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Lowrie, Jean E. – 1983
This paper outlines changes and developments in school library/media center programs around the world, emphasizing the problems faced by librarians and educators in developing countries, the efforts being made to establish school library services, the support which developed countries can give to these efforts, and the rise of national school…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers
Peer reviewedMarco, Guy A. – International Library Review, 1981
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)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Global Approach, Higher Education, International Organizations
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1985
Papers on regional library activities which were presented at the 1985 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "Importance of Information Resources in National Development with Particular Reference to the Asian Scene" (Yogendra P. Dubey, India); (2) "Report of the Activities of the Regional…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Information Sources, Institutional Role
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1984
The three papers in this collection on library statistics were presented at the 1984 IFLA general conference. In "The Management Use of Library Statistics," Geoffrey G. Allen of the Western Australian Institute of Technology discusses current uses and misuses of library statistics and illustrates some practical applications of statistics…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, International Organizations, Library Administration
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1983
Papers on official publications (government documents), automation, and electronic publishing, which were presented at the 1983 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference, include: (1) "The Automation of Documentation as It Relates to Official Publications and Its Importance in a Developing Country" by Ahmed…
Descriptors: Automation, Databases, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1986
Papers on classification and indexing presented at the 1986 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "Profile on Chinese Cataloguing and Subject Cataloguing" (Yan Lizhong, China); (2) "The Trend of Classification in Japan" (Hiroshi Ishiyama, Japan); (3) "Classification in Online…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1983
Two papers on library and information activities in developing nations, particularly in India and other Asian countries, were presented at the 1983 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference. In "IFLA in Asia: A Review of the Work of the Regional Section for Asia," Edward Lim Huck Tee (Malaysia) describes the low…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Developing Nations, Information Services, International Organizations
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1984
This document comprises two papers on geography and map libraries and cartographic materials which were presented at the 1984 IFLA general conference. "Cartographic Materials as a Resource for National and Regional Planning and Development," by E. Hans van de Waal (Utrecht), addresses the importance of cartographic materials for…
Descriptors: Cartography, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Geography
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1984
Remarks by Dr. John Brademas, President of New York University, address the meeting theme--"Libraries and the Universal Availability of Information"--with special attention to research libraries and their service to scholars, the quality of public and school libraries, the plight of non-readers, the role of governments in supporting…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Global Approach, Information Services
