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Medical Libraries in Developing Countries: An International Approach.

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McCarthy, Cavan – International Library Review, 1978

The effects of the lack of development on medical libraries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America are described, based on personal experiences and reports in the professional literature. It is suggested that underdeveloped countries develop libraries like the BIREME in Brazil to serve as regional network centers for medical information systems. (VT)

Descriptors: Developing Nations, Librarians, Library Acquisition, Library Collections

Monograph Selection, Acquisition, and Management. CE 563.

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Woelfl, Nancy N.; And Others – 1981

This course guide outlines the objectives and content for a one-day intermediate level continuing education course on monograph selection, acquisition, and management for health sciences librarians in medium to large-sized hospital libraries. Topics include: (1) characteristics of the scientific and technical monograph; (2) principles of…

Descriptors: Budgeting, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives, Library Acquisition

UNESCO/IFLA Presession Seminar: Exchange of Experience Seminar for Developing Countries. University Libraries in Developing Countries--Structure and Function in Regard to Information Transfer for Science and Technology.

International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1983

Papers on Third World academic, research, and medical libraries and their role in scientific and technical information transfer, which were presented at the 1983 UNESCO/IFLA (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization/International Federation of Library Associations) seminar, include: (1) "Development of Effective…

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Agriculture, Computer Oriented Programs, Developing Nations