Discussion of the present condition of Peruvian academic libraries from firsthand observation includes descriptions of reference, orientation, and publication services; funding; collections; library use; and librarianship. The vast differences in traditions, resources, and information needs of this developing country and those of industrialized…

Provides statistics and analysis of librarian's compiled reference questions and bibliographic tools used to answer them, including 26,000 monographs and 2,700 serials titles. Despite the lack of certain resources, the librarian is usually able to find the needed information through knowledge of the collection and resourcefulness. (CDD)