Next year the Swedish government will include support for libraries in Nicaragua in the long‐term aid which Sweden gives to Nicaragua. The Swedish programme for international…
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Next year the Swedish government will include support for libraries in Nicaragua in the long‐term aid which Sweden gives to Nicaragua. The Swedish programme for international development co‐operation is an essential part of Sweden's foreign policy. Budgetary appropriations amount to one per cent of the Gross National Product in accordance with a decision of the Parliament taken in 1968.
Reports on the International Federation of Library Associations1990 conference. Topics include the new core programme for theadvancement of librarianship in the third World and…
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Reports on the International Federation of Library Associations 1990 conference. Topics include the new core programme for the advancement of librarianship in the third World and the participation of Iranian and South African members. Concludes that the conference has done IFLA much credit and can only help its growth in influence.
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Analyses both the impact of social change and the contribution thatthe library can make to personal and social development within achanging environment. Notes that the problem of…
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Analyses both the impact of social change and the contribution that the library can make to personal and social development within a changing environment. Notes that the problem of increasingly centralised resources can be countered by the proactive decentralisation of delivery. Concludes that frugality of resources combined with increases in cultural quantity means that the librarian of the future will need to operate the service as a needs‐based access point to the global whole.
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Gunilla Johansson, Christer Sandahl and Birgitta Andershed
The purpose of this study is to describe the perceptions of registered nurses (RNs), enrolled nurses (ENs), and leaders (i.e. the first‐line nurse manager, F‐LNM and the…
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Purpose
The purpose of this study is to describe the perceptions of registered nurses (RNs), enrolled nurses (ENs), and leaders (i.e. the first‐line nurse manager, F‐LNM and the substitute F‐LNM) as to what characterises an excellent work environment in a palliative care unit and the involvement of leadership in that environment.
Design/methodology/approach
Data were collected using two separate instruments: a questionnaire, group interviews with nurses and leaders, and documents at a palliative care unit. Qualitative content analysis was used to analyse the material.
Findings
According to the participants, the most important component at the palliative care unit was to accomplish the vision of good palliative care. Congruence in leadership, mature group functioning, adequate organisational structures and resources, and comprehensive and shared meaningfulness were all identified as essential components for fulfilling the vision.
Originality/value
This study indicates that fulfilling the vision of good palliative care may function as a buffer against stress in such a workplace