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Moghaddam, Golnessa Galyani; Talawar, V. G. – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to review consortia efforts in developing countries. Design/methodology/approach: This paper reviews the literature on library consortia in developing countries in general and India in particular. The paper also outlines the advantages and disadvantages of consortia. Findings: "Library consortia"…
Descriptors: Libraries, Foreign Countries, Consortia, Developing Nations
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Agrawal, S. P.; And Others – International Library Review, 1985
Reviews functions, growth, and performance of Indian national and public libraries and proposes a plan of action covering: administrative infrastructure, library legislation, library resources, resource utilization, depository libraries, resource sharing, public library clientele, role of private organizations, staffing pattern, financial…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Financial Support, Library Networks, Library Personnel
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Taher, Mohamed; And Others – International Library Review, 1986
Highlights the existence of special libraries in India attached to Dargahs, which were originally Muslim shrines, and presents an analysis of their information storage and retrieval patterns based on data from a survey of five of these libraries. Basic inadequacies in professional staffing, collection development, and financial support are noted.…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Financial Support, Islamic Culture, Library Catalogs
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Henschke, Ekkehard – International Library Review, 1978
Describes and analyzes the aid given to the Library of the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IITM) by the Library of the Technical University of Berlin (TUB) from the latter part of the 1960's to the end of 1974; and concludes with general recommendations for library aid projects. (VT)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Developing Nations, Expenditures, Financial Support
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Mangla, P. B. – Education for Information: The International Review of Education and Training in Library and Information Science, 1984
Traces historical developments and recent trends in library and information science research in United States, Great Britain, and India; discusses factors contributing to developments in United States and United Kingdom; and reviews Ranganathan's contributions in detail. Some factors hindering research in India and areas which require research are…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Financial Support, Foreign Countries
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Barua, B. P. – International Library Review, 1983
Outlines the objectives, structure, mode of operation, current programs and activities, and future projections of the Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation, a financing body and promotional agency for the development of library services in India. (EJS)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Financial Support, Foreign Countries, Libraries
World Education, Inc., New York, NY. – 1969
The program of Literacy House in Lucknow, India includes training of personnel, preparation of materials, and sponsorship of a wide variety of programs. This report on their work, prepared to document the need for a budget request from the U.S. Agency for International Development, describes the achievement and prospects in programs relating to…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Budgets, Developing Nations, Extension Education
Rao, V. Appa, Ed. – 1977
A brief mid-plan review of the work of the Panels in the Humanities and Social Sciences of the University Grants Commission (UGC) of New Delhi, India, is presented. Recommendations of the UGC Standing Committee on the Development of Colleges during the plan period and on the implementation of several new programs as part of the Faculty Improvement…
Descriptors: Centralization, College Planning, Dining Facilities, Educational Development