ERIC Number: ED326221
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1988-Sep
Pages: 92
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IFLA General Conference 1988. Division of Regional Activities. Sections on: Asia and Oceania; Africa; Latin America and the Caribbean; Australia.
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands).
The eight papers in this collection focus on library activities in various geographical regions, e.g., Asia, Oceania, Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Western Australia: (1) "Future Approaches and Prospects of Computerised Information Network among the Countries of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)" (Abdullah Mostafa & M. Khan, Bangladesh); (2) "Australian Resource Sharing in Asia and Oceania--ABN (Australian Bibliographic Network), ACPAD (Australian Centre for Publications Acquired for Development), and BISA (Bibliographic Information on Southeast Asia)" (W. Linklater, E. Flowers, P. Watters, N. Cross, & A. Horton, Australia); (3) "Report of the Activities of the Regional Section for Asia and Oceania, 1987-1988" (J. S. Soosai, Malaysia); (4)"Resource Sharing in Southeast Asian Materials in Singapore" (Alice Loh, Singapore); (5) "Book Publishing and Distribution in East Africa" (Henry Chakava); (6) "Cooperation in the Area of Documentary Information for the Development of Latin America and the Caribbean: Basic Questions, Project Analyses, and Proposals" (Neusa De Macedo, Brazil); (7) "Mobile Libraries: The Western Australian and Northern Territory Experience" (Ron Davis, Australia); and (8) "The Wagon Is the Thing" (Martin Field, Australia). (CGD)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bookmobiles, Computers, Delivery Systems, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Government Role, Higher Education, Information Sources, Interlibrary Loans, Library Cooperation, Library Networks, Public Libraries, Publishing Industry, Shared Resources and Services
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands).
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Note: Papers presented at the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) General Conference (54th, Sydney, Australia, August 30-September 3, 1988).