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Public Library Provision for Black and Minority Ethnic Communities--Where Are We in 2009?
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Vincent, John – Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 2009
This article assesses developments in public library provision for Black and minority ethnic [BME] communities in the UK since the publication in 1969 of the results of research into the needs of "Indian and Pakistani communities". It includes a brief discussion of some major societal issues, and then sets public library services in this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Libraries, Library Services, Outreach Programs
ALI--A Digital Archive of DAISY Books
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Forsberg, Asa – Journal of Access Services, 2007
ALI is a project to develop an archive for talking books produced by the Swedish universities. The universities produce talking books from the mandatory literature for students with reading disabilities, including mostly journal articles, book chapters and texts written by teachers. The project group consists of librarians and co-ordinators for…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Production Techniques, Foreign Countries, Audio Books
IFLA and the Library World. A Review of the Work of IFLA, 1981-1985.
Swigchem, P. J. van – 1985
This review of the accomplishments of the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) during the Medium-Term Programme 1981-1985 maps IFLA's professional activities in all fields in which the federation is active and provides information for those interested in the international development of librarianship. This account of IFLA's most…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, International Cooperation, International Organizations, Library Associations
The Classroom Library Project in South Africa.
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le Roux, Sophia – 1995
This paper discusses the current state of language instruction and accompanying materials and describes elements of the Classroom Library Project in South Africa. The Project was initiated by the Department of Education to increase the supply of suitable material in African languages for elementary schools. Highlights include: shortcomings in…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Instructional Materials, Library Collections
Disaster Recovery for Archives, Libraries and Records Management Systems in Australia and New Zealand. Topics in Australasian Library and Information Studies, Number 12.
Doig, Judith – 1997
This book is about disaster recovery for archivists, librarians, and records managers. It discusses the history of disaster recovery and attempts to identify disasters which have occurred in Australia and New Zealand. The book aims to persuade the reader that disasters may happen in even the best run institution, to alert the reader to what is…
Descriptors: Archives, Emergency Programs, Foreign Countries, Information Storage
The Politics of Library Artifacts: The National Union Catalog
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Caidi, Nadia – Library Quarterly, 2004
This article presents case studies of the social shaping of the national union catalog (NUC) in seven countries (four in Central and Eastern Europe, two in the Baltic region, and South Africa). The purpose is to illustrate how technology developments do not occur independently of their social context but rather are co-constituted by the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Catalogs, Library Materials, Technological Advancement
Redesigning the OPAC: Moving outside the ILMS
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Sokvitne, Lloyd O. – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 2006
The need to develop new OPACs that meet the needs of users better is becoming well acknowledged. How libraries can transform their OPACs to modern web friendly formats is not yet clear. This paper describes the State Library of Tasmania's experience in developing a new OPAC by exporting bibliographic data to a software package outside the ILMS.…
Descriptors: Government Libraries, Foreign Countries, Library Administration, Library Automation