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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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1975
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED127972 |
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- Function and Organization of a National Documentation Centre in a Developing Country. Schutz, Harald Administrative Organization Agency Cooperation Cooperative Programs Coordination Developing Nations Documentation Financial Support Information Centers Information Retrieval Information Science Information Storage Information Systems International Programs Library Administration Library Cooperation Library Education Library Planning Library Role Library Technical Processes National Libraries Personnel Public Relations Discussions and recommendations for developing national documentation centers (library and information services) in developing nations are provided as a result of a study conducted by the International Federation for Documentation (FID) Committee for Developing Countries (FID/DC) and commissioned by Unesco. The ten facets studied include: (1) the role of the state in national documentation, information, and library systems; (2) tasks and functions of a national documentation center (NDC); (3) the NDC's principal activities; (4) documentation and information techniques; (5) financing; (6) the NDC specialized library--coordination and cooperative activities; (7) personnel training and qualifications and public relations; (8) international cooperation; (9) development of central information institutes and data banks; and (10) NDC structure. A total of 33 recommendations are made in these areas. Extensive appendixes contain legislation, charts, guidelines, forms, samples, standards, and specialized information. (LS)