Two articles discuss library administration and staff training at the University of New Guinea, and question the value of quantitative standards for the high school libraries of Papua New Guinea. The major problem in the high schools is identified as lack of experienced personnel to implement standards. (CDD)

Highlights trends in educational programs for library, archival, and information services in Anglophone West Africa since the recommendations of the Seminar on Public Library Development in Africa, held in Ibadan in 1953. Both professional and paraprofessional education are discussed, and needed resources are identified. (CLB)

Discusses the need to market information services in Africa and examines some of the obstacles to the use of library and information services. Highlights include technological changes; management issues, including a negative image of librarians; marketing information to a population with low use of libraries; the role of governments; and culture…

Discusses adapting traditional marketing strategies for the nonprofit sector, including libraries and information centers, and describes experiences of the Development Information Network for South Asia in Sri Lanka. Topics addressed include librarians' value systems, including free access to information; the need for information marketing;…