... Information technology Electronic publishing Libraries Vietnam Education Training This paper reports on the findings of a survey on the implementation of electronic resources and communication networks in Vietnamese libraries during the decade from 1985 to 1995. The survey was administered to 26...

...Vinh‐The Lam As a South‐East Asian country developing a market economy, Vietnam needs a solid information infrastructure. Library developments will play an important part in this regard. This paper discusses issues relating to library infrastructure development. First, standardisation...

...Tran Lan Anh; G.E. Gorman This paper reviews formal librarianship education and training in Vietnam’s five library schools. The discussion for each focuses on the following aspects: historical background, aims, course content, academic staff, admission requirements, teaching methods, course...

...Lan Anh Tran This paper investigates the current state of libraries in Vietnam through a descriptive study of selected sectors: public, academic and special library services. Attention is also devoted to the government’s development initiatives with regard to libraries. Libraries...

...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...