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Plotz, Klaus – 1977
This overview of the situation in library cooperation in the German Democratic Republic with regard to the legal fundamentals for library work emphasizes the role of the head offices of librarianship, which are responsible for the coordination and direction of development. The existing structure and networks (territorial and special) are also…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Government Role, Information Dissemination, Library Acquisition
Peer reviewedGwinn, Nancy E.; Mosher, Paul H. – College and Research Libraries, 1983
Describes collection evaluation tool available to Research Libraries Group (RLG) institutions which provides overview, arranged by subject, of existing collection strengths and future collecting intensities of RLG members. Antecedents of the tool and an online version are discussed. Seven references, definitions of collecting levels, and language…
Descriptors: Consortia, Databases, Library Acquisition, Library Associations
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1982
These two papers on the subjects of videodisc technology and medical library networking were presented at the 1982 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference. The first, "Videodisc Technology and Applications" by Earl Henderson (United States), examines the videodisc player and the premastering (five-function…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Computer Programs, Interlibrary Loans, International Organizations
Tompkins, Philip, Ed. – 1981
This document presents the proceedings of a conference organized to review the cooperative collection development features of the Missouri State Network Plan and to outline specific goals, methods, and materials for facilitating cooperative collection development projects in the state's multitype library networks. An introduction provides…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Check Lists, Library Acquisition, Library Associations
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1982
Papers on library acquisition and the exchange of unwanted publications among libraries which were presented at the 1982 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "Acquisition Work of the National Library of China: Organization and Functions," a discussion by Zeng Jiguang (People's Republic of China)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographies, Economic Factors, Foreign Countries
Brennan, Patricia, Comp.; Reed-Scott, Jutta, Comp. – 1993
In February 1993, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) conducted a survey of its members to compile information on cooperative collection development programs for the acquisition of foreign materials in ARL libraries. Responses were received from 86 of the 119 libraries surveyed. Twenty-five respondents report that they participate in…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Consortia, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1982
Papers on network activity among university and other general research libraries and information centers presented at the 1982 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "The Principles of the Relationship Between National and University Library Collections as a Basis for a Network" by K. W. Humphreys (United…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Information Centers, Information Networks
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1985
Papers on library services to ethnic and linguistic minorities which were presented at the 1985 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "On Serving the Older Polyglot: The Role of the Public Libraries in the United States" (Sylva N. Manoogian, United States); (2) "Minority Language Selection and Acquisition…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries, Foreign Language Books, Library Acquisition
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
