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In this work,an attempt is made to focus attention on some of the complicated problems which affect acquisitons of monographs and periodicals for use in libraries in the third world country,specific problems that are faced by the University of Zambia library by virtue of it being an academic...

Libraries have a potential to contribute to rural development in developing countries.Their role as providers and facilitators for the use of information is an important element in rural development.This potential has not been fully utilised.Using the above assumptions as a starting point,this...

The study presents definitions of subject specialisation and the subject specialist. The roles, qualifications and duties of the subject specialist are discussed and the term 'subject approach' is identified as the preferred terminology. Advantages and disadvantages of the subject approach are...

This study aimed at assessing the effects of information Communication Technologies(ICTs)on the accessibility of medical research information by medical research personnel in Zambia.It was an explanatory study drawing both qualitatitve and quantitative data from 9 medical research institutions in...

Access to electronic information is becoming more important in the modern information economy and yet developing countries like Zambia are far from putting policies in place to ensure that there is rapid information commuinication technologies(ICTs)development in the country.This as ctreated...

The basic purpose of this research was to investigate the accumulated cost of Shepard Library's reclassification of its pre- 1979 library material from Dewey to Library of Congress and also find out what had been accomplished in terms of volumes reclassified since the project took-off. Data...

This thesis analyzes the trends in education for librarianship in the United States and Canada,with particular emphasis on the period 1962-1985.Chapter one traces the origin of North American library education from the late 19th century,and the long struggle by the ALA to improve standards of...

This study was aimed at evaluating the Performance Management Package (PMP) in the Zambia civil service. More specifically, it examined the key elements of the PMP and its implementation and attempted to determine the extent to which work plans and targets have been established and were adhered...

The relationship between religion (church) and education (state) through religious education (RE) in Zambia has passed through different stages of development. During the missionary period (1883/1890- 1924), RE was, naturally, offered in the form of Religious Instruction (RI) and was thus fully...

This study is intended to contribute to the debate on the urban housing problem for low-income groups in Zambia. Low-cost housing has always been considered a difficult problem, even an insoluble one. The numbers of persons to be housed increase annually while the cost of housing construction is...