Professional Reading Shelf
Libraries and Librarians
Source: Council on Library and Information Resources
The May/June Issue of CLIR Notes is Now Online
Articles includes:
+ Library Periodicals Expenses: Comparison of Nonsubscription Costs of Print and Electronic Formats on a Life-Cycle Basis
+ A New Blueprint for the Library?
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Libraries
Source: The Daily Star (Bangladesh)
Libraries in Search of a Future
“As the non-existence of a viable public library movement shows, Bangladesh faces formidable or — perhaps more accurately — overwhelming challenges to providing adequate library services. Consider that, there is no automation, no climate controls, no security procedures to protect against the theft of library materials, no adequate salaries to attract quality recruits to the library profession, no electronic databases and no adequate funding. In short, Bangladesh has one of the world’s most underdeveloped library systems.”

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