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Direct linkEvans, Kelly J.; Welch, Jeanie M. – History Teacher, 2015
Access to primary sources is one of the cornerstones of historical research. Until the arrival of the Internet and digitization, many primary sources were available only in large research libraries and archives, and students and scholars had to travel to the institutions holding these sources in order to do research. This situation has changed…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Primary Sources, Internet, International Relations
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1986
Papers on national libraries which were presented at the 1986 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "Dangers for the Modern Information Society in the Computer Age" (Franz Georg Kaltwasser, West Germany); (2) "Functions and Objectives of the National Libraries in the Developing…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
Kimmage, Dennis – American Libraries, 1988
Discusses the possible impact of glosnost on libraries in the USSR and describes existing library conditions. The topics covered include the dependence on specialized card catalogs and bibliographies to retrieve restricted materials, limits on access to information within a hierarchy of users, and attitudes toward glasnost. (two references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Censorship, Communism, Developed Nations
Kimmage, Dennis – American Libraries, 1988
Describes changes in Soviet research libraries as a possible indicator of the success of glasnost. Topics covered include open access to resources, improved library services, and the use of information technologies. A special report on the 1988 U.S.-U.S.S.R. library seminar is provided. (12 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Communism, Computer Literacy, Foreign Countries
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1986
Papers on bibliographic control presented at the 1986 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "Bibliographic Interchange/Coordination in Southeast Asia (Huck Tee Lim, Malaysia); (2) "Project for 'Chinese National Bibliography' and Its Progress" (Huang Jungui, China); (3) "Subject…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographies, Cataloging, Developed Nations
Valauskas, Edward J.; Bartenbach, Bill – Online, 1992
Two articles by librarians attending the IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) Conference in Moscow in August 1991 report on the attempted coup in the Soviet Union. The lack of locally available information is discussed, and the use of personal computers to access outside information sources is described. (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Conferences, Electronic Mail
Peer reviewedPeck, Shirley S. – Information Development, 1992
Examines the current state of research in Hungary. Topics discussed include funding; access to bibliographic databases, adequate telephone service and electronic mail; money for library materials; support for conference attendance; language problems; and political barriers to information and technology from the West, the former Soviet Union, and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, Conferences, Electronic Mail
