Center for the Book Publications List

The International Role of Books and Reading

British Library Establishes Centre for the Book (July 1990)
Author: LCIB staff
Description: Article from LCIB issue 49.15 (p. 265) announcing the establishment of the Centre for the Book at the British Library in London.
Links: Full article

Center for the Book Leads Visit to Russia: 22 Reading Centers Being Established Throughout Russia (November 2002)
Author: John Y. Cole
Description: Article from LCIB issue 61.11 discussing the Center for the Book’s participation in the international “Reading World and World of Reading” conference in St. Petersburg and the inauguration of a new network of reading centers throughout Russia.
Links: Full article

Center Leads Trip to South Africa (November 2004)
Author: John Y. Cole
Description: Article from LCIB issue 63.11 (p. 234-235) describing a study tour to South Africa led by the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress. Includes the history of the South African Centre for the Book, which was established in 1997.
Links: Full article

Donated Books Programs: A Dialogue of Partners Handbook (1993)
Author: Library of Congress
Description: 104 p. Based on the proceedings of an international conference on donated books held in Baltimore, Maryland on Sept. 14-16, 1992, with a preface by John Y. Cole.
Links: LC catalog entry | News release (September 30, 1993)

IFLA’s Section on Literacy and Reading: A History of the First Fifteen Years (June 2011)
Author: John Y. Cole
Description: An overview of the IFLA Section on Literacy and Reading’s history and development, published in the “International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions Newsletter” issue 31 (p. 6-9).
Links: Full text through IFLA website

The Indivisible World: Libraries and the Myth of Cultural Exchange (1985)
Author: Daniel J. Boorstin
Description: 14 p. Viewpoint No. 15. Discusses the concept of cultural and ideological boundaries, and the role of the Library in facilitating the dissolution of these boundaries.
Links: LC catalog entry | Full text through ERIC database

The International Flow of Information: A Trans-Pacific Perspective (1981)
Author: Edited by John Y. Cole
Description: 47 p. Viewpoint No. 7. Presentations and discussion from a traveling seminar on June 7-28, 1979 supported by the Graduate School of Library Studies at the University of Hawaii and the U.S. International Communication Agency, focusing on improving the flow of information between the East-Asian Pacific and the United States.
Links: LC catalog entry | Full text through HathiTrust | LCIB coverage (issue 38.35)

International Library Horizons: Some Personal Observations (1989)
Author: Robert Vosper
Description: 25 p. Viewpoint No. 24. An educator and librarian’s personal recollections on topics related to international librarianship.
Links: LC catalog entry | Full text through HathiTrust | LCIB coverage (issue 57.2)

LC at the 1993 Frankfurt Book Fair (November 1993)
Author: LCIB staff
Description: Article from LCIB issue 52.20 (p. 434) describing the seventh consecutive year of Center for the Book participation at the Frankfurt Book Fair on behalf of the Library of Congress.
Links: Full article

U.S. Books Abroad: Neglected Ambassadors (1984)
Author: Curtis G. Benjamin
Description: 95 p. A proposal for a renewed, cooperative approach and international outlook on the part of the U.S. publishing community, with a preface by John Y. Cole.
Links: LC catalog entry | Full text through LC website | Full text through HathiTrust | LCIB coverage (issue 42.23)

USIA Libraries Abroad Discussed at LC (March 1993)
Author: LCIB staff
Description: Article from LCIB issue 52.6 discussing a symposium about the future of the USIA libraries hosted by the Center for the Book on Feb. 11, 1993.
Links: Full article

U.S. International Book Programs 1981 (1982)
Author: Edited by John Y. Cole
Description: 61 p. The results and discussion of a 1981 survey by the Center for the Book of international book and library-related related programs implemented by both government and private agencies.
Links: LC catalog entry | Full text through HathiTrust