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Download full textMitchell, Carol L. – 1999
This paper surveys the loss of important serials from and about Southeast Asia. At risk titles are described, including statistical serials, publications of regional presses, minority language magazines, science and technology journals, political and non-governmental organization publications, popular or mass press publications, women's magazines,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Language Periodicals, International Programs, Library Collection Development
Riedy, Allen – 1999
Libraries in the United States have generally been successful in collecting the major metropolitan newspapers from Southeast Asia. They have been less than successful in collecting regional and specialty newspapers. Issues surrounding newspaper collecting include: identification; acquisition; processing, shelving, and storage; and preservation,…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Foreign Countries, Library Acquisition, Library Collection Development
Peer reviewedKoenig, Mary M.; And Others – Government Publications Review, 1992
Includes three papers that discuss government publishing in developing countries and its effects on library collection development. Highlights include national information policies; user expectations; the role of culture; bibliographic control; acquisition and access to publications from Africa and Asia; and an indexed bibliography of 236 works…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Cultural Influences, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
The Economic Crisis and Other Challenges in Accessing Science and Technological Information in Asia.
Stueart, Robert D. – 1999
This paper discusses access to scientific and technical information in Asia. The first section considers the economic crisis, including the growth in information service as a major indicator of the success or failure of the economies of developing countries. Libraries' response to the economic crisis is addressed in the second section, including…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Copyrights, Developing Nations, Economic Factors
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, London (England). – 1992
The following 21 papers were delivered for the Special Libraries Division of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions at its 1992 annual meeting: (1) "From Indochina to Afghanistan: Arts from Abroad in Parisian Libraries" (M. F. Macouin); (2) "The Indonesian Archeology Photograph and Documentation System…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Art, Developing Nations, Documentation
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1986
A seminar on special libraries and their role in national development was held as a pre-session before the IFLA conference in 1986. Papers presented include: (1) "On the Problem of Document Delivery in the Field of Science and Technology in Asia" (Daxun He, People's Republic of China); (2) "The Planning and Development of Special…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, London (England). – 1992
Eight papers for the Collections and Services Division of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions that were given at the 1992 annual meeting are presented. These papers deal with the acquisition and exchange of library materials, interlending, and serial publications. The following papers are included: (1) "Why…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interlibrary Loans, International Organizations, Library Acquisition
Gosling, Andrew – 1999
This paper discusses access to Asian serials (i.e., Asian and Western language titles, including publications from Asia, as well as serials about Asia produced elsewhere) in Australian libraries. Background is provided on the development of Asian collections since the 1950s. Results of a 1994 national survey of Asian materials are summarized.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Asian Studies, Foreign Countries
