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Fjallbrant, Nancy, Ed. – IATUL Proceedings, 1981
The views of practicing librarians, library directors, and library school teachers are presented in this series of papers on the educational needs of those planning to work in academic and special libraries, particularly scientific and technological research libraries. Included are: (1) "New Trends in Education of Librarians and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Continuing Education, Employment Qualifications, Foreign Countries
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1983
Papers on university and other research libraries, presented at the 1983 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference, include: (1) "The Impact of Technology on Users of Academic and Research Libraries," in which C. Lee Jones (United States) focuses on the impact of technical advances in computing and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computers, Foreign Countries, Information Dissemination
Schwarz, Stephan – 1984
This paper discusses the evolution from the vocational emphasis of librarianship to a new research and higher education oriented concept of library and information science, focusing on changes in the Nordic countries, and Sweden in particular. Recognizing the strong interrelationship between analytical reviews for policy decisions, research and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Information Science, Library Education
Peer reviewedHoglund, Anna-Lena – International Library Review, 1991
Examines the adaptation of a set of library performance measures derived from a UNESCO manual to Swedish libraries. The basic principles of the measurement process and general library objectives are identified, and the difficulties encountered during the study are explained. The Swedish results are compared to the ideal measures presented in the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries, Library Circulation
