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Peer reviewedBavakutty, M. – International Library Review, 1984
Reports on survey utilizing questionnaires, interviews, examination of relevant records, and personal observation to assess state of the art of college libraries in Kerala (smallest Indian state). Administrative set-up, organizational efficiency, finances, book selection and acquisition, technical processing, library collections, library services,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Developing Nations, Higher Education, Library Administration
PDF pending restorationRajagopalan, T. S.; Ramaswami, K. – 1970
A survey of the resources and services of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) libraries was made so that the libraries in the complex could share the benefit of the experiences of each other. The report is based on questionnaire replies received from 31 CSIR Institutions and eight Co-operative Research Associations and relates…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Cataloging, Foreign Countries, Libraries
Peer reviewedMalhan, Inder Vir – International Library Review, 1988
Describes the results of a survey that assessed the resources and services of Indian scientific and technical libraries, together with the level of the information support they provide to scientific and technical activities. Recommendations made for improved services focus on resource sharing and the development of computerized information…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Information Systems, Library Collections
Peer reviewedTaher, Mohamed; And Others – International Library Review, 1986
Highlights the existence of special libraries in India attached to Dargahs, which were originally Muslim shrines, and presents an analysis of their information storage and retrieval patterns based on data from a survey of five of these libraries. Basic inadequacies in professional staffing, collection development, and financial support are noted.…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Financial Support, Islamic Culture, Library Catalogs
Peer reviewedDixit, R. P. – International Information and Library Review, 1995
Identifies four types of health science libraries in India relating to health and family welfare: research, academic, medical, and hospital. Results of a nationwide survey of library resources are discussed, including finance, books and monographs, periodicals, manpower, equipment, and services. Suggestions for improvement are offered. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Developing Nations, Family Health, Foreign Countries
Download full textInternational Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, London (England). – 1992
Eleven papers delivered for the Division of Libraries Serving the General Public at the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions 1992 annual meeting are presented. Most deal with library services to multicultural populations, including those of developing countries. The following papers are included: (1) "Library…
Descriptors: American Indians, Case Studies, Cultural Pluralism, Developing Nations
