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Harvey, John – Learning Today, 1974
Describes the modern library situation on Bombay, India.
Descriptors: College Libraries, Library Facilities, Library Services, Public Libraries
Mukerjee, A. K. – Teaching, 1970
Descriptors: College Libraries, Libraries, Library Education, Library Facilities
Lowrie, Jean E. – Illinois Libraries, 1989
Briefly discusses the problems and concerns that face school librarians in foreign countries. Examples from various countries are presented to illustrate a few of the difficulties and the creative efforts of librarians and administrators to overcome these difficulties. (CLB)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Institutional Characteristics, Learning Resources Centers
Peer reviewedKhalsa, Gurupreet K. – Reading Teacher, 2000
Describes how, over three years, teachers, students, parents, and administrators of a girls' school in India built a school library, going from a small locked-up collection with no check-out system to a warm and busy library room that was a popular hub of activity at the school, with a dynamic and expanding collection and a full-time librarian.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Library Collection Development, Library Development
Download full textSHAW, E.C. – 1967
IN RURAL INDIA, MOBILE LIBRARIES ARE ESSENTIAL TO LITERACY EDUCATION AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT. THE TIN TRUNK LIBRARY, A COLLECTION OF 15 TO 50 BOOKS IN A BOX, IS FLEXIBLE AND ECONOMICAL. HOWEVER, IT IS USED PRIMARILY BY FRIENDS OF THE PERSON IN WHOSE HOUSE THE TRUNK IS PLACED. THE LIBRARIAN OF THE MARKET MOBILE LIBRARY BRINGS BOOKS AND NEWSPAPERS…
Descriptors: Libraries, Library Expenditures, Library Extension, Library Facilities
