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Public library development: An assessment of present trends in Nigeria

Sun, 01 Mar 1981 00:00:00 GMT

Title: Public library development: An assessment of present trends in Nigeria Authors: Onadiran, G T; Onadiran, R W Abstract: Results of a user study conducted over a six-day period in seven public libraries of Nigeria using questionnaire method have been presented. It has been found that 51.5% of users do not use the library daily because the library does not open daily. 48.7% of the user cannot use the library daily because of long distance. 51.2% of the users come to the library on foot. 38.9% of the users are to spend about 40 minutes to reach the library. It has been recommended that library should be brought closer to the people and efforts should be made to attract more people to the library. Page(s): 119-123

Need for health science information network in Bangladesh

Sun, 01 Mar 1981 00:00:00 GMT

Title: Need for health science information network in Bangladesh Authors: Miah, Mohammed Farid Hossain Abstract: Better medical services and research call for accurate and prompt supply of relevant information and literature. For procurement of appropriate materials and effective dissemination, libraries are indispensable. In order to make the services available throughout the country, good bio-medical libraries have to be developed. Library services available in Bangladesh are poor. Cooperation among libraries and building up a nationwide health information network can ease the problem. Page(s): 117-118

An assessment of reprographic resources in Indian Agricultural University libraries

Sun, 01 Mar 1981 00:00:00 GMT

Title: An assessment of reprographic resources in Indian Agricultural University libraries Authors: Malhan, I V; Kaur, Jasbir Abstract: Describes the importance of reprography in modern libraries and documentation centres. Gives an account of reprographic services of 12 Indian agricultural university libraries An account of equipment, budget, service charges, staff position and problems of these libraries are given. A few proposals for the improvement of reprographic facilities are included. Page(s): 103-116

A note on the idea gene and its relevance to information science

Sun, 01 Mar 1981 00:00:00 GMT

Title: A note on the idea gene and its relevance to information science Authors: Sen, S K Abstract: An attempt has been made to draw attention to the process of growth of knowledge being similar to the process of biological evolution as featured by neo-Darwinism. The idea of memes or idea genes as proposed by Richard Dawkins has been reported and its possible relevance and application to information science, especially for propounding a general theory of information growth, indexing and classification have been considered. Need to shift the focus of interest from the documents or units of literature to the concepts have been stressed. Page(s): 97-102