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Gorman, G. E.; Cullen, Rowena – 2000
The standard approach adopted in library networking or partnership models is neither developmental nor evolutionary, yet development and evolution are keys to robust, contextually responsive partnerships. Using a set of knowledge models first proposed by Owen and Wiercx, this paper argues for a new approach to the modeling of networks in which…
Descriptors: Consortia, Foreign Countries, Library Development, Library Networks
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Byrne, Alex – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 2005
Australian librarians have participated in and contributed to international librarianship for over 125 years. Individual and collective practice is well regarded internationally since it is in dialogue with international concerns, is based on shared values and reaches high standards. Many are willing contributors to international initiatives,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Librarians, Participant Characteristics, Best Practices
Riedy, Allen – 1999
Libraries in the United States have generally been successful in collecting the major metropolitan newspapers from Southeast Asia. They have been less than successful in collecting regional and specialty newspapers. Issues surrounding newspaper collecting include: identification; acquisition; processing, shelving, and storage; and preservation,…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Foreign Countries, Library Acquisition, Library Collection Development
Stueart, Robert D. – 1999
This paper discusses access to scientific and technical information in Asia. The first section considers the economic crisis, including the growth in information service as a major indicator of the success or failure of the economies of developing countries. Libraries' response to the economic crisis is addressed in the second section, including…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Copyrights, Developing Nations, Economic Factors
Gosling, Andrew – 1999
This paper discusses access to Asian serials (i.e., Asian and Western language titles, including publications from Asia, as well as serials about Asia produced elsewhere) in Australian libraries. Background is provided on the development of Asian collections since the 1950s. Results of a 1994 national survey of Asian materials are summarized.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Asian Studies, Foreign Countries