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| International Library Review | 8 |
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| Alemna, A. A. | 1 |
| Andrae, F. | 1 |
| Antwi, I. K. | 1 |
| Bayfield, Juliana | 1 |
| Foster, Barbara | 1 |
| Greaves, Monica A. | 1 |
| Hobbs, Cecil | 1 |
| Otike, Japhet | 1 |
| Ul-Hassan, Mahmud | 1 |
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| Reports - Research | 1 |
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Peer reviewedHobbs, Cecil – International Library Review, 1975
Describes the qualifications and duties of area specialists with particular reference to the Library of Congress. (Author/PF)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Librarians, Library Acquisition, Library Services
Peer reviewedGreaves, Monica A. – International Library Review, 1975
Machine Readable Cataloging (MARC) is proposed as a means of expanding and improving library services in Nigeria. (PF)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Developing Nations, Library Acquisition, Library Automation
Peer reviewedAndrae, F.; And Others – International Library Review, 1973
The subjects of these metropolitan public library study summaries include: book-selection and purchasing, commercial libraries, library research in developing countries; international understanding through literature, international school for library services, statistics, staffing formulas, and facilities and service of selected libraries.…
Descriptors: Information Dissemination, Librarians, Library Acquisition, Library Education
Peer reviewedBayfield, Juliana – International Library Review, 1982
Discusses the multicultural society of Australia in terms of the need for appropriate public library services for children, particularly those in minority groups. Highlighted topics are funding, available literature, acquisitions, and multilingual staff considerations. (EJS)
Descriptors: Children, Childrens Literature, Cultural Pluralism, Librarians
Peer reviewedOtike, Japhet – International Library Review, 1990
Discussion of special libraries focuses on the library of the Kenya National Museum. Topics discussed include services offered by special libraries; the role of special librarians; acquisition of materials; organization of materials; interlibrary loans; current awareness service; and the role of the parent organization. (11 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Classification, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Interlibrary Loans
Peer reviewedUl-Hassan, Mahmud – International Library Review, 1984
This profile of an open university library system in Pakistan covers its primary objective; functional organization; library collection and collection development; staffing, budgets and expenditures; library services (users, technical, reference); departmental libraries (on-campus branch, regional); and the library building. A list of 16 library…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Developing Nations, Distance Education, Higher Education
Peer reviewedFoster, Barbara – International Library Review, 1987
Describes the facilities, collections, services, and personnel of three libraries in Santo Domingo: the National Library, created to collect bibliographical materials worldwide; Lincoln Library, sponsored by the United Nations Information Service; and Enrique Apolinar Henirquez Library, a private facility. The effect of the political climate on…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Developing Nations, Financial Problems, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedAlemna, A. A.; Antwi, I. K. – International Library Review, 1990
Discussion of library cooperation focuses on a survey that investigated cooperation among university libraries in Ghana. Library cooperation in the United Kingdom, United States, and Nigeria is described; areas of cooperation in Ghana are discussed, including interlibrary loans, cataloging, and acquisitions; and recommendations for library…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Developing Nations, Financial Support
