Since 1945 many library developments have taken place in the Pacific Islands. The greatest strides have been made in Fiji and Papua New Guinea, which have benefited from the investment placed in educating and training librarians. The lack of trained personnel, however, still remains as an obstacle to library development. (Author/LLS)

Describes connection between the human resources of language and culture and the economic recovery of the United States. Explores necessity of political participation to accomplish this goal. (BK)

Presents an overview of China's Beijing Broadcasting and Television University: background, establishment, administration and structure, students, courses, teaching package, and course production. (JD)

Examines the role played by early childhood education programs in the development of several Latin American countries. Describes and assesses current programs and offers recommendations for improving the effectiveness of these programs. (JOW)

Suggests lessons which have been learned from past unsuccessful applications of Western educational technology in developing countries. (CMV)

Stresses the need for records management procedures to evaluate and retire government records to archival storage for developing nations. These procedures encompass inventory, records analysis, preparation of retirement instruments, appraisal, and the implementation of the provisions of the retirement instruments. (Author/RAA)

A review of the use of microteaching techniques in developing countries where resources are severely limited. Audio tape recording or classroom observation techniques can be used in lieu of television. (BD)

A conference on child labor sponsored by the International Labour Organization and UNICEF identified strategies for eliminating child labor and developing cooperative programs to assess the effects of child labor. (JOW)

Studied the developmental impact of the National Literacy Mission of India, providing an evaluative account based on 97 evaluation studies. Compared findings with those from a 27-study synthesis of studies of effects of adult literacy efforts in Africa. Findings show the impact of literacy on the development of nations. (SLD)

"Unpacks" the realities of globalization and internationalization in higher education and highlights some of the ways in which globalization affects the university. Focuses on how globalization is affecting higher education in developing countries, the nations that will experience the bulk of higher education in the future. (SLD)

Describes an Internet-based simulation used in a course about business strategy in an emerging economy. The simulation, when coupled with today's dominant strategy paradigm, the Resource Based View, appears to yield a course design that attracts students while emphasizing the actual substance which is crucial in such a course. (EV)

This annotated bibliography lists the literature covering libraries and library science in developing nations in general, and Saudi Arabia in particular, that appeared in English between 1950 and 1986. The citations are arranged chronologically and include 5 books, 44 articles, 7 reports, and 15 dissertations by students in American universities.…

Reviews the literature on the role of the subject bibliographer in the academic library, covering subject specialization in the United States, and the status of subject bibliography in Britain, Germany, and the Third World. Expansion of subject specialization in the United States is recommended. (34 references) (MES)

Workers' education is the irreplaceable instrument of trade unions in the exercise of their new functions as they become more complex. Workers' education in Africa must develop in such a way as to meet a plurality of needs. (JOW)

Discussion of the formulation of national information policy in eastern and southern African countries describes the UNESCO guidelines on national information policy. Case studies of efforts to formulate an information policy in Botswana, Zambia, and Tanzania are presented; issues raised by these case studies are discussed; and elements of…