Description:
<jats:p>Since the opening up of the Soviet bloc countries, help given to
libraries from the West has mainly taken the form of donation of
material. It has been difficult for Western colleagues to appreciate the
full extent of the problems experienced by their counterparts in the
former Soviet bloc. The most pressing problems concerned library
management. Describes two seminars on library and information management
set up by the Foreign Relations Bureau, Berlin, in former Soviet bloc
countries. The seminars tackled the problem of management from different
angles. Outlines the learning and benefits received by both Western and
Eastern participants.</jats:p>