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Download full textHernandez, Vicente S. – 1999
This paper divides Philippine library history into three periods, establishing a relationship between historical events and library trends. During the Spanish period, modern library trends were introduced through the establishment of the Sociedad Economica in 1780, but did not influence Philippine library culture until the later part of the 19th…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Libraries, Library Development, Library History
Peer reviewedFrohnsdorf, Gregory – Libraries & Culture, 2003
Discusses early libraries of Antigua. Highlights include Thomas Bray's libraries in the 1690s; meeting literary needs in the 1700s; private libraries of the time; rise of library organizations in the mid-1800s, including the Antigua Library Society and the Presbyterian Church Library; racial issues; difficult economic times; and transformation of…
Descriptors: Background, Developing Nations, Libraries, Library Development
Peer reviewedDuffett, Gorman L. – Catholic Library World, 1994
Analyzes a survey of Irish librarians and discusses the development of librarianship in Ireland. Highlights include historical background, Library Association of Ireland, Library Council, Department of Library and Information Studies at University College Dublin (Ireland), National Library of Ireland, and Trinity College Library (Ireland).…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Foreign Countries, Libraries, Library Development
Peer reviewedTedd, Lucy A. – Journal of Documentation, 1995
An overview of the development of CD-ROMs is presented. Aspects covered include changes in coverage, the use of CD-ROMs in libraries and information units, changes in search interfaces and growth in end-user searching, changes in CD-ROM publishers, and hardware and networking developments. (Author)
Descriptors: Background, Computer Interfaces, Computer Networks, Information Technology
Peer reviewedSyracuse University Library Associates Courier, 1991
This issue of the biannual "Syracuse University Library Associate Courier" is devoted to covering the world famous collections of adult and continuing education materials held by the Syracuse University Library. It contains five articles: "Laubach in India: 1935-1970" (S. Y. Shah) describes missionary and founder of Laubach…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Reading Programs, Continuing Education, Educational History
Cohen, Nathan M.; Denison, Barbara; Boehlert, Jessie C. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1963
During the last decade, research has become increasingly important to the profession of librarianship. Seven library schools now have doctoral programs, foundation grants have stimulated and supported scores of major projects, and the research method has been recognized as an accepted technique for solving library problems. The increasing volume…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational History, Annotated Bibliographies, Doctoral Dissertations
Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1963
A 1956 Office of Education study showed that 26 million rural residents were without any public library service and that more than 300 rural counties had no public library within their borders. An additional 50 million rural residents had only inadequate service. Congress passed the Library Services Act in 1956 to stimulate the further development…
Descriptors: Educational History, Operating Expenses, Statistical Data, Counties
Peer reviewedBracy, Pauletta Brown, Ed.; And Others – North Carolina Libraries, 1995
Six articles address issues of censorship and sexuality in libraries. Highlights include: surveys of censorship in North Carolina, acceptable use policies for the Internet, perceptions of librarians' sexuality, the proprietary nature of corporate library holdings, contemporary views and interpretation of First Amendment rights, and collection…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Censorship, Corporate Libraries
