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Birk, Nancy; And Others – International Library Review, 1988
Describes a survey of Greek public libraries and the resulting classification of these institutions as county, municipal, or children's libraries. The problems of inadequate library resources, a nonreading public, ill-trained and unsupported librarians, and lack of government legislation concerning libraries are discussed. (CLB)
Descriptors: County Programs, Foreign Countries, Government Role, Library Materials
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Chandler, G. – International Library Review, 1980
Contains the complete questionnaire used in an international survey to determine the range of responsibilities of national libraries and to identify specific roles which may warrant further investigation. A summary of replies is included. (FM)
Descriptors: Library Networks, Library Role, National Libraries, Questionnaires
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Nzotta, Briggs C. – International Library Review, 1987
Categorizes library personnel into three groups by their functions--public services, technical services, and management--and reports the results of a study which compared levels of job satisfaction between these groups. Factors which correlate with job satisfaction or dissatisfaction are identified. (CLB)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Job Satisfaction, Library Personnel
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Kumar, R. P. – International Library Review, 1984
This three-part study of periodicals in India in existence before 1947 focuses on a survey of periodicals, cessation of periodicals (financial limitations, interruption due to war, poor circulation, insufficient advertisements), and periodical complexities (change of title, change of subtitle, amalgamation, splitting, gap in publication).…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, History, Library Collections, Library Surveys
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Tso, P. S. – International Library Review, 1984
Reports results of user survey complemented by personal discussions organized to ascertain users' satisfaction with and impact of On-line Information Service (OLIS) introduced by University of Hong Kong Libraries in January 1980. Subject searches, relevance of citations, and costs are discussed. The questionnaire and OLIS requests form are…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Cost Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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Ojo-Igbinoba, M. E. – International Library Review, 1991
Summarizes the results of a study of students' attitudes toward a library orientation/bibliographic instruction and user education course at Bendel State University in Nigeria. These results indicate that the students found the course very useful both in academic work and in social life. Suggestions are made for the improvement of the course. The…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Course Evaluation, Developing Nations, Evaluation Criteria