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Peer reviewedKarim, Bakri Musa A. – International Library Review, 1991
Describes developments in library services that took place in Oman from 1970-90 and discusses the current status of library development. Topics discussed include the rapid social and economic development in Oman, the lack of human and physical resources, the lack of a national library, and deficiencies in school libraries. (five references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Library Development
Download full textRamachandran, R. – 1999
This paper discusses the legal basis for the National Library Board's national role for library development in Singapore. It examines the new National Library Board (NLB) Act 1995 and the direct and expanded responsibility it has given the NLB for the national and public library functions in Singapore. The paper also examines the various…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Governing Boards, Legal Responsibility
Peer reviewedNordstrom, Gail – Third World Libraries, 1995
Presents a current picture of Ethiopian librarianship based on articles published since 1980. Highlights include the national library and national archives, including bibliographies; public libraries and reading rooms; academic libraries; school libraries; special libraries; and development of the library profession and education. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Archives, Bibliographies, Developing Nations
Bizjak, Vilenka Jakac; Novljan, Silva – 1999
The National Library in Slovenia was fully authorized to develop on the national level the library network made up of all types of libraries. To fulfill the tasks, a special advisory center/service was founded to perform advising and developing tasks, as well as supervisory tasks. In the last decade, a significant change of its role has come…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Advisory Committees, Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedFoote, Jody Bales – Third World Libraries, 1995
Provides an overview of the library infrastructure of Bangladesh; the current state of special, academic, public, and school library collections; and an overview of librarianship and library education. Topics include the national library and archives, the unequal distribution of limited library resources, and support from developed countries.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Archives, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
Johansson, Eve – 1991
This bibliography presents sources which trace the development of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions' (IFLA) policy for the support of librarianship in Third World countries, the development of awareness and sensitivity to its issues within the library and information world, and the way in which professionals in…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Developing Nations, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
