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)

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…

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…

For a developing nation such as Zambia, quality education, utilization of manpower, and proper training are priority problems. Therefore a study was conducted to establish and document the need for a well-planned, staffed and executed learning resource center to solve some of that country's learning problems. Basic facts about the country of…