In the last few decades, there has been steady increasing awareness of the need to empower women in order to improve their socioeconomic status to be able to cope and also contribute effectively in this period of economic crisis. ATI (access to information) provision is a vital factor in empowerment, thus, many organizations, such as library,…

This publication follows the tradition of publishing selected papers from Pacific Islands Association of Libraries, Archives and Museums (PIALA) annual conferences. The volume begins with a listing of the members of the PIALA 2008 Planning Committee, the Officers and Executive Board, and Acknowledgements, followed by the Schedule of Events and a…

Purpose: To obtain first-hand data on the main challenges in preserving digital resources in libraries, archives and information centres in China. Design/methodology/approach: The data in this paper have been acquired by e-mail questionnaire. The conclusions are based on feedback from 57 respondents, distributed in 14 provinces in China, who work…

In this first quarter century, the USIS (United States Information Service) centers abroad, assessed for what they are and what they strive to be, have been a significant part of American library presence abroad. (17 references) (Author/MM)

This report (1) describes the development of libraries in China; (2) examines Chinese library, documentation, and scholarly publications from a historical perspective; and (3) outlines the present state of the art as reflected by the situation before and after the Cultural Revolution. The history of public libraries, university and school…

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe the use of ICT to disseminate preventive health care information to combat the AIDS epidemic in India. The role of information professionals in various libraries and information centres and the challenges they are facing to increase HIV/AIDS awareness are discussed. Finally, recommendations are…

Describes a Delphi study in which Finnish experts predicted the extent of information technology use in libraries and information centers. Predictions are summarized in the areas of workstations; fax and electronic mail; videotex; print, electronic, and optical publishing; indexing and storage of sounds and images; speech recognition and scanning…

This paper highlights the value of newspaper information and the methods adopted in organizing, preserving and disseminating it. The paper dwells on the traditional ways of managing newspaper resources and the need to device a new medium of accessing the information contents of the resource. It enumerates the steps taken in conserving newspaper…

This volume is a supplement to the first edition of the "International Directory of Population Information and Library Resources," ED 062 185. The format follows that of the first edition, utilizing a short description for each responding organization. Content covers: general information, publications of the organization, library--general…

This directory is a project of the Carolina Population Center, Technical Information Service, in conjunction with the United States Agency for International Development. Information for this compilation, the first in a series of publications, was obtained from a survey of international population/family planning libraries and information…

Discussion of computer-mediated communication (CMC) focuses on the use of electronic mail (E-mail) in the information field. Topics discussed include human aspects of CMC; examples of E-mail use in libraries and information centers, including the Danish Science Park Network (DSPN); and the use of E-mail for personal information systems. (48…

The seminar, held in Washington, DC from November 6 to 17, 1972, was focussed on the: (a) present situation of the centers and their potential information transfer capacity, (b) improvement of current services, (c) development of an integrated plan, and (d) bases of a national policy for coordinated services. (Author/SM)

Included in this directory are facts regarding libraries and information centers in 24 countries having collections in the field of literacy. Each entry contains: name, address, and type of center; name of parent institution; source of support; personnel data; center objectives; proportion of collection devoted to literacy, adult education, and…

The purpose of this inventory is to list a number of "major" information services and systems in the field of science and technology, either in the government or in the private sector. If a distinction is made between traditional information systems such as libraries, documentation services etc., and the wide spectrum of mechanized…