The Souvenir is an endeavor to tell the delegate-guests to the All India Library Conference something about Indore. It has special articles on the public and the academic libraries of Indore and presents brief sketches of the development plans of the University of Indore and the University library. This section of the Souvenir also provides…

This guidebook contains designs of laboratory equipment considered essential for student investigations in introductory biology in developing countries. The designs presented are based on the premise that many students and teachers will wish to make equipment for themselves. Although all the designs have been tested under laboratory conditions at…

This guidebook contains designs of laboratory equipment considered essential for student investigations in introductory chemistry in developing countries. The designs presented are based on the premise that many students and teachers will wish to make equipment for themselves. Although all the designs have been tested under laboratory conditions…

This guidebook contains designs of laboratory equipment considered essential for student investigations in introductory physics in developing countries. The designs presented are based on the premise that many students and teachers will wish to make equipment for themselves. Although all the designs have been tested under laboratory conditions at…

THIS REPORT OUTLINES A PLAN FOR ADULT EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN TANZANIA FOR THE CITIZENS IN A NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. THE PRINCIPAL PROPOSALS ARE FOR VILLAGE AND DISTRICT TRAINING CENTERS, ADULT EDUCATION COLLEGES AT RUNGEMBA AND KIVUKONI AND A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRAINING CENTER AT TENGERU, AND THE EXTENSION OF EXTRAMURAL…

Dodoma, future capital of Tanzania, is one of the first planned attempts at integrating man in his environment. The four principle elements of the Master Plan include: the residential communities, the national capital central spine, the system of open spaces and the transportation network. (BT)

The spread of Western industrial (mostly American) popular culture to less developed nations is discussed, and special emphasis is given to the new media forms involved. (DS)

Provides a review of projects in which the mass media have been used for health and nutrition education in low income countries. Effectiveness of projects is evaluated by measuring outreach, attainment of educational objectives or, less frequently, attainment of health objectives. (JEG)

The principal concern here is to unearth the critical dimensions or elements in the modernization or development process. Narrow and counter-productive conceptions of development are analyzed and the historical antecedents of modern national development are examined as a means of comprehending the nature of the problems to be solved if…

A description of reference service is presented along with a brief discussion of library education, citing the programs of the Interamerican Library School. Suggestions for evaluating reference service in Latin American Libraries are included. (Author/JAB)

The author describes the Cuban escuelas en el campo (schools in the countryside) and discusses them as models for developing nations. (IRT)

Advocates the philosophy that educational administration should be promoted and evaluated not according to "absolute" criteria but according to its appropriateness or inappropriateness for a particular, different, and dynamic cultural context. (Author/IRT)

The information needs of developing countries engaged in the process of industrilization are indicated, and some practical suggestions offered for developing a national industrial information center. (MBR)

"Learning experience" is defined as the interaction between the learner and external conditions in the environment to which he can react. Types and sources of learning experiences are identified, and their importance in teaching and curriculum development are discussed. (LBH)

Examines reasons for the failure to bring about massive and direct transfers of advanced technology to developing countries. Certain necessary conditions for success require that the project be seen as (1) relevant to the client country (2) consistent with local attitudes, practices and traditions (3) capable of producting some visible and useful…