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Main Author: Ali, S. Nazim
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1989
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ395485
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  • Acquisition of Scientific Literature in Developing Countries. 5: Arab Gulf Countries. Ali, S. Nazim Censorship Centralization Developing Nations Financial Support Foreign Countries Library Acquisition Library Automation Library Collection Development Library Cooperation Monographs Nonprint Media Purchasing Scientific and Technical Information Serials Summarizes the development of science and technology in the Arab Gulf States and discusses the collection building of the libraries in the region, focusing on problems of censorship and finance. Current purchasing methods are described, and the need for automation in acquisitions work and for centralized and cooperative purchasing is discussed. (10 references) (Author/CLB)