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Zilper, Nadia – Library Journal, 1991
Offers an overview of Soviet and Eastern European publishing practices. The history of communist publishing practices and the dramatic effect which Glasnost has had upon these practices are summarized. It is observed that highly unstable conditions in the USSR have severely jeopardized bibliographic control and hindered collection development in…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Communism, Economic Impact, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedOlorunsola, R. – Third World Libraries, 1995
Reviews collection development difficulties encountered at Nigeria's University of Ilorin as a result of the inflation of serial subscription prices and the poor state of the Nigerian economy in the 1980s. Describes the library's successful use of the World Bank loan of 1990-1993 to fund journal renewals and purchases. (JMV)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Costs, Economic Factors, Economic Impact
Peer reviewedBalarabe, Ahmed Abdu – International Information and Library Review, 1995
Focuses on problems affecting the collection development of university libraries in Nigeria. Identifies the global economic recession of the 1980s as the significant variable for the success and failure of these programs. Examines the impact of financial problems on collection growth and development in Nigerian university libraries. Suggests…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cooperative Planning, Cost Effectiveness, Economic Climate
Download full textSeibert, Warren F.; Kuenz, Marjorie A. – 1992
The analyses reported here on the growth and change of medical school libraries are based on the annual statistics of 67 U.S. and Canadian medical school libraries, 1975-89, and 4 primary statistics from "parent," main campus libraries, all of them members of the Association of Research Libraries. The results show that medical school…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Economic Impact, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1990
The 25 papers in this collection were presented at the meetings of three sections of the Division of Collections and Services and a workshop: (1) "Survey of International Exchange of Non-Official Publications: Progress Report" (Ulla Hojsgaard); (2) "Buying Media for Everyone: Public Library Acquisition in Scandinavia" (Tove Persson); (3) "The…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Copyrights, Cost Indexes, Economic Impact
Louisiana State Library, Baton Rouge. – 1996
Libraries in Louisiana strengthen the economy and serve the people. Libraries and their employees play a significant role in the Louisiana infrastructure, consuming state goods and services, complementing educational institutions, creating a literate citizenry, and providing cost effective access to information for business, industry, government…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Community Services, Economic Impact
