polytechnic library

Ex: From 1972-1975, Mr. Bierman was Systems Librarian and then Assistant Director for Planning and Research at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Universidad a Distancia — ≈ Open University

universidad laboral — polytechnic, technical school o institute (EEUU)

Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia — ≈ Open University

universidad popular — extramural classes pl, extension courses pl

Ex: Hugh C, Atkinson, Director of the university of Illinois Libraries, has consistently been in the forefront in applying automation to traditional library problems and services.

biblioteca ambulante — mobile library, bookmobile (EEUU)

biblioteca circulante — [de préstamo] lending library; [ambulante] circulating library

Ex: A library is no longer constrained to choose either a classified or a dictionary catalogue.

Ex: Today, BLCMP offers services to nearly fifty member libraries including public libraries, university libraries polytechnic libraries and others.

Ex: This article divides readers into 3 categories: 'bulimic' readers who read voraciously for no utilitarian purpose, 'swotters' who read to cram for examinations, and 'information foragers' who read only occasionally to seek specific data, mainly in their field of work.

Ex: The article 'TEAL being hatched on Teeside' discusses Teeside Polytechnic Library's change of plan from its original intention to use a UNIVAC computer to its present system involving a PRIME computer.

Ex: This article discusses the organisation of the proposed Open Polytechnic and the contribution of the Robert Maxwell publishing empire, as well as its implications for library resources.

enseñanza general básica — education course in Spain from 6 to 14

enseñanza programada — programmed learning, programed learning (EEUU)

Ex: Probably in most libraries instruction in library use and the use of information retrieval tools needs to be available in a number of different modes.

Ex: This article discusses the organisation of the proposed Open Polytechnic and the contribution of the Robert Maxwell publishing empire, as well as its implications for library resources.

está casi terminado — it's almost o nearly finished

son ya casi las tres — it's almost o nearly three o'clock

¡huy!, casi me caigo — oops! I almost o nearly fell over

despidieron a la casi totalidad de la plantilla — they sacked virtually o practically the entire staff

ocurre lo mismo en casi todos los países — the same thing happens in virtually o practically all countries

-¿habéis terminado? -casi, casi — "have you finished?" - "just about o very nearly"

• casi nada — almost o virtually nothing, hardly anything

no sabemos casi nada de lo que está ocurriendo — we know almost o virtually nothing about what's going on, we know hardly anything about what's going on

100 dólares..., ¡casi nada! — iró 100 dollars, a mere trifle!

• casi nunca — hardly ever, almost never

• casi siempre — almost always

es casi imposible — it's virtually o almost impossible

¿200? casi nada! — (iró) $200? is that all? (iro)

es casi imposible — it's virtually o almost impossible

¿200? casi nada! — (iró) $200? is that all? (iro)

Ex: Documents rarely exactly match a user's requirements because information can be packaged in almost as many different ways as there are participants in a subject area.

Ex: His involvement with library education has included the position of research assistant with Polytechnic of Central London Library School in 1966-1967.

Ex: There are more than 20 LIS schools in the Arab world and they grant diplomas, B.Sc. degrees, Master degrees and Ph.D.

Ex: He received his bachelor's degree from UCLA and a master's degree in librarianship from Catholic University.

Ex: This article discusses the organisation of the proposed Open Polytechnic and the contribution of the Robert Maxwell publishing empire, as well as its implications for library resources.

Ex: This article discusses the organisation of the proposed Open Polytechnic and the contribution of the Robert Maxwell publishing empire, as well as its implications for library resources.

Ex: This article discusses the organisation of the proposed Open Polytechnic and the contribution of the Robert Maxwell publishing empire, as well as its implications for library resources.