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Information Dissemination through Document Translation: Subject Specialist or Translator?
S. Kaliyan, V. Kasi RaoDiscusses the vital role of technical translation services in theprocess of information dissemination and technology transfer withparticular reference to India. Argues that, for…
Bibliographic Instruction for International Students in Academic Libraries
Rajinder Garcha, Patricia Yates RussellReviews the problems posed by international students in highereducation in the USA, and some of the difficulties they encounter.Specifically relates these problems to the…
The Nigerian Book Shortage: Its Implications for Education and National Development
S.A. Ogunrombi, Gboyega AdioReviews the provision of textbooks at all levels of the Nigerianeducational system. Suggests that there is a great shortage of books atall levels of education, but the most acute…
A Testing Question: The Quality of Reference Services in Scottish Public Libraries
Michael C. Head, Rita MarcellaDiscusses the results of an unobtrusive test of Scottish publiclibrary reference services, carried out by students of the School ofLibrarianship and Information Studies at the…
Manpower Preparation for Developing and Implementing Information Policies
Sajjad ur RehmanExamines the extent of coverage and nature of courses relating toinformation policy in the curricula of 48 library and information studyprogrammes in North America and in three…