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Fees in Public Libraries: The Controversy.
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Lofgren, Hans – Australian Library Journal, 1987
Summarizes the arguments for and against fees in public libraries, and discusses whether the fee controversy is one of alternative technical means of securing funding, or of competing visions of the role of the public library. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Developed Nations, Financial Support, Foreign Countries
Library Networks: Trends and Issues.
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Martin, Susan K. – Journal of Library Administration, 1987
Discussion of library networking issues that may be relevant to Japanese and U.S. libraries as they increase their use of central databases and local systems includes the role of the traditional library, distributed systems, linked systems, and the emergence of commercial systems. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Developed Nations, Foreign Countries, Interlibrary Loans
Fiction: A Neglected Aspect of Library Service.
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Isaacs, Margaret – Australian Library Journal, 1987
Examines the place of fiction in the library collection, the attitudes and practices of Australian librarians with respect to fiction, and the factors, including historical ones, which have shaped these attitudes. A proposal for a new approach to fiction in public libraries is presented. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Fiction, Foreign Countries, Library Collections
New Technology in the Task Environment of Australian University Libraries.
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Waters, David – Australian Library Journal, 1986
Discusses the effects of information technology on the environment within which the typical academic library must operate and the effects of the resulting environmental turbulence on the general social context of the university and on the relationship between the university and its libraries. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change Strategies, College Environment, Developed Nations
The Librarian's Role in the Provision of Information for Local Government.
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Henderson, Chris – Australian Library Journal, 1986
Discusses the responsibility of local libraries to provide information services to local government and act as a contact point between the government and its community. The distinction between internal and external information sources is examined, and problems of information delivery resulting from a lack of inter-council cooperation are…
Descriptors: Archives, Community Information Services, Developed Nations, Foreign Countries
Canadian and Australian Secondary School Libraries: A Comparison, and Some Personal Observations.
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Bracey, Rhonda – Australian Library Journal, 1987
A secondary school librarian uses her experience to compare Canadian and Australian secondary school libraries in terms of educational philosophy, library role, staffing, budgets, resources, and library organization. (CLB)
Descriptors: Budgets, Cataloging, Comparative Analysis, Developed Nations
Libraries and the End of the New Feudalism.
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Kirby, M. D. – Australian Library Journal, 1986
Reviews several issues facing public libraries, including the impact of information technology and its effect on traditional library services, the need to select library administrators who are comfortable with the technology, and the need for lay bodies that oversee library services to be aware of the complexity of the situation. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Change Strategies, Developed Nations, Federal Legislation