Machine Readable Cataloging (MARC) is proposed as a means of expanding and improving library services in Nigeria. (PF)

Describes proposals for national programs intended to develop a national network system for library, documentation, and information services in Indonesia. (FM)

Recommends that Medical School libraries be equipped to organize and provide biomedical information services in their respective states or areas, as a basis for the development of a national library-based biomedical information network to support Nigeria's programs of medical education, research, and health care delivery at all levels. (VT)

Describes a nationwide program designed to guarantee supply of copies of documents, within predetermined terms and standards of quality, using selected libraries and documentation centers throughout Brazil. Details of program to be administered by Brazilian Institute for Information on Science and Technology are outlined in proposal and general…

Examines the justification of a national information system in Zambia. Highlights include a definition of information; types of information and forms in which it is produced, organized, and transmitted; relevance of information resources to Zambia; need for a national information policy; and the role of existing information centers. Footnotes are…

The Nigerian national bibliography, its development, coverage, scope, format, frequency and currency of publication, cataloging, and standards are discussed as are access to national collections through union lists and library automation in relation to bibliographic control. (MBR)

Examines the involvement of public and village libraries in literacy and postliteracy programs in Africa south of the Sahara during the last two decades. Issues discussed include the extent of illiteracy in Black Africa, populations served by village libraries, African rural strategies of development, and the implications for library services. (44…

Describes recent developments in the internationalization of librarianship, beginning in 1971 with the emergence of the concept of UNISIST, the world scientific information system program of UNESCO. (Author/LLS)

Describes how the concept of user education developed in Pakistan under the influence of UNISIST. The outline of an inservice orientation course on the structure and use of subject literature for college teachers, and a questionnaire used to determine prior training and skills of participants are appended. (LLS)

Discusses the main aspects of national bibliographical control in Pakistan--legal deposit, national bibliographical agency, and retrospective and current national bibliographies. Highlights include registration of publications, copyright, the National Bibliographic Unit, National Book Council of Pakistan, and Library of Congress Office. Works…

Includes five articles that discuss library and information work in Africa. Highlights include computerization in Nigerian libraries; education for library and information services in Ghana; an evaluation of African librarianship; the role of Nigerian publishers in national development; and the role of information services in national development…

Subject areas covered by publications in database of Saudi Arabian National Center for Science and Technology are enumerated, noting Saudi contribution: total number of publications in individual subject areas, number of publications for each area and year, and publication trends (1960-1982). Scientific and technological activities in Saudi Arabia…

Surveys bibliographic services for scientific and technical information currently available in Nigeria and identifies problems that are impeding effective national bibliographic and information services. The need for national coordination of bibliographic services is discussed and the functions of a proposed national technical and information…

This review of regional cooperation and coordination of information systems in the Caribbean focuses on English speaking countries. The discussion includes an assessment of areas such as cataloging and bibliographic control; the development of national and sectoral information systems; library acquisitions; interlending; and international norms…

Surveys the need for an Indian library and information system using Unesco and UNISIST publications as a framework. Highlights include identification of problems through a pre-planning survey, and a proposal that a national committee be set up to be responsible for policy decision making and to coordinate implementation of developmental plans.…