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Spain, Victoria; And Others – Library Hi Tech News, 1997
Presents statements from 12 participants in the Crimea 96 conference (3rd, Foros, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine, June 1-9, 1996) about the conference, the attending libraries and companies, and library technology in Russia and countries of the former Soviet Union. (PEN)
Descriptors: Conferences, Foreign Countries, Libraries, Library Science
Baker, William; Hurych, Jitka – American Libraries, 1991
Discusses Leon Trotsky's views on libraries, librarians, and librarianship in Soviet society in the 1920s as expressed in a speech, "Leninism and Library Work." Topics discussed include role of librarian in promoting literacy, including the use of maps and reference books to explain newspaper stories; the selection of books; and fighting…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Librarians, Library Material Selection, Library Role
Kanevsky, B. P. – 1971
Long-term and short-term planning and programming and budgeting are an important part of the every-day activity of the national libraries in the socialist countries. The libraries extensively apply various types of planning ranging from current annual plans to complicated prognoses for 15-20 years ahead. These libraries display increasing…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Financial Support, Foreign Countries, Library Planning
Abramov, K. I. – 1980
A balanced state system of education and qualification improvement of library personnel within all the republics of the USSR has been created, which consists of education of qualified librarians at university level from four to five years, with advanced study at leading libraries, and the training of medium level personnel in 12- to 18-month…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Information Science, Librarians

Lesokhina, Valentina S. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 1985
Discusses training of specialized personnel for libraries in USSR, highlighting principles of librarianship, unified curricula approved by USSR Ministry of Culture and USSR Ministry of Higher and Secondary Special Education, training librarians for work at public libraries serving rural populations, continuous education of library workers, and…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Education
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
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1982
Papers on theory and research in library history presented at the 1982 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "The Future of the Library's Past: Library Administrative Records Preservation, Policy and Practice," a discussion by Paul Sturges (United Kingdom) of the need for library records…
Descriptors: Archives, Books, Foreign Countries, History
Sochocky, Christine M. – American Libraries, 1994
Describes the changes that have taken place in librarianship in the former Soviet Union. The discussion covers the advantages and disadvantages of centralized planning, the reorganization of library systems in Russia and the Ukraine, the effects of democratization on organization and librarian attitudes, and the remnants of Russification in…
Descriptors: Democracy, Democratic Values, Foreign Countries, Freedom of Information
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1982
Papers on library education presented at the 1982 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "Learning and Library Networks at Mid-Career Level: The Possible Contribution of the Library Schools" by M. H. Heine (United Kingdom); (2) "Network Implications for Library Education: Planning for (the)…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Foreign Countries, Global Approach, Information Science
Linderman, Eric Graham – 1998
This paper provides a biographical study of A. Robert Rogers, Dean of the School of Library Science at Kent State University from 1977-1985, with a focus on his writing, teaching, and study of international librarianship. The following sources of information were used: (1) materials kept in the Department of Special Collections and Archives in the…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Biographies, Foreign Countries, Geographic Regions
Kolodziejska, Jadwiga; And Others – 1981
Seven of these ten papers are concerned with library research in specific countries; the remaining three deal with library planning and ethics in research. Titles are "The Library as a Cultural Institution," by Jadwiga Kolodziejska, Poland; "The International Seminar 'Book and Library in Society' of the Polish Book and Readers…
Descriptors: Codes of Ethics, Coordination, Foreign Countries, History

Raymond, Boris; Adams, Kimberblee – Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science, 1993
Discusses changes taking place in the library systems of Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia. Topics reviewed include the influence of Soviet Russian library theory and practices; decentralization of library administration; library finances; library education; library employment; library technology; and censorship and collection policies.…
Descriptors: Censorship, Change, Employment Opportunities, Foreign Countries

Olaisen, Johan L. – International Library Review, 1987
Compares the philosophy of librarianship in the Soviet Union, where libraries are subordinate to the goals of the Communist party, and Scandinavia, where libraries maintain political neutrality. A brief history of library education in both countries is given and the current state of library education and research is described. (CLB)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Comparative Analysis, Developed Nations, Doctoral Programs
Vladimirov, L. I. – 1974
To avoid duplication of effort, and to prevent a waste of the resources of research institutions and the time and energy of research personnel, coordination of scientific research in the field of library science within countries and on an international basis is necessary. An important step toward the creation of a world-wide system of control and…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Centralization, Cooperative Planning, Coordination