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| Third World Libraries | 6 |
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| Balarabe, Ahmed Abdu | 1 |
| Foote, Jody Bales | 1 |
| Hary, Nicoletta Mattioli | 1 |
| Jambhekar, Neeta | 1 |
| Nordstrom, Gail | 1 |
| Olorunsola, R. | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 6 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 6 |
| Historical Materials | 2 |
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| Nigeria | 2 |
| Bangladesh | 1 |
| Ethiopia | 1 |
| India | 1 |
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Peer reviewedJambhekar, Neeta – Third World Libraries, 1995
Investigates the government policies in India, especially the five-year plans regarding finance, since its independence in 1947 and their impact on the establishment of the public library system. Highlights include model library systems, library development, national libraries, information services, and adult education and public libraries.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Developing Nations, Financial Policy, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedHary, Nicoletta Mattioli – Third World Libraries, 1995
Describes the Hosseinieh Ershad Public Library, a model library established in Iran after the Islamic Revolution that contains a predominant religious collection. Reviews the library's historical background, current cataloging system, collections and their circulation, services to blind patrons and children, funding and staff. Photographs of the…
Descriptors: Blindness, Cataloging, Childrens Libraries, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedBalarabe, Ahmed Abdu – Third World Libraries, 1995
Discusses the development of Nigerian federal universities and their libraries. Topics include library funding; the Nigerian economic crisis and the university library system; rationale for the World Bank Federal Universities Adjustment Loan Project that was used for library materials, staff development, and equipment; and problems with the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Developing Nations, Economic Factors, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedNordstrom, Gail – Third World Libraries, 1995
Presents a current picture of Ethiopian librarianship based on articles published since 1980. Highlights include the national library and national archives, including bibliographies; public libraries and reading rooms; academic libraries; school libraries; special libraries; and development of the library profession and education. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Archives, Bibliographies, Developing Nations
Peer reviewedFoote, Jody Bales – Third World Libraries, 1995
Provides an overview of the library infrastructure of Bangladesh; the current state of special, academic, public, and school library collections; and an overview of librarianship and library education. Topics include the national library and archives, the unequal distribution of limited library resources, and support from developed countries.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Archives, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
Peer reviewedOlorunsola, R. – Third World Libraries, 1995
Reviews collection development difficulties encountered at Nigeria's University of Ilorin as a result of the inflation of serial subscription prices and the poor state of the Nigerian economy in the 1980s. Describes the library's successful use of the World Bank loan of 1990-1993 to fund journal renewals and purchases. (JMV)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Costs, Economic Factors, Economic Impact
