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Stock, Karl F. – Unesco Bulletin for Libraries, 1973
After emphasizing the advantages of an automated library network, the author describes the stages which led to the establishment of the master plan for an automated network for Austrian libraries and to the adoption of a format suited to the specific needs of these libraries. (14 references) (Author)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Library Automation, Library Networks, Library Planning
Limanskaja, O. K.; Vandurskaja, Z. V. – UNESCO Bulletin for Libraries, 1977
Experience in Kharkov (U.S.S.R.) illustrates solutions to the problems of co-ordinating acquisition of materials in libraries within a network which have different systems and administrative departments. (Author/JAB)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Library Acquisition, Library Cooperation, Library Networks
Peer reviewedScheeder, Donna; And Others – Special Libraries, 1990
Special libraries abroad and international cooperative efforts are discussed in six articles. Topics covered include the international role of the Special Libraries Association; the Special Library Program of the U.S. Information Agency; the design of special libraries abroad; regional networks that cross international boundaries; and the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Global Approach, Government Role, Information Technology
Sanner, L. E. – 1979
This report describes the Scandiaplan, a plan for coordinating the acquisition of materials among several special and research libraries in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Elements covered include prerequisites for developing a cooperative acquisition program, the history of the Scandiaplan, technical and economic problems, goals of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, International Programs, Library Acquisition, Library Cooperation
Peer reviewedPong, Lai Yeen – International Library Review, 1990
Traces the development of computerization of library operations in Singapore from 1970 to 1989. Highlights include the role of the Ministry of Finance; institutional computerization; consortiums; the Singapore Integrated Library Automation Service (SILAS), a national network whose main function is to provide online shared cataloging; and access to…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Computer Networks, Consortia
Sanders, Roy – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1989
Summarizes the topics covered at a seminar for rural librarians in Australia that focused on practical solutions to the problems inherent in being physically and professionally isolated. Areas discussed included education and training, communication and networking, and library management and services. (10 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Foreign Countries, Library Administration, Library Cooperation
Peer reviewedChifwepa, Vitalicy – Information Development, 1993
Discusses the need for cooperation among agricultural libraries in Zambia. Topics addressed include the role of information in national development; special libraries; government agricultural administration; a description of agricultural libraries; information needs of scientists; the National Information System; library cooperation through…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Foreign Countries
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1982
Papers on science and technology library and information services presented at the 1982 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "The Central Subject Libraries of the Federal Republic of Germany--For Example: The Technische Informationsbibliothek Hannover" by Gerhard Schlitt and Jobst Tehnzen; (2)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Networks, Information Seeking, Information Services
Anderson, William; Zharkov, D. S. – 1981
The first of two papers presents suggestions on library services for the deaf by a British university lecturer, and the second provides an enumeration of Russian achievements in providing the blind with books. Based on an outline of the personal and social implications of deafness and unawareness of the deaf on the part of libraries and the…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Braille, Foreign Countries, Hearing Impairments
British Columbia Union Catalogue, Richmond. – 1980
Sponsored by the 28 member libraries of the British Columbia Union Catalogue (BCUC), this proposal requests funds from provincial government to establish the British Columbia Library Network (BCLN), a computerized library information system based on the existing BCUC organization and database. Chapters describe the need for the establishment of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Oriented Programs, Financial Support, Foreign Countries
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1984
Papers on scientific/technical information and libraries presented at the 1984 IFLA general conference include: (1) "Library Ethics and the Special Library Network in Science and Technology" (Dieter Schmidmaier, East Germany); (2) "The Dissemination of Patent Information by Libraries: An Example Demonstrating the Necessity of…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Information Dissemination, Information Services
Tees, Miriam H.; And Others – 1981
This set of nine papers on special library concerns includes papers presented by participants from Canada, Denmark, East Germany, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Papers are entitled: "The Needs of the Special Librarian and the Library Association," by Miriam H. Tees; "Position and Development of Special Libraries within…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Foreign Countries, Government Publications, Information Services
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1982
Papers on hospital and health libraries and library services to the blind and deaf which were presented at the 1982 International Federation of Library Associations conference include: (1) "Leisure Pursuits of the Blind" by Antun Lastric (Yugoslavia); (2) "Library Services for the Handicapped in Canada: An Overview" by…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Biographies, Deafness, Foreign Countries
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1988
The 23 papers in this collection include papers on special libraries and miscellaneous contributed papers: (1) "Networking Potentialities and Limitations--Special Library Networks in Socialist Countries--An Overview, and the Main Ways of Perestroika in the Work of Scientific and Technical Libraries at the Present Stage" (D. Schmidmaier…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Agriculture, Cataloging
PDF pending restorationArizona Library Association. – 1996
At the sixth transborder forum, librarians from the United States, Canada, and Mexico gathered to explore topics of interest to academic, public, school, and special librarians in all three countries. The conference program and general information are provided in English and Spanish. Presentations, some in English and some in Spanish, include:…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Copyrights, Document Delivery
