International Conference of Directors of National Libraries on Resource Sharing in Asia and Oceania, Canberra, 14-18 May 1979: PapersThe proceedings of this 1979 conference on library cooperation begin with proposals for the promotion of resource sharing among the national libraries of Asia and Oceania, the text of a policy statement on the role of national and international systems as approved at a 1976 meeting of directors of national libraries held in Lausanne, and a summary listing of replies to a 1978 questionnaire prepared by the National Library of Australia on the range of responsibilities of national libraries throughout the world. Addresses presented at the conference are organized by geographical area as follows: (1) three East Asia papers from representatives of the national libraries of China, Japan, and Australia. (D.Z. Gang, M. Kishida, and T. Satoh); (2) a West Asia paper from Jordan (K. Asali); (3) three South Asia papers from Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan (K. M. Karim, R. K. Das Gupta, and N. Begg); (4) five south East Asia papers from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand (M. H. Prakoso, D. E. K. Wijasuriya, S. Quiason, Y.-L. Wicks, and K. Gesmankit); (5) four Oceania papers from Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea (G. Chandler, K. L. Jinna, M. Ronnie, and J. Yocklunn); and (6) four European papers from librarians or directors of libraries in Finland, Italy, Norway, and Poland (E. Hakli, L. Mancusi, G. Munthe, and W. Stankiewicz). Presentations range from brief addresses on library cooperation in the Pacific Community to descriptive reports on the history and services of a particular national library. (ESR) |
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PREFACE | 1 |
Summary of the Replies to the 1978 Questionnaire on the Role | 37 |
East Asia Papers | 57 |
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acquisition agencies Algeria Angola arrangements Asia and Oceania Australia Austria Bangladesh Belgium Botswana Bulgaria Canada Conference Consortium coordination Czech Socialist Republic data bases database Documentation established exchange Federal Republic Fiji Finland Hungary IFLA Index information services institutions inter-library interlending international information system international resource sharing ISDS ISDS-SEA Italy Japan lending librarians library and archive library and information library materials Library of Thailand library services literature loan Malawi Malaysia MARC microfilming Namibia national bibliography national centres national information system National Library NATIS Nigeria Nordic Council Nordic countries NORDINFO Norway NOSP Oceania organization Papua New Guinea participating periodicals Peru Philippines photocopy Poland programmes public libraries published regional Republic of China Republic of Germany research libraries Rhodesia role Scandia Plan Scandinavian libraries serials Singapore South Africa Sri Lanka staff standards Sweden Taiwan Thailand Unesco union catalogues UNISIST Universal Bibliographic Control users Zealand