Discusses the role of international organizations and library associations in improving the libraries of developing nations, and describes the successes and failures of various programs aimed at universal bibliographical control, universal availability of publications, and promulgation of universal library standards. (FM)

Outlines the objectives, structure, mode of operation, current programs and activities, and future projections of the Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation, a financing body and promotional agency for the development of library services in India. (EJS)

Describes British involvement in a field test of an American Library Association (ALA) project to develop a process which any public library could use in planning its services to meet the needs of the community it served. (Author/FM)

Briefly describes the functions of the national library network in Bangladesh. (FM)

The scope, methods, data, conclusions, and recommendations of a study examining press coverage of libraries and their services in Iran are presented, as are the views of librarians concerning such coverage or the lack of it. Tables provide totals of library-oriented items printed in Iranian dailies, weeklies, and monthlies. (FM)

Details the current organization and functions of the various components of the British Library, with the exception of central administration. Included are the library board, reference division, lending division, bibliographic services division, and research and development department. (FM)

Describes proposals for national programs intended to develop a national network system for library, documentation, and information services in Indonesia. (FM)

Describes a nationwide program designed to guarantee supply of copies of documents, within predetermined terms and standards of quality, using selected libraries and documentation centers throughout Brazil. Details of program to be administered by Brazilian Institute for Information on Science and Technology are outlined in proposal and general…

This discussion of the services offered at the public library on Montserrat, one of the smallest of the Commonwealth Eastern Caribbean Islands, covers adult and children's reference and reader's services at the main library, bookmobile services, bibliographic control, and the card catalog. (EJS)

Relates author's impressions of Hungarian libraries and library schools gained during visit sponsored by Association of Hungarian Librarians and Kent State University. The Library of the Hungarian Parliament, Szechenyi National Library, Ervin Szabo Municipal Library, Hungarian Technical Information Centre, City/County Library, Teachers' Training…

Surveys library technology in India, and describes the various documentation, bibliographic, and information retrieval services currently in operation, including those programs which train information professionals. A bibliography, appendix of definitions, and list of computer programs are given. (FM)

These two articles examine library activities in Ethiopia. One describes the information and documentation services of the Institute of Ethiopian Studies Library, including its publications, conferences, seminars, and suggestions for improvements; the second article describes Ethiopian libraries prior to 1900, which were primarily church and…

Examination of present conditions of law libraries in Pakistan with respect to their origin, resources, and services covers court libraries, academic law libraries, bar association libraries, government department libraries. Development of legal information service, the judicial system in Pakistan, and problems and prospects peculiar to law…

Describes some innovations in the organization of children's and school libraries in the USSR which were facilitated by the Public Law of 1973. (LLS)

Discusses objectives set forth in "Status of Librarianship in the USSR" adopted by Decree of Presidium of Supreme Soviet of USSR of March 13, 1984, to consolidate Leninist principles of library work as unified system. Organization of country's libraries, effective formation of library collections, library services, and bibliographic…