UNESCO/IFLA Presession Seminar: Exchange of Experience Seminar for Developing Countries. University Libraries in Developing Countries : Structure and Function in Regard to Information Transfer for Science and Technology.

Papers on Third World academic, research, and medical libraries and their role in scientific and technical information transfer, which were presented at the 1983 UNESCO/IFLA (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization/International Federation of Library Associations) seminar,...

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Corporate Author: International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands)
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1983.
Subjects:
Academic Libraries.
Agriculture.
Computer Oriented Programs.
Developing Nations.
Information Needs.
Information Services.
International Organizations.
Library Acquisition.
Library Associations.
Library Automation.
Library Education.
Library Expenditures.
Medical Libraries.
Online Systems.
Reference Services.
Research Libraries.
Scientific and Technical Information
Asia (Southeast) > Barbados > Brazil > Information Technology > Information Transfer > Mexico
Opinion Papers.
Reports, Descriptive.
Speeches/Meeting Papers.
Genre:
Opinion Papers.
Reports, Descriptive.
Speeches/Meeting Papers.
Physical Description:236 pages
Format: Microfilm Book
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Summary:
Papers on Third World academic, research, and medical libraries and their role in scientific and technical information transfer, which were presented at the 1983 UNESCO/IFLA (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization/International Federation of Library Associations) seminar, include: (1) "Development of Effective Acquisition Policies" by John Ndegwa (Kenya); (2) "Parameters of Expenditure: The Allocation of Funds to the Purchase of Materials and Services to Support the Information Needs of the University Community in Science and Technology" by Michael E. Gill (Barbados); (3) "Acquisition of Foreign Periodicals in Developing Countries: The Example of Brazilian Libraries" by Heloisa B. Schreiner, Rejane R. Klaes, and Mayra E. Brum (Brazil); (4) "Problems of Acquisition of Overseas and Local Materials" by B. U. Nwafor (Nigeria); (5) "Collection Building and Information Services for Material in Special Categories Relevant to Third World Use. I: Agriculture" by Clemence R. Namponya (Malawi); (6) "Collection Building and Information Services for Material in Medicine Relevant to Asean (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Countries" by Uthai Dhutiyabhodhi (Thailand); (7) "New Information Technologies Available in the Industrialised World" by Stephen W. Massil (United Kingdom); (8) "Choosing the Moment: A Review of the Organizational Problems and Changes Arising Out of Conversion to Computerized Systems" by H. T. Lim (Malaysia); (9) "The Application of Automation to the Library Processes of the National Autonomous University of Mexico" by Roberto Garduno (Mexico); (10) "Using Automated Systems for Scientific and Technical Literature Searches" by Joseph C. Anafulu (Nigeria); (11) "Future Training Needs [of University Library Personnel]" by Hudwell Mwacalimba (Zambia); and (12) "Development of Modern Information Technologies and Their Impact on Research" by Michael E. Gill (Barbados). (ESR)
Note:ERIC Note: Papers presented at the Presession Conference of the UNESCO/International Federation of Library Associations Seminar (49th, Munich, West Germany, August 16-19, 1983). Paper by Anafulu will not reproduce well.
Microform.
Call Number:ED239655 Microfiche
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