Priorities for automation in developing countries are serials and periodicals lists, bibliography and special catalogs, abstracting and indexing. (Author)

Summary of the development of libraries in Turkey highlights the existence of libraries in the ninth century, the Shamssaddin Altunaba Medrese library in Konya, libraries established during the Ottoman era, reports to reform libraries (1869-70, 1909), and reports and library developments attributed to the Republican Era beginning in 1923. (EJS)

Discusses role of extranational consultants in development of information services in Third World countries. The definition of a consultant, recruitment and employment, and the consulting process are highlighted. Criteria of the American Library Association, International Relations Committee for Selection of Consultants to serve abroad are…

History and present status of education for librarianship in Iran. (LS)

A potential use for United Nations documents as a source of information for developing countries which lack the resources to develop their own documentation services is outlined. (Author)

Discusses the implications of a development plan which resulted from a UNESCO survey of the Bolivian library situation. (VT)

This article seeks to report the state of librarianship in Indonesia as it has changed during the lapse of eight years from the time the author left in 1962 and returned in 1970. (Author/SJ)

Examines the position of school libraries in the educational system and discusses the lack of adequately trained staff to ensure the development and maximum efficiency of these libraries, and the need for all school libraries to meet certain minimum standards. (VT)

Presents analysis of papers and articles by teachers and research students of library science schools, professional librarians, and others which were submitted from 1971 to 1982 to 19 English language library and information science periodicals published in India. Classification of articles, chronological split, and subject scatter are discussed.…

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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)