id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt crl-12118 White, Carl M. Library Development in Eight Asian Countries (Book Review) 1969-03-01 2 .pdf application/pdf 1359 73 59 One set has to do with how favorable the social climate is to library development-whether a sound political and economic base for the pur- pose exists , to what extent continuing so- cial commitments and in particular educa- tional commitments are generating a real need for national library development, what teaching customs or other cultural characteristics put the brakes on creating library services to meet these needs , what the langua ge of learning is and how many are equipped to use it, whether there is an indigenous booktrade to provide readable books in the vernacular, and what use is made of non-print media . The other set has to do with how favor- able the climate of management is to li- brary development-the condition of li- brary legislation and government, the place 170/ Recent Publications of library planning in national planning, established arrangements for the develop- ment of librarianship as a profession, ar- rangements that affect the attractiveness of librarianship as a personal career, the organization of librarians and their nation- al activities, and measures that the nation supports to further bibliographical control. cache/crl-12118.pdf txt/crl-12118.txt