National and International Library Planning : Key Papers Presented at the 40th Session of the IFLA General Council, Washington, DC, 1974

The general theme of IFLA's 1974 annual meeting in Washington, D.C.,"national and international library planning," was timely and represented a logicaldevelopment in IFLA's long-term activities. The 1973 meeting in Grenoble hadconcentrated, with both enthusiasm and professional competence, on "universalbibliographic control." It is evident that the gradual design of an effective systemof UBC requires a strengthening of our capabilities for large-scale library planning,concurrently at both national and international levels. In the first instance, theUBC program is based in the responsibility, and capability, of every nation todevelop a current, authoritative bibliographic record of each of its new publica-tions, and eventually a similar retrospective record, in a form which is interna-tionally acceptable, for both manual and machine handling; this task in itselfwill require for almost all nations a much neater system of national library effortthan is presently in effect. The next stage, now under way through IFLA's newInternational Office for UBC in London, requires the worldwide exchange ofnational records and their effective integration at the international level to formthe total system. Moreover, it must be clear that libraries are not concernedsolely with the development and application of standardized bibliographic records.The exchangeable records are intended to facilitate appropriate access to anduse of the recorded material. More recently IFLA has established at Boston Spa,Yorkshire, again by way of the generous collaboration of the British Library, anOffice for International Lending. This forthcoming effort will also require abetter functioning of both national and international library practices. Contents Preface National and International Library Planning Unesco and National Library Planning National Library Planning in the United States Library Planning in the Soviet Union National Library Planning in Britain Bibliotheksplan 73 for the Federal Republic of Germany National Planning for Libraries in Developing Countries — The Jamaican Situation The Planning of National Libraries in Southeast Asia Library Education and Manpower Planning in Africa National Planning and Academic Libraries in Western Asia National Planning of Research Libraries in Scandinavia National Planning and Academic Libraries in the United States Appendix. Unesco, National Information Systems (NATIS)

The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. It is the global voice of the information profession.

The series IFLA Publications deals with many of the means through which libraries, information centres, and information professionals worldwide can formulate their goals, exert their influence as a group, protect their interests, and find solutions to global problems.

The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. It is the global voice of the information profession. The series IFLA Publications deals with many of the means through which libraries, information centres, and information professionals worldwide can formulate their goals, exert their influence as a group, protect their interests, and find solutions to global problems. Ed. By Robert Vosper And Leone I. Newkirk. Includes Bibliographical References.