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Peer reviewedDokmeci, Vedia; Korca, Perver – International Information and Library Review, 1992
Discussion of the role of public libraries in socioeconomic development focuses on an evaluation of the existing library system in Istanbul (Turkey) and proposes a plan for its balanced development with respect to population distribution and technological advances. Highlights include building design, library automation, and financial…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Economic Development, Facility Guidelines, Foreign Countries
Lin, Sharon Chien – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1994
Describes two phases of the automation of library and information services in mainland China. From 1974-86, much effort was concentrated on developing computer systems, databases, online retrieval, and networking. From 1986 to the present, practical progress became possible largely because of CD-ROM technology; and large scale networking for…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Databases, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedAgboola, A. T. – International Information and Library Review, 1993
Examines the development of Nigerian University libraries and the political factors that created them and continue to effect their development, with a focus on those established between 1980 and 1984. Users, governance, finance, buildings, staffing, collection development, services, cataloging and classification, and automation are described.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Developing Nations, Economic Factors, Foreign Countries
