Issues and Trends in Government Publishing in the Third World and Their Implications for Collection Development.

Koenig, Mary M.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1992

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Issues and Trends in Government Publishing in the Third World and Their Implications for Collection Development.

Koenig, Mary M.; And Others

Government Publications Review, v19 n1 p1-58 Jan-Feb 1992

Includes three papers that discuss government publishing in developing countries and its effects on library collection development. Highlights include national information policies; user expectations; the role of culture; bibliographic control; acquisition and access to publications from Africa and Asia; and an indexed bibliography of 236 works about publishing in developing countries. (LRW)

Descriptors: Cataloging, Cultural Influences, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Government Publications, Library Acquisition, Library Collection Development, Microforms, Traditionalism, User Needs (Information)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reference Materials - Bibliographies; Speeches/Meeting Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Africa; Asia

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