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| International Library Review | 7 |
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| Aboyade, B. Olabimpe | 1 |
| Aina, L. O. | 1 |
| Enyia, Christian O. | 1 |
| Fernandez de Zamora, Rosa… | 1 |
| Jackson, Miles M. | 1 |
| Namponya, C. R. | 1 |
| Nwakoby, Martina A. | 1 |
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| Information Analyses | 7 |
| Journal Articles | 7 |
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| Reports - Descriptive | 3 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
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Peer reviewedNwakoby, Martina A. – International Library Review, 1990
Describes special information needs in Nigeria and discusses how these needs must be reflected in library education curriculum. Topics discussed include illiteracy; strong oral tradition; primitive nature of the book publishing industry; public apathy; production of literacy resources; public relations and outreach programs; and organization of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Peer reviewedAboyade, B. Olabimpe – International Library Review, 1985
This paper focuses on intensified information transfer activities in rural areas of Nigeria: community development work, agricultural extension service, mass media (newspapers, television, radio, problems of communication), and the role of the library (reinforcing messages, repackaging information, acquiring specialized materials, coordinating…
Descriptors: Community Development, Developing Nations, Information Dissemination, Information Services
Peer reviewedEnyia, Christian O. – International Library Review, 1991
Discussion of the role of academic libraries in curriculum development activities focuses on their role in Nigeria. Relevant literature is reviewed; the Nigerian higher education system is explained; criteria used by accreditation teams are examined; and suggestions for improving and increasing the roles of academic libraries are offered. (22…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Accreditation (Institutions), Curriculum Development, Developing Nations
Peer reviewedJackson, Miles M. – International Library Review, 1983
Discusses the use of distance learning, defined as any form of individualized learning which is conducted by a tutor separated from the student by great distances, noting the use of television, radio, correspondence courses, and implications for library services in the Pacific Islands. (EJS)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Correspondence Study, Developing Nations, Educational Radio
Peer reviewedNamponya, C. R. – International Library Review, 1986
This discussion of the impact of information services on the agricultural development of the developing countries of Africa. Covers the importance of information and problems of literacy; sources of agricultural information (extension services, radio, films, publications, friends); and the role of library services. Footnotes are included. (EJS)
Descriptors: Agriculture, Developing Nations, Functional Literacy, Information Dissemination
Peer reviewedAina, L. O. – International Library Review, 1991
Two articles discuss information professions in Africa. Highlights include the training of personnel at the middle level; library schools at the University of Ibadan and the University of Botswana; curriculum recommendations; and a review of 87 articles published between 1985 and 1989 that investigate areas of research in the information…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Information Scientists
Peer reviewedFernandez de Zamora, Rosa Maria – International Library Review, 1990
Describes the effects of economic factors on information services in Mexico. Topics discussed include librarians' salaries; inadequate library budgets; acquisitions in academic libraries; the development of public libraries; library networks; national databases; microcomputers and library automation; library research; effects of devaluation; and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Economic Factors, Foreign Countries
