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MULTICULTURAL APPROACHES TO LIBRARIANSHIP CURRICULA: FIRST THOUGHTS TOWARDS A SEARCH FOR ANSWERS
KEVIN McGARRYThere was a time — some might say a blessed time — when our professional curricula were assumed to be resting securely on the bedrock of a European culture. It was further assumed…
BOOKS, LIBRARIES AND THE DECLINE OF GAELIC ON THE ISLAND OF ARRAN
JOHN C. CRAWFORDThe island of Arran is situated in the Firth of Clyde astride the Highland Boundary fault zone. It is 19 miles long by 10 miles wide. Although similar in size to the Isle of Wight…
INFORMATION NEEDS OF RURAL POPULATIONS: IMPLICATIONS FOR PLANNING LIBRARY/INFORMATION SERVICES
CAROL HOFFMAN‐PFEFFERWhile working in a rural district library system, the question of planning library/information services to meet the needs of the population was always of foremost importance…
DOCUMENTING PAPERS ON BUMIPUTRA PARTICIPATION IN THE MALAYSIAN ECONOMY
KHOO SIEW MUNPerhaps no other body of contemporary Malaysian economic documents is as significant as those related to the many seminars, symposia and congresses held on bumiputera (indigenous…
THE IMPORTANCE OF USER STUDIES
STUART HANNABUSSThe relationship between information provider and client is a crucial measure of effectiveness. In commerce the success of this relationship might be measured by market share or…
THE IMPACT OF OPEN LEARNING ON THE EDUCATION OF SUB‐PROFESSIONAL LIBRARY STAFF
SHEILA McCULLOUGHIt is now over 4 years since the Library and Information Science Open Learning Project at Telford College in Edinburgh began developing open learning courses for sub‐professional…