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Phenix, Katharine; And Others – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1990
Five articles discuss information technology in libraries: (1) "Software for Libraries" (Katharine Phenix); (2) "Online Update: European Online Services" (Martin Kesselman); (3) "Connect Time: Online Pricing Breakthroughs" (Barbara Quint); (4) "Microcomputing: Micro Biology Computer Viruses" (James LaRue);…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Foreign Countries, Information Technology, Library Automation
Peer reviewedDewdney, Patricia; And Others – RQ, 1991
Discusses kinds of problems public librarians encounter in the process of providing legal and health information. Data are compared from two surveys of reference librarians who provide legal and health information services in Ontario (Canada) public libraries, and implications for collection development are suggested. (17 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Library Collection Development
Peer reviewedMorrill, Richard L. – Comparative Education, 1985
Presents a critical overview of education librarianship and English-speaking nations throughout the world. Describes exemplary library service practices in two German teacher training institutions. Focuses on collection development, instruction in library use, and reference and information services. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Comparative Education, Educational Quality, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedSeeds, Robert – International Information and Library Review, 1993
Describes library services and operations at the University of Burundi, including historical background, branch libraries, collection development, acquisitions, and library organization. An exchange program with Pennsylvania State University is explained, and existing constraints in Burundi are discussed, including inadequate facilities,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Branch Libraries, Exchange Programs, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedNwali, L. O. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 1992
Reviews the Senior Library Assistants course at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Library (Nigeria). The following six subject areas included in the curriculum are discussed: (1) libraries, information, and society; (2) collection development; (3) organization of library materials; (4) reader's services; (5) preservation; and (6) library…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Curriculum Development, Developing Nations
Peer reviewedNofsinger, Mary M. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1988
Describes an exchange program between academic libraries in Sichuan Province and Washington State University, and discusses the Chinese approach to academic librarianship in the areas of management and personnel, access and circulation, automation, reference services, collection development and censorship, and library facilities. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Cataloging, Censorship
Peer reviewedHarvey, John F. – International Library Review, 1988
The first of two articles describes changes in information services in Iran since the Islamic revolution. Topics covered include the publishing industry, library collections and technical services, reference services, library personnel, information service administration, library education, and professional associations. The second is a call for…
Descriptors: Change, Developing Nations, Employment Qualifications, Foreign Countries
Cornish, Graham P. – 1991
This document examines the impact of new information technologies on the various roles of national libraries. Seventy-two national libraries responded to a questionnaire designed to assist in determining how such institutions worldwide are responding to recent technological innovations. The first of six chapters identifies three basic…
Descriptors: Archives, Bibliographic Records, Change Strategies, Computer Networks
