Table of contents
Free Access: Providers and Users of Information ‐Reactions in a Developing Economy
Stephen A. OsiobeThe international situation of charges for library and informationservices and of free access to information is reviewed. A survey isreported of librarians, faculty staff and…
Information Services: Charging and Contracting Out – The Public Librarian′s View
Andrew MillerThe generation of income from fines, fee‐based services and otherventures by Glasgow District Libraries is explained and the argumentsfor this income‐generating approach are…
Library Planning with Special Reference to Developing Countries
Cephas OdiniThe definition and nature of planning are discussed and relatedmore specifically to the need for and problems of planning library andinformation services, especially in developing…
Financing Public Libraries in Scotland: Developments in the 1980s
Arthur MidwinterThe political and economic context of public library expenditure issurveyed and the question of charging for public library services isdiscussed. Value for money and performance…
Public Libraries: Focusing on the 1990s
L.B. Woods, Jennifer Greenstreet, Janet Lee, Donna Hogan, Travis RickmanThe literature is reviewed to show likely future trends of publiclibrary services in the USA. The role of libraries, the nature of users,library buildings and charges for library…
Library Service without Book Loans: A Future Strategy for Nigerian University Libraries?
Olufunso OkeThe place of circulation among other library functions is discussedand it is asserted that the reader′s sole interest is the immediatesatisfaction of his/her reading need. The…