Higher Education Libraries Research Articles

The Role of the Rare Book Library in Higher Education: An Outsider Surveys the Issue

The Role of the Rare Book Library in Higher Education: An Outsider Surveys the Issue

Review of Library Provision in Higher Education Libraries

Review of Library Provision in Higher Education Libraries

The Higher Education Revolution in Australia – the Impact on Libraries

Significant changes have taken place in Australian higher education since 1987, reflecting a new unified national system for higher education. The changes have included amalgamations of higher education bodies; the dissolution of the binary system; the development of educational profiles for institutions; the expansion of national research centres; the introduction of fees; and a growth in student numbers in higher education. Libraries are expected to play a key role in the unified national system of higher education, albeit with no significant increase in funding likely to meet the new demands. A major review of higher education libraries, recently announced by the Australian Department of Employment, Education and Training, will have a big impact. The concept of a distributed national collection, which arose out of the Australian Libraries Summit of 1988, is being actively discussed, particularly in the light of recent developments in the National Library of Australia's Collection Development Strategy.

Acquisition of Scientific Literature in Developing Countries

The second of a series of articles on the acquisition of scientific literature by libraries in developing countries. Deals mainly with higher education libraries. Summarizes the Malaysian background and the relationship between scientific research and libraries in Malaysia. Describes government policies with regard to contract purchasing, copyright and the national language and their effects on library acquisitions. Discusses acquisitions policy, the selection process, the acquisition of journals, audio-visual materials, maps and related materials, conference papers and theses, the role of gifts and exchanges in acquisitions work and problems of customs clearance and censorship. Progress in cooperative acquisitions and the automation of acquisitions work are also described. Presents proposals for further action.

The changing role of libraries in higher education: A symposium at Northern Illinois

The changing role of libraries in higher education: A symposium at Northern Illinois

The role of the library in higher education and the implications for the external mode of study: An Australian perspective

The role of the library is necessarily dependent upon the educational objectives of the institution. Frequently, these are unstated or inadequate. Reference is made to some definitions of objectives for higher education, and the consequences for libraries are discussed. The view is urged that libraries, and therefore librarians, should be treated as integral and active parts of the educational process, and the latter be involved in course planning and development.

Libraries in Higher Education: The User Approach to Service (Book Review)

Libraries in Higher Education: The User Approach to Service (Book Review)

Libraries in higher education in Iran: Their development and proposals for the next five years

The history of Iran (earlier called Persia) goes as far back as 2500 years when in 550 B.C., the Achaemenian King Cyrus, the Great (reign 55929 B.C.) captured the Median capital at Ecbatana and established one of the world’s great empires. During this long history the culture of Iran always attached much value to education and learning and the significant contributions to human knowledge made by her poets, religious leaders, philosophers, mathematicians, medical experts and other scientists are well recognized all over the world. Poets such as FerdowBi, Hafez and SaPdi; Muhammad b. Mfisa 81-KhwPrizimi, the mathematician; Omar Khyyam, the poet and astronomer; Rhazes and Avicenna, the medical scientists; Al-GhazHli, the Islamic theologian; Biruni, the scientist, philosopher and historian, and several other famous scholars have left a rich legacy upon which scholars are still drawing. In religion, Persia was the cradle of Zoroastrianism in about the sixth century B.C. Because of her geographical position she has been for centuries a world cross-road not only for exchange of various goods but also for historical, cultural and scientific exchanges.

John Cowley (editor). Libraries in Higher Education. London: Clive Bingley; Hamden, Connecticut: Linnet Books; 1975.

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