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Peer reviewedTocatlian, Jacques – International Library Review, 1991
Discusses the ancient library at Alexandria and describes plans for the development of the new Bibliotheca Alexandrina. The administrative organization is discussed; the building design is explained; international cooperation between Egypt, UNESCO, UNDP (United Nations Development Programme), and the library community is described; and future…
Descriptors: Ancient History, Futures (of Society), International Cooperation, Library Administration
Larsen, Gitte – Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science, 1991
Describes a plan that has been developed by the Commission of the European Community (CEC) for libraries in Europe. Highlights include machine-readable national bibliographies and union catalogs; retrospective conversion projects; networks; user services and information technology; a pilot project using CD-ROM; and cooperative projects and…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Cooperative Programs, Databases, Information Technology
Research Libraries Group, Inc., Stanford, CA. – 1984
This document comprises a program schedule; welcoming remarks by Herman Liebaers (Brussels), entitled "Towards a European Equivalent of the Council on Library Resources"; and conference papers presented at an international conference on cooperation among research libraries. The following papers presented at the conference are (with two…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Consortia, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedHashim, Elinor M. – Special Libraries, 1988
Focuses on the accomplishments of the National Commission of Libraries and Information Science including development of a planning document; studies of topics important to the information community; agreements with other agencies to improve service to the elderly; formulation with Canadian and British agencies of an international agenda; and the…
Descriptors: Information Science, International Cooperation, Library Planning, Library Research
Download full textInstituto Tecnologico de Monterrey (Mexico). – 1994
At the fourth Trinational Library Forum in 1994, librarians from the United States, Canada, and Mexico gathered to discuss topics of international librarianship. Presentations, some in English and some in Spanish with a brief English language summary, include: (1) "Perspectivas de la Produccion y Exportaciones de la Industria Editorial…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Childrens Libraries, Computer Networks, Foreign Countries
Baldwin, Charlene M., Comp. – 1991
At the first Transborder Library Forum in 1991, 132 librarians from the United States and Mexico gathered to get to know one another, discuss issues of common interest, and begin to build an international network. Conference materials are provided in both English and Spanish. Keynote addresses were delivered by Alberto Alvaro Rios and Jesus Lau.…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Childrens Libraries, Computer Networks, Databases
1992
At the second Transborder Library Forum, 181 participants from the United States and Mexico gathered to discuss topics of international librarianship. The proceedings include the following sections: Discurso de Bienvenida (Welcome Speech) (Carlos Salas); "El Etnocentrismo Mexicano y Los Servicios de Informacion" (Mexican Ethnocentrism…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Computer Networks, Foreign Countries, Freedom of Speech
PDF pending restorationArizona Library Association. – 1996
At the sixth transborder forum, librarians from the United States, Canada, and Mexico gathered to explore topics of interest to academic, public, school, and special librarians in all three countries. The conference program and general information are provided in English and Spanish. Presentations, some in English and some in Spanish, include:…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Copyrights, Document Delivery
Beaudiquez, Marcelle, Comp. – 1985
This publication presents the recommendations of the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Section on Bibliography with respect to the preparation of cumulative volumes of current bibliographies. The report is based on the premise that retrospective consultation over a long period is feasible only if the number of volumes handled…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Cataloging, Foreign Countries, International Cooperation
Mahon, F. V., Ed. – 1985
Finding that the promotion of a national information industry can best be pursued through the planning and establishment of a national teledocumentation network, this study (based on the experiences of Spain) offers a model that may be of interest to UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) member states wishing to…
Descriptors: Databases, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, International Cooperation
Commission on Preservation and Access, Washington, DC. – 1993
On June 7, 1993 the Commission on Preservation and Access convened an international group of scholars, librarians, archivists, and information scientists to explore opportunities for international collaboration in saving the contents of libraries from loss through the embrittlement of the pages of their books. This conference was intended to…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Archives, Books, Economic Factors
Vosper, Robert – 1989
A series of recollections, memoirs, and anecdotes, this short autobiographical sketch focuses on former American Library Association (ALA) President Robert Vosper's involvement in the international library community from World War II until the 1980s. The work opens with reminiscences of acquiring foreign materials in 1944 while working at the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries, Foreign Diplomats
Sharma, Ravindra Nath, Ed. – 1994
The theme of the 1991 Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA) was "Changing Dimensions: Managing Library Information Services for the 1990s and Beyond." Members and speakers were invited to discuss this topic from all dimensions of library and information related fields. Presenters had the options either to write on actual…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Futures (of Society), Information Management, Information Technology
