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Nefedcenko, M. – Unesco Bulletin for Libraries, 1970
During the period of Soviet rule a widespread network of medical libraries has been established throughout the country. (AB)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Hospitals, Libraries, Library Networks
Varfolomeeva, M. V. – UNESCO Bulletin for Libraries, 1977
The history and development of the libraries in the academies of sciences are described. The focus is on the role of the network of these libraries in (1) the centralized acquisition and cataloging of scientific publications and (2) scientific bibliographic activities. (Author/JAB)
Descriptors: Cataloging, College Libraries, Depository Libraries, Foreign Countries
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 reviewedGudauskas, Renaldas – International Information and Library Review, 1994
Reviews the history of libraries in Lithuania from 1940 to 1992. Highlights include early book collections, and attitudes toward books and reading; changes after the Soviet invasion, including censorship, lack of timeliness, and information barriers; library networks; library education; research trends; library legislation; library literature; and…
Descriptors: Censorship, Foreign Countries, Legislation, Libraries
Zarkov, D. S. – UNESCO Journal of Information Science, Librarianship and Archives Administration, 1981
This overview of the development of a system of library services for the blind in one union republic of the USSR describes the centralized network of special libraries which serve as the focal point of systems providing services at the regional and local levels, and suggests some possible future developments. (RAA)
Descriptors: Bookmobiles, Braille, Foreign Countries, 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
Serov, V. V. – 1979
Following the principle of planned development for all phases of economic and cultural institutions, library planning and the resultant library legislation in socialist countries emanates from the supreme legislative authority of the state. Historically, existing legislation derives from the date of establishment of socialist governments. Library…
Descriptors: Centralization, Communism, Community Planning, Foreign Countries
Osipova, I. P. – 1979
An objective description of the programs and outline of the problems of the Lenin State Library are presented by I.P. Osipova of the Lenin State Library of the USSR, and a comparison between that library and the Library of Congress (LC) is presented by Frank M. McGowan. The Lenin Library serves as national library of the USSR, state repository of…
Descriptors: Centralization, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Government Libraries
Virginskii, V. S. – Soviet Education, 1975
Description of the organization of the Academy and its contributions commemorates its 250th anniversary in 1974. (ND)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Cultural Enrichment, Enrichment, Information Networks
Kartasov, N. S. – UNESCO Journal of Information Science, Librarianship and Archives Administration, 1982
Describes the various ways in which publishers and libraries work together in the Soviet Union to ensure the Universal Availability of Publications (UAP). The general library and publishing situation in the USSR, the distribution of materials to libraries, library acquisitions, cataloging and standardization, and specialized publishing are…
Descriptors: Automation, Cataloging, Conferences, Cooperative Programs
Zhidkov, Grigory – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1983
Presents overview of state of Soviet Union library service comprising 350,000 libraries, including national, governmental department, and public group (trade unions, professional associations) libraries. Training of Soviet librarians, library cooperation, national planning and funding, cultural exchange and cooperation, supporting international…
Descriptors: Building Design, Foreign Countries, Interlibrary Loans, Librarians
Howder, Murray L. – 1979
The first Soviet-American Library Seminar provided general comparisons and contrasts, similarities and dissimilarities, between Soviet and American libraries, and stressed the differences in understanding library terms, the need for long-range planning, demographic changes and their effect on library services, and library automation. An…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, International Programs, Library Administration, Library Education
Serov, V. V. – 1979
The mechanics of the Soviet library system, the availability of libraries to the citizenry, organizational components, and the development and planning principles of librarianship as they follow Leninist national policy are discussed in this paper by V.V. Serov, Head of the Main Library Directorate, USSR Ministry of Culture. A program of library…
Descriptors: Centralization, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Information Dissemination
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1982
Papers on library education presented at the 1982 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "Learning and Library Networks at Mid-Career Level: The Possible Contribution of the Library Schools" by M. H. Heine (United Kingdom); (2) "Network Implications for Library Education: Planning for (the)…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Foreign Countries, Global Approach, Information Science
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1986
Papers on library services to multicultural and multilingual populations presented at the 1986 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "The Use of New Technologies to Foster Literacy among Minorities" (Shmuel Sever, Israel); (2) "Information Services for Culturally Suppressed Groups"…
Descriptors: Asian Studies, Audiovisual Aids, Foreign Countries, Information Services
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