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University Libraries in Nigeria's National Library Provision.
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Elemide, I. B.; Havard-Williams, P. – International Library Review, 1986
Addresses overall contribution of nation's university libraries to nation's library network--public, schools, academic, special, and national libraries of defined geographical area--with special emphasis on Nigeria. Highlights include dual roles of university and national libraries, cooperative schemes for materials acquisition and regional…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Developing Nations, Higher Education, Library Cooperation
Academic Libraries in Greece.
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Krikelas, James – International Library Review, 1984
Summarizes impressions of Greek academic libraries gained through visits to several institutions of higher education. Background, Greek universities, the Aristotelean University of Thessaloniki, collection development and dispersion, bibliographic organization and union catalogs, cataloging, language distribution, and library personnel are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Branch Libraries, Cataloging, Decentralization
Academic Libraries in Iraq.
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Manzoor, Suhail – International Library Review, 1985
Presents overview of developments that have taken place in academic libraries in Iraq and their potential for fulfilling academic community needs. Highlights include educational system, library education, library systems, staff and their status, library services and orientation, library council, library cooperation, professional associations, and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Developing Nations, Higher Education, Library Associations
Computerisation of Library Operations in Singapore: An Overview.
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Pong, Lai Yeen – International Library Review, 1990
Traces the development of computerization of library operations in Singapore from 1970 to 1989. Highlights include the role of the Ministry of Finance; institutional computerization; consortiums; the Singapore Integrated Library Automation Service (SILAS), a national network whose main function is to provide online shared cataloging; and access to…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Computer Networks, Consortia
The Internal and External Communication Patterns of University Libraries in Northeast Brazil.
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Tjoumas, Renee – International Library Review, 1984
This research article concentrates on two major aspects of an investigation of communication patterns in four Brazilian universities during 1979/80: internal communication patterns in regard to library and campus community (user manuals, orientation activities); and external communication patterns between university library and other libraries in…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Developing Nations, Higher Education, Interpersonal Communication
Information Handling in Selected Academic Libraries of the Caribbean.
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Rodriguez, Ketty – International Library Review, 1988
Describes a survey that examined the extent of library technical processes automation within academic libraries at 10 Caribbean universities. Existing conditions, steps in progress, and plans for future automation are discussed. (8 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging, Classification
The Economic Crisis and the Scientific, Technical and Cultural Information Services in Mexico.
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Fernandez de Zamora, Rosa Maria – International Library Review, 1990
Describes the effects of economic factors on information services in Mexico. Topics discussed include librarians' salaries; inadequate library budgets; acquisitions in academic libraries; the development of public libraries; library networks; national databases; microcomputers and library automation; library research; effects of devaluation; and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Economic Factors, Foreign Countries