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University Library Functions in West Africa.
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Ononogbo, R. U. – International Library Review, 1990
Discussion of the activities of academic libraries focuses on a survey of 27 English-speaking West African university libraries. The effects of technology are discussed, activities in West African university libraries are compared with activities in other African countries, and implications for West African librarians are suggested. (12…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
The Application of the Multi-Media Library in Southern African Third World Higher Education.
van Zijl, Philippus Lodewikus van S. – 1986
This study on the development of Southern African Third World States' academic libraries embraces three broad areas: (1) the multimedia library; (2) the development of university libraries in the Third World; and (3) the potential usefulness of the multimedia library in the conditions prevailing in the Third World. Searches of the literature on…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
The Curriculum and Characteristics of Information Personnel Trainees at the Middle Level in Africa [and] Directions of the Information Professions in Africa as Reflected in the Literature.
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Aina, L. O. – International Library Review, 1991
Two articles discuss information professions in Africa. Highlights include the training of personnel at the middle level; library schools at the University of Ibadan and the University of Botswana; curriculum recommendations; and a review of 87 articles published between 1985 and 1989 that investigate areas of research in the information…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Information Scientists