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Download full textWang, Chih – 1993
The purpose of this, the first international library conference held in China and sponsored by a Chinese institution, was to enhance the development of library and information science, promote the status of library and information professionals, and exchange ideas of research and practices in the field. In addition to ceremonial speeches, 134…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Conferences, Foreign Countries
Direct linkTheng, Yin-Leng, Ed.; Foo, Schubert, Ed. – Information Science Publishing, 2005
This book showcases some of the best digital library practices from organizations in the Asia Pacific. Particular emphasis has been placed on the design, use and usability of digital libraries. Not only are digital libraries examined, but related technologies, the management of knowledge in digital libraries, and the associated usability and…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Design
Sperry, Robert – 1989
Two hundred eighty-three sources are included in this bibliography dealing with libraries, archives, and librarianship in the islands of the South and Central Pacific. Twenty-six island nations are covered, with brief narrative summaries of the library situation given in some cases: (1) American Samoa, (2) Belau, (3) Cook Islands, (4) Easter…
Descriptors: Archives, Foreign Countries, Librarians, Libraries
Peer reviewedMillson-Martula, Christopher – College and Research Libraries, 1985
This article describes study of the relative effectiveness of classroom faculty and librarians as book selection agents in a small urban commuter college located in Chicago, Illinois. Use of history section of collection, hypotheses tested, data collection and analysis, circulation activity, and comparative data are highlighted. Eight references…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Libraries, Higher Education, Hypothesis Testing
Peer reviewedMiller, Constance; And Others – RQ, 1985
Seven articles on library reference services highlight reference obsolescence in academic libraries, major studies of unobtrusive reference tests, methods for evaluating reference desk performance, reference interview evaluation, problems of reference desk control, online searching by end users, and reference collection development in…
Descriptors: Interviews, Librarians, Library Administration, Library Collection Development
Hatfield, V. Sue, Ed. – 1987
The following papers were presented at a joint conference of the Mountain Plains Library Association, the North Dakota Library Association, and the South Dakota Library Association in September 1987: (1) "Catalog Backlog Project" (Kay Juricek, Tedine Roos, and Carol White); (2) "How Are We Doing? Using a Materials Availability…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Computer Software, Higher Education
