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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
Library Journal, 2004
What have librarians got to do with brain research? Much more than most librarians realize, says Betsy Diamant-Cohen, Children's Programming Specialist at the Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore. Her original plan was to be a social worker, but it was suggested that she could be equally effective in improving lives as a librarian--while having a…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Librarians, Brain, Child Development
DiMattia, Susan S. – Library Journal, 1992
Report on the 1992 Special Libraries Association (SLA) conference summarizes keynote addresses on the competitive role of special librarians and on international libraries around the Pacific Rim, the report of the SLA president, the inaugural address of the new president on a vision of the future, and conference exhibits. (MES)
Descriptors: Conferences, Economics, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society)
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
Avallone, Susan – Library Journal, 1987
Briefly summarizes topics discussed within the theme of global information access at the annual conference of the Special Libraries Association, including information policy in foreign countries, copyright laws, the impact of library automation on access to information, and findings of a task force on the value of the information professional.…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Copyrights, Foreign Countries, Global Approach
Stueart, Robert D.; And Others – Library Journal, 1987
Discusses issues facing librarianship in the People's Republic of China based on observations by a delegation of American and Canadian librarians in 1985. Highlights include the impact of the Cultural Revolution, collection development strategies, user needs and barriers to use, outreach to special populations, networking and resource sharing, and…
Descriptors: Budgets, Foreign Countries, Interlibrary Loans, Labor Needs
