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Peer reviewedRaymond, Boris – Canadian Library Journal, 1991
Reviews the history of library education in Russia and examines current practices in the education of librarians and library technicians. Various levels of library education are explained, including undergraduate, postgraduate, and on-the-job training; instruction in library automation is described; and current problems in library education are…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Information Science
Peer reviewedLazinger, Susan S.; Peritz, Bluma C. – Education for Information, 1993
Describes a six-month retraining program developed for Israel's Russian-speaking immigrant librarians and information specialists that includes Hebrew language, Jewish and Israeli history, English, and library automation. Differences from the Soviet library system are discussed, including censorship and public libraries, and characteristics of the…
Descriptors: Censorship, English, Foreign Countries, Hebrew
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1983
Official opening statements, organizational reports, and papers on libraries in a technological world, which were presented at the 1983 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) welcoming addresses by Franz Georg Kaltwasser and Mathilde Berghofer-Weichner; (2) opening speeches by Else Granheim (IFLA president)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computers, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
Bradler, Reinhard; And Others – 1981
These seven papers on library management and networks focus on: (1) computerized access to archival and library materials, describing the methodological problems associated with a pilot project in the German Democratic Republic, as well as the efficiency of data bank systems; (2) present and future development of libraries and information centers…
Descriptors: Administration, Archives, Cataloging, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedRaymond, Boris; Adams, Kimberblee – Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science, 1993
Discusses changes taking place in the library systems of Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia. Topics reviewed include the influence of Soviet Russian library theory and practices; decentralization of library administration; library finances; library education; library employment; library technology; and censorship and collection policies.…
Descriptors: Censorship, Change, Employment Opportunities, Foreign Countries
