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Davidson, Donald C. – 1968
An American librarian cast himself in the role of a user and made a series of relatively disciplined visits to a substantial number of middle-sized and middle-aged British university libraries during 1966-67 to study the provision of services and the use of materials and resources in British academic libraries. After two months of preliminary…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Foreign Countries, Library Collections, Library Services
Restarick, Jenny – Australian Special Libraries, 1997
Examines traditional systems of information service in Australia and comments on how these methods fit with the notions of national resource sharing and self-sufficiency. Discusses the Scientific Serials in Australian Libraries (SSAL), searching other organizations for materials, ILANET (Information Libraries Access Network) mail server,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Seeking, Information Services, Information Sources
McCallum, John D. – 1972
In 1971 the Board of the Midwestern Regional Library System authorized a study of the periodical collections of the major public libraries, the three universities, and one community college within the Region. It was felt that the study would have immediate implications for the Regional library's developing "Information Services Program,"…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indexes, Information Services, Library Collections
Baska, Krystyna – Unesco Bulletin for Libraries, 1973
The staffs, premises, collections, readers' service, information services, educational and research activities, publications, and cooperative efforts of Polish polytechnical institute libraries are described. (SJ)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Foreign Countries, Information Services, Library Collections

Rhydwen, David A. – Special Libraries, 1971
A list of reference books is presented as a basis for a Canadian newspaper library. (Author)
Descriptors: Books, Foreign Countries, Library Collections, Library Services

Burston, Godfrey – International Library Review, 1973
The title National Library'' means different things in different countries. It can encompass parliamentary libraries, public libraries, special interest libraries (museums, etc.), and reference and lending libraries. (DH)
Descriptors: Archives, Depository Libraries, Foreign Countries, Library Collections
Adams, Chris – 2000
Throughout 1999 and 2000, 234 academic institutions in Canada--66 university libraries and 168 college libraries--were asked to respond to a survey of library services for off campus users. Previous surveys were conducted in 1984 and then again in 1988. It was felt that with the advent of the World Wide Web, increased levels of library automation,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries

Rasmussen, Radha; Kolarik, Ivan – Library Trends, 1980
Surveys Australian public library services to ethnic groups, including library-based activities, community information services, libraries of ethnic communities, and service to aborigines. More than 50 references are cited. (FM)
Descriptors: Community Information Services, Cultural Pluralism, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries

Ruus, Laine G. M. – Library Trends, 1982
Discussion of the organization of the University of British Columbia Data Library jointly operated by the University Library and Computing Center covers historical development, collections policy, composition of the collection, technical services, user services, and current issues. Six references are cited. (EJS)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Databases, Foreign Countries, Higher Education

Ku, Karl Min – World Libraries, 1996
The Library and Information Service (LIS) is a reference source for the Legislative Yuan in Taiwan comprised of books, periodicals, newspapers, microforms, and CD-ROMs. This article provides an overview of the LIS creation, resources and services. Includes the Legislative Information System (LEGISIS), a network offering multimedia information,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Government (Administrative Body), Information Networks, Information Services
Ryder, Dorothy E., Ed. – 1973
The purpose of this work is to provide librarians and students with a guide to Canadian reference material divided into the following fields: general reference works, the humanities, science, and the social sciences. It is a selective guide only, and does not aim at completeness. The material covers Canada in general, the ten provinces, the…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Foreign Countries, Foreign Language Books, Humanities
National Library of Canada, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1979
Initially undertaken as a review of the achievements of the National Library of Canada during its first 25 years of existence, this study submitted to the Canadian government by the National Librarian includes a set of 11 recommendations for the future development of National Library functions, resources, and services. A brief description of the…
Descriptors: Archives, Foreign Countries, Information Services, Library Collections

Rooney, Eugene – Catholic Library World, 1971
The Jesuits of Chile initiated their first efforts in public library services by opening a collection of over 35,000 volumes to the public in downtown Santiago. This and other efforts of the Chilian Jesuits to supply much needed public library services are described. (NH)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Library Collections, Library Services, Public Libraries

Rajagopalan, T. S.; Ramaswami, K. – 1970
A survey of the resources and services of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) libraries was made so that the libraries in the complex could share the benefit of the experiences of each other. The report is based on questionnaire replies received from 31 CSIR Institutions and eight Co-operative Research Associations and relates…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Cataloging, Foreign Countries, Libraries

Marshall, Joanne; And Others – Canadian Library Journal, 1991
Systematically examines the provision of health information in Ontario's larger public libraries. The survey, which elicited a 90 percent response rate, showed that health requests accounted for about 8 percent of all reference questions. The major problems faced by public librarians in providing health information were incomplete or unclear…
Descriptors: Community Information Services, Continuing Education, Foreign Countries, Health Materials