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Since the mid 1980's to the present time there has been an unprecedented attitudinal change by governments, both at the federal and state levels, regardless of political persuasion, towards the role of the public sector. There has been a sustained policy to wind back the size of the Public Service across the board.

Abstract Public and school libraries in Brazil have not yet been universalized. Many are in a precarious state, and their functions are often confused. In order to demonstrate that such reality persists, some projects that were submitted to an Official Announcement (call for proposals), called "Construindo uma Minas Leitora" (Building an active reading Minas State), issued by the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, for the establishment of public libraries, were selected and analyzed. Most of the projects evaluated showed that the function, target public, collection, and services offered by public and school libraries are often confused. Based on the literature and basic documents used in the formulation of the concepts of public and school libraries, it was found that the lack of public policies related to these two types of libraries leads to a vicious circle of lack of experience and knowledge in these libraries. Thus, the same precarious and inadequately structured existing models are used. Such situation, which results from the lack of public policies since the birth of the Brazilian nation, have persisted into the 21st century.

Περιέχει τη περίληψη ; Describes the current state of librarianship and bibliography in Cyprus, with separate sections for the Greek and Turkish sectors. Although there is no national library in the Greek sector there are 5 types of public library: Nicosia public library; Limassol, Larnaca and Paphos public libraries; community libraries; mobile libraries; and foreign cultural centre libraries. Schools and colleges in the Greek centre are well provided with libraries and most government departments sponsor special libraries. The Turkish sector has a 'national library' which acts, however, as the public library of Turkish Nicosia. Libraries come under the control of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Youth for Turkish Cyprus and there are 3 types: town public libraries; community libraries; and foreign cultural centre libraries. 25 school libraries in the Turkish sector provide 4.3 volumes per child.

Περιέχει τη περίληψη ; Describes the current state of librarianship and bibliography in Cyprus, with separate sections for the Greek and Turkish sectors. Although there is no national library in the Greek sector there are 5 types of public library: Nicosia public library; Limassol, Larnaca and Paphos public libraries; community libraries; mobile libraries; and foreign cultural centre libraries. Schools and colleges in the Greek centre are well provided with libraries and most government departments sponsor special libraries. The Turkish sector has a 'national library' which acts, however, as the public library of Turkish Nicosia. Libraries come under the control of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Youth for Turkish Cyprus and there are 3 types: town public libraries; community libraries; and foreign cultural centre libraries. 25 school libraries in the Turkish sector provide 4.3 volumes per child.