The article explores the information landscape (i.e., infoscape) of library and information science (LIS) courses for intersections of health-gender and health-sexual orientation topics, concerns, and issues. This research was considered important because health information support services essential in today's society must include marginalized…

Japanese bibliographies of library literature are reviewed and the history, scope, content and form of bibliographies and indexes covering writings from 1868 to the present are discussed. (Author)

A list of English, French and German serials published in Iran and available for subscription abroad is given. Bibliographic information is included for each publication. The list was compiled with the help of Guity Afshar and Anoush Hovsepian from Pouri Soltani's "Directory of Iranian Periodicals," 1971. It was distrubuted to certain…

Identifies and describes major sources of information on the life and work of Ranganathan, the leader of the Indian library movement and a major contributor to the fields of library and information science. (CLB)

Discussion of English language journals of librarianship of most interest to North Americans includes publications from the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, South Africa, and West Africa, as well as from UNESCO, IFLA, and Scandinavia. Some indexes, other secondary publications, and monographs are also discussed. (RAA)

Analyzes a survey of Irish librarians and discusses the development of librarianship in Ireland. Highlights include historical background, Library Association of Ireland, Library Council, Department of Library and Information Studies at University College Dublin (Ireland), National Library of Ireland, and Trinity College Library (Ireland).…

The importance of training bibliographical specialists and reference librarians who can supplement and interpret the available printed tools and aid in the development of new tools is emphasized. (AB)

The nine papers in this compilation are concerned with bibliographic control and rare and precious books and documents: (1) "The Problems of Serving Bibliographers, Historians and Librarians: The Nineteenth Century Short-Title Catalogue--NSTC" (F. J. G. Robinson); (2) "Experience with the Problems of Retrospective National…

This guide to sources of information on Canadian librarianship lists bibliographies and guides, indexes, directories, journals, overviews, annual reviews and monographs, as well as selected publications of and about the National Library of Canada and its Library Documentation Centre. (Author/CLB)

The paper examines and describes the development, trends, and current status of education for librarianship in Brazil against the background of the contemporary library scene and the system of higher education in general, focusing on the development of the 30 undergraduate and six post-graduate library programs in existence today. The master's…

Formerly published as an irregular feature of New Zealand Libraries, these three annual bibliographies (1980, 1981, 1982) list bibliographical work in progress, as well as enumerative and subject bibliographies published in New Zealand from July 1977 to June 1982. It is noted that bibliographical work in progress is compiled from an annual…

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)