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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
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1981
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| author | Lundu, Maurice C. |
| author_facet | Lundu, Maurice C. Lundu, Maurice C. |
| collection | Education Resources Information Center |
| contents | National Information Provision Responsibilities of the University of Zambia Library: A User Perspective. Lundu, Maurice C. Academic Libraries Developing Nations Governance Information Dissemination Information Needs Information Services Library Role Library Services National Libraries National Programs This paper describes the situation of the information user in the developing countries of Africa; discusses the role of information resources in national development; delineates the most important functions of national libraries with respect to information dissemination and information utilization; explores the relationship between financial support, governance, and authority within institutions such as libraries; and examines in detail the concept of a national library in the context of the developing country, taking the role of the academic library at the University of Zambia within the Zambian social and economic environment as a case in point. A reference list is included. (JL) |
| format | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| id | eric_ED216691 |
| institution | ERIC Institute of Education Sciences |
| language | en |
| publishDate | 1981 |
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| spellingShingle | National Information Provision Responsibilities of the University of Zambia Library: A User Perspective. Lundu, Maurice C. Academic Libraries Developing Nations Governance Information Dissemination Information Needs Information Services Library Role Library Services National Libraries National Programs National Information Provision Responsibilities of the University of Zambia Library: A User Perspective. Lundu, Maurice C. Academic Libraries Developing Nations Governance Information Dissemination Information Needs Information Services Library Role Library Services National Libraries National Programs This paper describes the situation of the information user in the developing countries of Africa; discusses the role of information resources in national development; delineates the most important functions of national libraries with respect to information dissemination and information utilization; explores the relationship between financial support, governance, and authority within institutions such as libraries; and examines in detail the concept of a national library in the context of the developing country, taking the role of the academic library at the University of Zambia within the Zambian social and economic environment as a case in point. A reference list is included. (JL) |
| title | National Information Provision Responsibilities of the University of Zambia Library: A User Perspective. |
| topic | Academic Libraries Developing Nations Governance Information Dissemination Information Needs Information Services Library Role Library Services National Libraries National Programs |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED216691 |