBRARY: PROBLEMS, ISSUES, QUESTIONS 142
30. VI. KEY TO THE FUTURE: EDUCATION
31. GENDER AND EQUITY IN THE LIBRARY AND INFORMATION STUDIES CURRICULUM 155
32. NATIONAL VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS (NVQs) 170
33. WOMEN'S ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY CHINA 176
34. LIBRARIES FOR LIFE IN THE PAPUA NEW GUINEA INFORMATION SOCIETY? 184
35. INFORMATION USE IN GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT 192
36. VII. INFORMATION SOCIETY, CULTURE AND ECONOMY: GLOBAL CHALLENGES
37. INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION ON WOMEN: A EUROPEAN NETWORK 209
38. WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND PUBLICATIONS OF THE WORLD BANK AND THE IDB 215
39. THE WOMEN OF KAZAKSTAN: THE SOURCE OF CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT 226
40. WOMEN AND THE INFORMATION SOCIETY 231
41. APPENDIX. STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE ROUND TABLE ON WOMEN'S ISSUES 2002-2003 243