... --> Academic libraries Organizational change Management New technology In the preface of this work the editors state that use of technology has produced a paradigm shift in academia. Curricular structure change, remote access change and instructional delivery change have all caused solemn debate...

... microfilming work. While successful in meeting these objectives, the project also offers many lessons for future co‐operation. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Preservation Academic libraries China Co‐operatives Microfilming In 1995 a cooperative project was launched between the Committee...

...Baman Parida This study is based on a survey of library personnel working in different academic libraries in Orissa. It determines the type of status these library professionals prefer, the criteria for evaluating their performance for promotion and salary, whether they prefer to be evaluated like...

... is noted between the age of academics and their use of electronic information sources. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Academic libraries Academic staff Computer users Information technology Malaysia Skills Keywords Academic libraries, Academic staff, Computer users, Information technology...

...Philip Calvert Caroline M.   Coughlin , Alice   Gertzog . Lyle’s Administration of the College Library, 1997 text edition . Lanham, MD : Scarecrow Press   1997 . 187 pp , ISBN: 0810833301   US$29.50 soft © MCB UP Limited 1999 --> Academic libraries...

... for it) eight library systems have been developed (see also Appendix): © MCB UP Limited 1999 Academic libraries Development Public libraries Special libraries Vietnam Keywords Academic libraries, Development, Public libraries, Special libraries, Vietnam Abstract This paper...

...Wong Chi Yan; G.E. Gorman Six of Hong Kong’s seven major academic libraries participated in a recent survey of the use of CD‐ROM products in their acquisitions sections. While CD‐ROM technology was found to be one of the main utilities used in acquisitions, it was evident that not all available...

... set on solid footing stones. The two high‐rise towers culminate in pyramids, which form an eye‐catching outline, becoming the emblem of the new Shanghai Library. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Academic libraries Buildings China On the corner of Huai Hai Road and Gao An Road stands the new...

...Nguyen Huy Chuong This paper describes the current situation in Vietnam with regard to uneven progress in the important task of automating the academic library sector. Activities in the Library and Information Centre at Vietnam National University are offered as a case study of procedures...

...Ashu Shokeen; M.P. Satija This book, as indicated by its title, concentrates on higher education and academic libraries in six chapters plus many useful appendices. The first chapter is on the importance of information and the second on the organisation of higher education in India, covering...

... offices that provide library and information services, and educational media through modern communication technologies. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Academic libraries Computer networks Distance learning Information services Thailand Distance education has had a significant impact...

...Jeremy Hodes While this publication is very specific to the US setting, it may be of value to library organisations in other countries which desire or need to implement local affirmative action programmes. Academic libraries Affirmative action Research The ARL Partnerships...

... in library and information services on CERNET. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Academic libraries People’s Republic of China China Education Research Network (CERNET) Information services Internet In the 1990s many libraries throughout the world have been keeping pace with change by building...

... influence if the library were threatened in the future by budget cuts. However, without the support of the government departments involved and the detailed planning undertaken by the initial Respources Management Committee, the library would not have survived. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Academic...

...Wong Chi Yan; G.E. Gorman Twenty Australian academic libraries participated in a recent survey of the use of CD‐ROM products in their acquisitions sections. While CD‐ROM technology was found to be one of the main utilities used in acquisitions, it was evident that not all available functions were...

... the First Grade National Award for the Advancement of Science and Technology in 1985. Academic libraries China Chinese Academy of Sciences Information services Public libraries Special libraries As a broad generalisation, there are two parallel library and information systems in China...