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Hildesheimer, Francoise – 1983
Based on a comparative study of guides from the Bahamas, Barbados, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Rhodesia, Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States, West Germany, and Zambia, this handbook provides guidelines for the organization and content of a general guide to archives, particularly national archives. It is noted that the handbook is…
Descriptors: Archives, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Government Libraries
Moideen, P. S. M. – 1983
A 2-month study trip was made in 1982 to 4 major repositories of Indian archival material in France and 2 major repositories in the United Kingdom in order to draw up a detailed inventory of dossiers, other file units, and isolated individual documents related to the history of India that are located in these repositories. The repositories visited…
Descriptors: Archives, Asian History, Check Lists, Colonialism
Download full textAndreeva, Irina A.; Kirkwood, Francis T. – 2000
This paper discusses the role of the Parliamentary Library in Russia. The first section provides historical background. The second section addresses two prerequisites of the Parliamentary Library, i.e., the official documents collections and the rule of public law. The third section describes implementing public access to government information…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Depository Libraries, Foreign Countries, Government Libraries
Al-Zahrani, Rashed S. – 2001
Since its establishment in 1960, the Institute of Public Administration (IPA) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia has had responsibility for documenting Saudi administrative literature, the official publications of Saudi Arabia, and the literature of regional and international organizations through establishment of the Document Center in 1961. This paper…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Government Libraries, Government Publications, Information Retrieval
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1982
Papers on library acquisition and the exchange of unwanted publications among libraries which were presented at the 1982 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "Acquisition Work of the National Library of China: Organization and Functions," a discussion by Zeng Jiguang (People's Republic of China)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographies, Economic Factors, Foreign Countries
Ku, Karl Min – 2001
The Web site library is a new type of digital library incorporating both digital collections and digital service. In the parliamentary context, this new application of information and communications technology has a dual function: to provide a virtual collection to satisfy users' information demands and to provide all the current services needed…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Electronic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Government Libraries
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1982
Papers on parliamentary and legislative libraries presented at the 1982 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "Parliamentary Libraries and Networks," a brief overview by Dermot Englefield (United Kingdom) of the position of legislative libraries in national networks, the extent of legislative…
Descriptors: Databases, Foreign Countries, Government Libraries, Information Systems
Peer reviewedD'Amicantonio, John – World Libraries, 1997
Discusses the recent development of libraries in Cambodia. Topics include rebuilding the infrastructure; restoring old libraries and opening new ones; government libraries; public libraries; academic libraries; cultural considerations; collections; staffing; support from the United Nations and other international organizations; and the lack of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cultural Context, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries
Gude, Gilbert; And Others – 1981
This set of papers presented to the General Research Libraries Division of the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) during its 47th annual conference (1981) includes: "The Effect of the Introduction of Computers on Library and Research Staff," by Gilbert Gude; "Libraries as Information Service Agencies…
Descriptors: Databases, Depository Libraries, Federal Legislation, Foreign Countries
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1983
Papers on parliamentary and legislative libraries, which were presented at the 1983 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference, include: (1) "Need for and Use of Parliamentary Papers," a report by Eeva-Maija Tammekann on the results of a 1983 survey of 37 parliamentary libraries (with a 51% response rate) covering…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Government Libraries, Government Publications, Information Dissemination
