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Peer reviewedWilliamson, William Landram – Library Quarterly, 1999
Relates the work of Archibald George William Dunningham, a librarian from New Zealand who worked as a consultant for the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in the newly developed nation of Indonesia from 1953 to 1968. Discusses meeting with leaders of librarianship, education, and government to help formulate…
Descriptors: Consultants, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Government Role
Direct linkCaidi, Nadia – Library Quarterly, 2004
This article presents case studies of the social shaping of the national union catalog (NUC) in seven countries (four in Central and Eastern Europe, two in the Baltic region, and South Africa). The purpose is to illustrate how technology developments do not occur independently of their social context but rather are co-constituted by the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Catalogs, Library Materials, Technological Advancement
