text: the number of accesses available to the publ lc. There were 2,352 I lbraries In 1979, 1,835 of which have over 500 volumes. Of the 580 public libraries •. 75 are within the Federal District and the others In the various states, but 641 of the municipal ltles have no I lbrary whatsoever. The majority of the 85,000 primary and secondary schools are also lacking a library and of the 2,290 medium and higher level schools, only 380 have a I lbrary. Of the 1,935 libraries with over 500 volumes, 641 are gene­ ral,· 151 are special lzed In social sciences and tne arts, and 201 In science and technology. In 1979, the average In Mexico was 0.20 books per Inhabitant; against 14 In the USSR, 6.36 In the Untted States. 3.26 In Japan, 2.98 In the Federal Republic of Germany and 2.55 In Canada and the Netherlands. Furthermore, practically alI the I lbrarles In the country are poorly endowed both In the number and the scholarly education of the I lbrary's personnel. As to the publishing of textbooks and other books. of 5,773 books published In MexIco, on I y 24 t were textbooks_. · Through the mass communication media <T.V. and radio), programs dedicated to.sclence and technology are transmitted by Channel 11, by the Educational Network and the University Network and by the program •Science and Development•, some with a sizeable audience, but Mexico does not have communication special lsts able to translate the scientific and technical know­ how to the community. Mexico Is one of the countries with the highest number of dally newspaper: 249; however there Is practically no orientation In any of them to science and technology. Mexico also 2,462. However, themes oriented to know are five: publishes a very high number of magazines: magazines with scientific and technological 
analysis: The text primarily focuses on the state of libraries, education, and access to information in Mexico, highlighting the limited availability of books and libraries, especially in rural areas. It also touches on the publishing of textbooks and the lack of scientific and technological content in mass media. These themes suggest that the text is closely related to education and science.