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Who dares, wins: libraries and catalogues for a postmodern world
Pat OddyPlaces present day UK culture and society in a postmodern context and considers their impact on libraries and cataloguing, concentrating specifically on the concepts of…
The importance of management information systems
W.B. Adeoti‐AdekeyePresents a discussion on the importance of management information systems in management. It explains the role of information, as an essential tool for managers in planning and…
Cataloguing practice in university libraries: A comparison of three developing countries (Pakistan, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia)
Hafiz Muhammad Khalid, Khalid Mahmood, Jonathan WillsonSurveys the status of cataloguing practice in university libraries in three Asian developing countries, Pakistan, Malaysia, and Saudi Arabia. Examines the extent of the usage of…
A uniform approach to the indexing of cataloguing data in online library systems
Rahmatollah FattahiPosits that in library cataloguing and for optimal functionality of bibiliographic records, the indexing of fields and subfields should follow a uniform approach. This would…
A national information policy: the ingredient lacking from the Nigerian information industry
Udo NwokochaLaments the abscence of a National Information Policy (NIP) in Nigeria. Highlights the relevance and possible impact of an NIP in the areas of acquisition/resource sharing and the…