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Xingyun, Luo – International Library Review, 1985
Outlines development of business and library management in western countries, management approaches in China in general, and Chinese library and information services in particular. Suggestions for improvement of Chinese library services address geographic distribution, regional cooperation, national referral services, open access, publicity,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, History, Library Administration, Library Planning
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Adedigba, Yakub A. – International Library Review, 1988
Reports the results of a survey of Nigerian agricultural libraries and documentation centers that examined budgeting techniques. The factors examined include who prepares budgets, the basis of cost estimates, establishment of goals and planning guidelines, criteria for funding approval, and maintenance of financial records. Common problems are…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Comparative Analysis, Cost Estimates, Developing Nations
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Igumnova, N. P. – International Library Review, 1986
Discusses objectives set forth in "Status of Librarianship in the USSR" adopted by Decree of Presidium of Supreme Soviet of USSR of March 13, 1984, to consolidate Leninist principles of library work as unified system. Organization of country's libraries, effective formation of library collections, library services, and bibliographic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Library Administration, Library Collections, Library Planning
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Cains, Anthony; Sheehan, Paul – International Library Review, 1986
This paper describes development of preservation/conservation policy in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. Discussion covers concentration on manuscripts and older books, training of library personnel by the conservation staff, preservation methods, and balance between an institution's responsibilities to its readers and its duty to…
Descriptors: Archives, College Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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Tocatlian, Jacques – International Library Review, 1991
Discusses the ancient library at Alexandria and describes plans for the development of the new Bibliotheca Alexandrina. The administrative organization is discussed; the building design is explained; international cooperation between Egypt, UNESCO, UNDP (United Nations Development Programme), and the library community is described; and future…
Descriptors: Ancient History, Futures (of Society), International Cooperation, Library Administration
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Lerin, Christian; Bernard, Annick – International Library Review, 1986
Describes the organization and automation plan of the Bibliotheque Nationale (Paris, France) that was begun in 1981. Highlights include the method of moving toward computerization; technical choices; the choosing procedure (pre-qualification, bench-mark test); short term and pilot operations; and preparation for the implementation of the…
Descriptors: Databases, Decision Making, Foreign Countries, Library Administration
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Cveljo, K. – International Library Review, 1985
This overview of the development of scientific and technical libraries in the United States highlights changes since World War II and present-day characteristics, role of the information manager, planning process, fiscal management, collection management, services, impact of technology, networking, marketing library services, and implications for…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, History, Library Administration, Library Collections
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Ashoor, M. Saleh – International Library Review, 1983
Outline of the development of a university library serving approximately 5,232 faculty, staff, and students covers goals and projections, library facilities and space utilization, personnel requirements, administration changes, collection development, materials budgets, library services, adoption of online systems, and library organization…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Developing Nations, Higher Education, Library Administration