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Raseroka, H. Kay – Information Development, 1995
Reviews 10 years of library and information developments in East, Central, and Southern Africa. Topics include school libraries; public libraries and rural information services; academic libraries; education and training; and professional library and information associations. (AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Information Services
Olden, Anthony – Library Quarterly, 2005
The Tanganyika Library Service (TLS) was the national public library service set up in Tanzania, East Africa, in the 1960s. By the end of the decade, it was generally regarded as a model of Western-style public library development in Africa. This is an account of its establishment and early years based on accessible documentary sources in Tanzania…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Library Development, National Programs, Public Libraries
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1990
Five of the six papers in this collection focus on public library services, collection development problems, and involvement in literacy campaigns in developing countries; the sixth paper is concerned with public library services in Norway. (1) In "Big Cities, Its Inhabitants and Public Libraries Systems," May Brooking Negrao examines…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Higher Education