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Globalisation, Information and Libraries: the implications of the World Trade Organisation's GATS and TRIPS Agreements
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African Research & Documentation
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October 1, 2007
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- McBean, Bridget
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Copyright informationCopyright Standing Conference on Library Materials on Africa 2007. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Globalisation, Information and Libraries: the implications of the World Trade Organisation's GATS and TRIPS Agreements; by Ruth Rikowski. Oxford, United Kingdom: Chandos Publishing, 2005.393 pp. ISBN: (hardback) 1-83443- 092-5, paperback 1-84334-084-4
The world is full of surprises. The concept of a librarian as an activist for changing the world order may be, for some, difficult to grasp. However, the author does just this. She advocates a fundamental change in globalisation by examining multilateral process under the auspices of the World Trade Organisation and the implications of those processes for information and for libraries worldwide. Her outline of the key elements of the ...