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Classification in Australia.
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McKinlay, John – 1980
Despite some inroads by the Library of Congress Classification and short-lived experimentation with Universal Decimal Classification and Bliss Classification, Dewey Decimal Classification, with its ability in recent editions to be hospitable to local needs, remains the most widely used classification system in Australia. Although supplemented at…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Dewey Decimal Classification, Library Collections
Measures of Adequacy for Library Collections in Australian Colleges of Advanced Education. Report of a Research Project Conducted in Behalf of the Commission on Advanced Education. Volume 1.
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Wainwright, E. J.; Dean, J. E. – 1976
This study investigates the bases for constructing quantitative and qualitative measures of Australian Colleges of Advanced Education (CAE) library collection adequacy, and the feasibility of producing specialized and appropriate measures to guide future collection planning. Adequacy is based on the libraries' policies for providing materials to…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Data Analysis, Library Collections, Library Materials
Document Delivery--Evaluating Options.
Restarick, Jenny – Australian Special Libraries, 1997
Examines traditional systems of information service in Australia and comments on how these methods fit with the notions of national resource sharing and self-sufficiency. Discusses the Scientific Serials in Australian Libraries (SSAL), searching other organizations for materials, ILANET (Information Libraries Access Network) mail server,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Seeking, Information Services, Information Sources
National Library of Australia Selection Policy. Development of Resource Sharing Networks. Networks Study No. 17.
National Library of Australia, Canberra. – 1981
Based on its statutory duty to provide comprehensive holdings of library material relating to Australia and the Australian people, the National Library of Australia outlines in this selection policy the directions in which its collections are to be developed. Following a policy summary and an extensive history of the National Library's…
Descriptors: Australian Literature, Foreign Countries, Library Acquisition, Library Collections
Australian Public Libraries, the Library Association of Australia, and Literacy.
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Tilley, C. M. – International Library Review, 1984
Report on the role of public library services in adult literacy education highlights the nature of service clientele, literacy program development in the United States and Australia, literacy research projects, patterns of service, library collection development, and librarian training. Footnotes are given. (EJS)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Adults
The Information Needs, Usage and Attitude of Medical Researchers in Australia: Strategies for the Provision of More Effective Medical Information Facilities. Second Report to the National Library of Australia.
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Maguire, Carmel; Lovelace, Eugenia – 1975
An initial survey of medical information resources in New South Wales, Queensland, and Victoria, Australia, reveals a lack of adequate collections, insufficiently trained staff, few formal lines of communication between service providers, and paucity of mechanisms to ensure user awareness of available services. Detailed proposals are provided for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Dissemination, Information Networks, Information Services