An Investigation into the Nature, Trend and Implications of the 1973-1976 TLS Issue Decline.. Occasional Paper No. 5.

Autor/in	Mung'ong'o, C. G.
Institution	Tanzania Library Service, Dar es Salaam.
Titel	An Investigation into the Nature, Trend and Implications of the 1973-1976 TLS Issue Decline.. Occasional Paper No. 5.
Quelle	(1978), (21 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Developing Nations; Evaluation Criteria; Foreign Countries; Library Circulation; Library Collections; Library Materials; Library Role; Library Services; Library Standards; Library Surveys; National Libraries; Regional Libraries; Tanzania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Ausland; Bibliotheksorganisation; Bibliotheksarbeit; Tansania
Abstract	This paper reports on a survey of library membership and circulation figures from seven Tanzanian regional libraries over a 4-year period which was undertaken to evaluate the performance of the Tanzanian Library Service in its capacity as a national network providing free library service, promoting education as a lifelong process, and supporting literacy and adult education programs for the Tanzanian populace. Standards for the measurement of library performance are outlined with respect to the utility of library facilities, the availability of library materials, and the variables affecting the quality of user services. Results of the survey are presented, with an emphasis on the reasons given by the libraries surveyed for the decline in library issues over the period studied. A series of suggestions for the reversal of the declining trend in library use made by the survey respondents is then reviewed. A summary of the survey results in relation to the Tanzanian library environment closes the report. A reference list and set of data tables accompany the text. (JL)
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