Summarizes impact of the electronic age and role of the library focusing on the situation in Nigeria and concern for the new age; problems of Nigerian libraries and librarians (developing economy, responsibility for development, political situation, technological problems, lack of personnel); future prospects; and suggestions for present.…

Reviews the effects of malnutrition during pregnancy and before the age of three on children's brain development and subsequent mental development. Describes marasmus, kwashiorkor, and the incidence of malnutrition in South Africa. Discusses the relationship between the culture of poverty, malnutrition, and illegitimacy. Urges South Africans to…

Presents results of two-part mail survey (background information, modified version of short form of Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire measuring 21 dimensions of job satisfaction) designed to assess job satisfaction of male and female librarians in Nigeria. Review of literature, methodology, results, and conclusions are discussed. Ten references…

Results of a study of the funding patterns of 148 library and information services over a three-year period (1976/77-1978/79) in the Anglophone countries of The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and the Sierra Leone reveal that national governments are the main sources of income. Six references are included. (EJS)

Reports findings of a study suggesting that there is some truth in the claim that the news Third World countries receive from the American wire services is biased toward the West. Reports, however, that there is more Asian news on the Asia wire services of the American agencies than news of any other region. (FL)

Discussion of the nature of Experimental and avant garde music highlights the Western musical tradition, technological innovations having an impact on music (telephone, phonograph, tape recording), Third World influence, avant garde composer/musicians, and library collections. A 24-item discography, addresses of five record distributors, and a…

Relates experiences of teacher of children's literature at West Virginia University in collecting folklore in northeastern Nigeria. Highlights include travels to village of Dalori; the Kanuri culture (in northeast area of Borno); tales recalled by employees of the Borno State Library; and a visit to the district head of Konduga. (EJS)

Discusses the World Bank's role in helping scientific and technological development in developing countries. Areas considered include bank support for science and technology, agricultural research/extension, international agricultural and health research, education and training, support for industrial innovation, energy, research and policy, and…

Explores Guyana's efforts to articulate and implement a national information order that would redress past information imbalances. (FL)

Examines the justification of a national information system in Zambia. Highlights include a definition of information; types of information and forms in which it is produced, organized, and transmitted; relevance of information resources to Zambia; need for a national information policy; and the role of existing information centers. Footnotes are…

Expatriate consultants are employed in developing countries to perform assessments of the consequences to natural resources and the environment of projects for economic development. In addition, a training component can be added during the course of consultancies. Some of the barriers to successful training are identified and explored. (Author/JN)

The author introduces the concept of development education as a response to what he calls the "morally unacceptable fact of poverty, inequality, and human misery amidst the plentiful resources of the world." He describes the work of Oxfam America, which operates in the Third World to improve living conditions while promoting community…

The author presents a case for the combined use of people-centered development and participatory research as a tool for maximizing local human resources to deal with local concerns. In building his case, Brown defines participatory research as a legitimate form of inquiry, drawing some distinctions between it and more traditional forms of…

A survey conducted at the University of Zambia in order to see whether adjustment problems existed and to give some insight into the type of problem experienced is discussed. A large number and wide variety of problems were identified. (Author/MLW)

Illustrates the difficulties of American students overseas and of foreign students in the United States. Describes the implementation of one international cooperative program between the United States and a developing country and demonstrates some of the ingredients of a successful cooperative arrangement. (JOW)