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Zarkova, L. M. – UNESCO Journal of Information Science, Librarianship and Archives Administration, 1979
Examines in detail the aims, forms, and methods of USSR library services provided for children, including information and bibliographical assistance, as well as the main areas of research being conducted in this field by Soviet specialists. (CWM)
Descriptors: Books, Children, Childrens Literature, Libraries
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Rowland, Lucy M. – Communication Education, 1994
Discusses librarians and electronic mail, use of Listservs by librarians, libraries on the Internet, redefining online public catalogs, searching databases on the Internet, finding a personal librarian in hyperspace, and the future of libraries on the Internet. (SR)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Higher Education, Information Networks, Librarians
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Ochai, Adakole – International Library Review, 1984
Library development in colonial tropical Africa was closely tied with economic potentiality. Thus, in Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya, libraries were established as agents of economic exploitation (agricultural, mineral), agents of political education, and instruments for cultural diffusion. "Public" libraries were also used…
Descriptors: Colonialism, Cultural Influences, Developing Nations, Economic Opportunities
Mathews, Virginia – 1981
This report discusses the ability of public libraries to address the problems of older Americans, particularly older women, and to make their lives more satisfying. A review of facts and figures about the older population is followed by a discussion of programs and responses to the needs of older Americans by libraries and other agencies, such as…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Delivery Systems, Females, Individual Needs
Turock, Betty J. – 1981
This report provides an overview of library and information services for older adults today. New programs are described which have been developed to serve older adults and to respond to their needs. The training of librarians to provide such services is also discussed. The first section of this report focuses on access and includes discussions on…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Aging (Individuals), Delivery Systems, Individual Needs
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Driscoll, Lori – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2001
Argues that reorganizing libraries around the concept of user-focused access will help community colleges meet the information access challenges they face. States that integrated systems and the Internet have enabled libraries to broaden their concept of access from the physical collection to include thousands of other library collections and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, College Libraries, Community Colleges