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Ryan, Frederick – Library Journal, 1981
Despite obvious and fundamental differences, contemporary library issues strikingly familiar to those of the west also beset the Soviet library world--issues that so far have been bridged in only technical apolitical areas. Governmental insistence on the centrality of ideology to library service remains an international stumbling block.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, International Relations, Library Education
Higginbotham, Jay – Library Journal, 1985
This essay examines American awareness of Soviet literature and writers and vice versa and discusses problems involved in making Soviet literature available to Americans. Highlights include accessibility through public and private libraries and establishing and publicizing a Soviet writings library collection. Some Soviet publications and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Library Collections, Library Role, Library Services
DeCandido, GraceAnne A. – Library Journal, 1989
Reviews major library issues and events of 1988, including: (1) the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Library Awareness Program; (2) cooperation with USSR libraries; (3) library finance; (4) preservation; and (5) special programing. News about a number of prominent library professionals is included in a sidebar. (MES)
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Foreign Countries, Intellectual Freedom, Librarians
Zilper, Nadia – Library Journal, 1991
Offers an overview of Soviet and Eastern European publishing practices. The history of communist publishing practices and the dramatic effect which Glasnost has had upon these practices are summarized. It is observed that highly unstable conditions in the USSR have severely jeopardized bibliographic control and hindered collection development in…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Communism, Economic Impact, Foreign Countries
