Identifies the hierarchy of library development in Southeast Asian countries that results in the neglect of public and school libraries. Developing local library school curricula which focus on the specific needs of each country and cooperation among library schools are suggested as methods of correcting this situation. (CLB)

The development of professional education in librarianship is reviewed from the national pattern conforming to the general system in each country, through the unilateral (paternalistic) internationalism in librarianship due to colonialism and the emergence of a new professional nationalism, to the opportunities offered by the growth of such…

The modern library is an institution that supplies many information services by efficiently organizing universal knowledge that has been reduced to the printed word. Unfortunately, the Latin American countries have not developed centralized services and programs with respect to bibliography, cataloging, exchange, reprography, production of library…

A survey of the library profession and its available training facilities in Africa supplied data that should be considered in planning further library development. Prior to 1950, African countries relied for their library personnel on Britain, France, or Belgium, where librarianship is not necessarily a graduate profession. Later, some local…

This review of the literature discusses economic, political, human, and cultural barriers to resource sharing among libraries in developing countries, and presents models developed by researchers as guidelines to help overcome these barriers. Conditions necessary for the success of these models are briefly discussed. (CDD)

Discusses the implications of a development plan which resulted from a UNESCO survey of the Bolivian library situation. (VT)

Part of a series edited for the "ALA Bulletin by Jean E. Lowrie, chairman of the AASL International Relations Committee and head of the Department of Librarianship at Western Michigan's School of Graduate Studies. (Editor)

Part of a series edited for the "ALA Bulletin by Jean E. Lowrie, chairman of the AASL International Relations Committee and head of the Department of Librarianship at Western Michigan's School of Graduate Studies. (Editor)

An effective school library requires a good supply of books and periodicals, adequate furniture, sufficient space, and a trained person to manage the facility efficiently. In Asia, where educational facilities are often in short supply, UNESCO has established a Regional Center for Book Development and has made recommendations for future…

This paper examines the establishment and development of school libraries within a context of international educational improvement and proposes three discussion questions for the meeting of the Section on Statistics of the Management and Technology Division of the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA). The paper is divided into…

This paper describes the problems, services, and role of school libraries and media centers in the developing countries, and an experimental research project at the Abadina Media Resource Center (AMRC) in Nigeria. Six problems facing developing countries in the provision of school media services are discussed. An overview of the present state of…

A five week trip to study library and information services in the South Pacific included visits to American Samoa, Fiji, New Zealand, New Guinea, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam. This report provides information on each country's library services, structure and organization, staffing, collections, facilities, and any…

Describes developments in library services that took place in Oman from 1970-90 and discusses the current status of library development. Topics discussed include the rapid social and economic development in Oman, the lack of human and physical resources, the lack of a national library, and deficiencies in school libraries. (five references) (LRW)

The five essential features of any good library plan are objectives, inputs, process, outputs, and evaluation. In developing countries, the following factors affect, and should be considered, in the formulation of library plans: illiteracy, lack of educational facilities, no common language, insufficient funds, and geographical features and the…