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School Libraries in Panama. School Libraries and International Development
Penna, Carlos Victor – Amer Libr, 1970
Report of a meeting organized by Unesco for planning school library services in Central America and Panama. Present state, functions, and organization of national school library plans, and education of school librarians, were considered. (JS)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Librarians, Library Education, National Programs
An International Structure for Library Education.
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Marco, 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
Library and Information Science Education in Morocco: Observations on a Recent Visit to the "Ecole des Sciences de l'Information" and the "Centre National de Documentation" in Rabat.
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Loughridge, B. – Education for Information, 1987
Reviews the contributions of the Centre National de Documentation and the Ecole des Sciences de l'Information to the development of library and information services and the education of a professional workforce in Morocco. Their role in the design and implementation of a national information policy is stressed. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Information Services, Library Education
Libraries in Africa.
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Enyia, Christian O.; And Others – International Library Review, 1991
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…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Economic Development, Foreign Countries, Information Science
Libraries and National Development (Final Report of the Third Afro-Nordic Library Conference, Finland, September 3-7 1979).
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1979
Contained in this collection of presentations from the third Afro-Nordic Library Conference are a foreword describing the objectives of the meeting and 14 papers: "From Oral Tradition to Literary Writing: The Awakening of National Awareness," by Heikki Kirkinen; "African Library Systems," by L. E. Samarasinghe; "Planning…
Descriptors: Children, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Folk Culture
A National Information Documentation Centre for Nigeria: Some Practical Considerations.
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Nweke, Ken M. C. – Information Development, 1992
Discusses the need for a National Information Documentation Centre (NIDOC) in Nigeria. Topics addressed include functions of NIDOC, the location of NIDOC, including the role of the National Library; results of user studies; information storage and retrieval; library staff requirements and training; and access to national information sources. (17…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Information Centers
Information Technology in the Caribbean.
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Moll, Peter – Information Development, 1987
Discusses the potential receptivity to information technology found in the Caribbean and describes the establishment of regional information networks for the exchange of scientific and technical information. The role of the librarian is explored, and an outline for an assessment of the continuing education needs in information technology is…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Information Networks, Information Science