National infrastructure of library and information services in Arab countries

Rehman, Sajjadur

doi:10.1016/0020-7837(89)90017-4

“…Similar restrictions have existed in other countries, including Nicaragua, where librarians could not afford to replace material that went missing (Lepkowski, 1992); Nigeria, where librarians worried that patrons would damage books (Adewoye, 1992); and Turkey, where for decades librarians were held personally responsible for the cost of lost or stolen books (Kurosman, 1980: 176). Almost no libraries in the region participate in interlibrary borrowing, despite plans that date back to the 1980s (Khalid, 1996; Rehman, 1989; Siddiqui, 1996).…”

Section: Panel Discussion With Arab Librarians and Library Scholarsmentioning

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The hidden heritage of Arab libraries: Online catalogs and institutional barriers to discoverability

Kurzman¹,

Martin

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2018

IFLA Journal

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Advances in technology have made access to information about library holdings a seemingly universal feature of interaction with modern libraries. However, this type of access does not exist evenly throughout the world. There is a vast “hidden heritage” contained in Arab libraries without online public access catalogs. This article reports and summarizes findings from research conducted as part of a year-long investigation into international library collaboration in Arab libraries. The research included: (a) a survey of online presence for Arab libraries, (b) a survey of Arab librarians, and (c) focused panel discussions with Arab librarians and library scholars. This study finds that the relatively small online presence of libraries cannot be explained by material factors alone: institutional factors also play an important role in keeping information about library collections offline.

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“…A new building, constructed in the 1990s to house the million or so volumes of the national library, also enabled the library to considerably develop its services (Melot, 1996). Algeria's scientific and technical information needs are ensured by two organizations, the Centre for Technical and Scientific Information and Technology Transfer, the Algerian equivalent of the INIS network, and the National Social and Economic Documentation Centre, established in 1971, which ensures the selection and indexing of automated documentation on the social and economic development of the country and the collection of statistical data (Rehman, 1989).…”

Section: National Libraries and National Documentation Centresmentioning

confidence: 99%

Legislation for library and information services in French-speaking Africa revisited

Lajeunesse¹,

Sène

²

2004

International Information & Library Review

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The aim of this article is to review the situation regarding legislation on library and information services, and in particular, the changes that have taken place over the past 20 years in French-speaking African countries. Our study concerns 24 The institutions examined in this study are primarily national libraries and documentation centres. Nevertheless, we will also look at legislative decisions affecting national information systems and public and university libraries, as well as some decisions governing the practice of the librarian profession.The main changes that took place over the past two decades concern the setting up of international Francophone institutions and the support provided to information and library infrastructures in developing countries. We also note a definite improvement in documentation systems, due largely to a greater priority placed on information and the action of professionals trained in library science faculties and colleges, who continue to promote the need for adequate legislation to ensure wellperforming institutions. r

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Legislation for library and information services in French-speaking Africa revisited

Lajeunesse¹,

Sène

²

2004

The International Information & Library Review

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The aim of this article is to review the situation regarding legislation on library and information services, and in particular, the changes that have taken place over the past 20 years in French-speaking African countries. Our study concerns 24 The institutions examined in this study are primarily national libraries and documentation centres. Nevertheless, we will also look at legislative decisions affecting national information systems and public and university libraries, as well as some decisions governing the practice of the librarian profession.The main changes that took place over the past two decades concern the setting up of international Francophone institutions and the support provided to information and library infrastructures in developing countries. We also note a definite improvement in documentation systems, due largely to a greater priority placed on information and the action of professionals trained in library science faculties and colleges, who continue to promote the need for adequate legislation to ensure wellperforming institutions. r

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National infrastructure of library and information services in Arab countries

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The hidden heritage of Arab libraries: Online catalogs and institutional barriers to discoverability

The hidden heritage of Arab libraries: Online catalogs and institutional barriers to discoverability

Legislation for library and information services in French-speaking Africa revisited

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