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Peer reviewedBowden, Russell – Education for Information, 1987
Discusses past achievements and future plans of the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) and other international organizations, such as UNESCO, that are concerned with library education and training. The fields of management and information technology are emphasized, and resolutions and recommendations from various international…
Descriptors: Archives, Conferences, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
Peer reviewedKanamugire, Athanase B. – Information Development, 1993
Reviews the problems of implementing information technology in developing countries and cites examples from African projects. The use of CD-ROM for access to information is examined, and experiences at the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in Saudi Arabia in introducing CD-ROM search services are described. (Contains five references.)…
Descriptors: Access to Information, College Libraries, Developing Nations, Information Dissemination
Emerson, Susan Vince; And Others – 1991
Third World libraries, as a rule, receive information technology, technical assistance, and training as part of international development projects. Library improvements and their intended objective, information transfer, are more effective and lasting if key administrative and policy issues are addressed by the projects. Critical success factors…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Developing Nations, Human Resources, Information Technology
Bowden, Russell – 1987
This state-of-the-art report presents the current IFLA position on library education and training and describes some of the experiences that occurred from 1980 to 1987 on which this position is based. These are: (1) IFLA-Unesco (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) pre-conference seminars held in Manila (1980),…
Descriptors: Archives, Developing Nations, Documentation, Foreign Countries
Roberts, Kenneth H. – 1987
Intended to reflect the international library community's expectations for the next 10 to 15 years and the place of the library in tomorrow's world, this extensive selective review focuses on the professional literature published between 1982 and 1986 which treats the probable evolution of different types of libraries in both developed and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Futures (of Society)
Download full textInternational Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, London (England). – 1992
Eight contributed papers given at a general session of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions 1992 annual meeting are presented. These papers deal with a variety of library issues, and are generally, but not exclusively, focused on developing countries. The following papers are included: (1) "Community…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Community Information Services, Developing Nations, Disabilities
Helal, Ahmed H., Ed.; Weiss, Joachim W., Ed. – 1991
The 16 papers in this collection focus on the impact of new technologies on libraries and their managers: (1) "Has Technology Failed Us?" (Frederick W. Lancaster); (2) "The Wheel of Fortune: Academic Libraries. IT and the Re-emerging Past" (Alasdair Paterson); (3) "Management Strategies for Enhancing the Adoption of Technological Innovations"…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Adoption (Ideas), Developing Nations, Electronic Publishing
