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Academic Libraries in Australia and Japan.
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Ito, Megumi – International Library Review, 1987
Compares academic libraries in Japan and Australia in three areas: general background (number of libraries, financial support, size of collections, and student/staff ratios); the role of libraries (services offered, library instruction, accessibility, library cooperation, and expenditures); and library staffs (qualifications of directors, staff…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Comparative Analysis, Developed Nations
Japanese Bibliographic Information--Its Control and Standardisation.
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Maruyama, Shojiro – Electronic Library, 1987
Describes the history and current status of bibliographic control in Japanese libraries, including the necessity for standardizing the combination of Japanese phonetic script and Chinese characters. The results of a survey of bibliographic activities and library automation are presented, and a developing plan to establish Japanese bibliographic…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Developed Nations, Foreign Countries, Information Networks
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
A World Full of Stories. An Annotated Bibliography of Folk Literature. Traditional Literature and Folklore in Library and Storytelling Programs.
Johnson, Paul Anthony, Ed. – 1986
The first volume of a projected series entitled "Traditional Literature and Folklore in Library and Storytelling Programs," this annotated bibliography was produced by graduate students in the Traditional Literature and Oral Narration class at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The bibliography is designed to provide librarians and…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Folk Culture, Legends, Library Services
Around the World Through Stories. An Annotated Bibliography of Folk Literature.
Folk, Judith A., Ed. – 1988
Part of a series entitled "Traditional Literature and Folklore in Library and Storytelling Programs," this annotated bibliography was produced by graduate students in the Traditional Literature and Oral Narration class at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The bibliography is designed to provide librarians and teachers with information…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Fables, Folk Culture, Legends
East Asia: The Yale Outreach Catalogue.
White, Caryn – 1987
The East Asian Outreach Program at Yale University seeks to promote increased understanding of the countries of East Asia (China, Japan, and Korea) through educational and cultural programming for educators, businesses, community organizations, and the general public on a national basis. In addition to information concerning the services,…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Audiovisual Aids, Cultural Centers, Elementary Secondary Education
Rethinking Learner Support in Distance Education: Change and Continuity in an International Context. RoutledgeFalmer Studies in Distance Education.
Tait, Alan, Ed.; Mills, Roger, Ed. – 2003
This book contains 16 papers on learner support in distance education in an international context. The following papers are included: "Constructivism or Confucianism? We Have the Technology, Now What Shall We Do With It?" (Louise Aylward); "Exploring Informal Study Groups in a South African Teacher Education Programme" (Carol…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Education, Ancillary School Services, Change Strategies