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Download full textBaruchson-Arbib, Shifra – 2000
This paper evaluates the success of a new specialization in library science, Social Information Science, developed by the author at Bar-Ilan University (Israel). The aim of Social Information is to expand the role of the library, to build new Social Information Banks, and to create a new profession, Social Information Scientist. The paper…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Education
Peer reviewedChaudhry, Abdus Sattar; Ashoor, Saleh – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1994
A study at the King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (Saudi Arabia) revealed that the overall materials availability performance rose from 63.8% to 76% when library staff provided assistance. The major reasons for nonavailability of items were related to circulation policy, ownership, and user skills. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries
