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Peer reviewedReijnders, Katinka – Journal of Correctional Education, 1996
Recognizing that the Netherlands is a multicultural society and prisoners from other cultures are especially isolated, the Dutch prison library service attempts to provide materials in different languages. A network of centers of support responsible for specific languages and a computerized catalog help prison libraries serve varied prisoner…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Foreign Countries, Foreign Language Books, Library Cooperation
Peer reviewedCase, Mary; Jakubs, Deborah – Journal of Library Administration, 1999
Describes the program developed by the AAU (Association of American Universities) and the ARL (Association of Research Libraries) to improve access to international research resources and to help libraries contain costs through distributed collecting and technology. Considers the effects of financial pressures on foreign language and area studies…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Area Studies, Costs
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1985
Papers on library services to ethnic and linguistic minorities which were presented at the 1985 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "On Serving the Older Polyglot: The Role of the Public Libraries in the United States" (Sylva N. Manoogian, United States); (2) "Minority Language Selection and Acquisition…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries, Foreign Language Books, Library Acquisition
