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International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1984
Papers on cataloging and national bibliography presented at the 1984 general conference of IFLA include: (1) "Pratiques et Problemes de Catalogage au Senegal" (Cataloging Practices and Problems in Senegal) (Marietou Diop Diongue, Senegal); (2) "The Consequences of New Technologies in Classification and Subject Cataloging in Third…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Databases, Developing Nations
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Viera-Gallo, Jose Antonio – International Social Science Journal, 1982
The way documentation procedures are organized in society has a decisive influence on the democratization and dissemination of power. The impact of documentation and information processing systems, data banks, and telecommunications networks on third world development and democratization trends is discussed. (AM)
Descriptors: Databases, Democratic Values, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
Resnikoff, Howard L. – EDUCOM Bulletin, 1981
Discusses the impact of technological change on our society and the unique role colleges and universities can play in responding to and stimulating world change. (Author)
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computers, Databases, Futures (of Society)
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Nicholls, Paul; Majid, Shaheen – Canadian Library Journal, 1989
Discusses how the lack of information infrastructures supporting scientific and technical research hampers attempts to transfer certain information technologies, such as online database searching, to developing nations. It is argued that laserdisk information storage technologies, such as CD-ROM, conform more closely to the prevailing conditions…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Cost Effectiveness, Databases, Developing Nations
Society for Technical Communication, Washington, DC. – 1984
Conference papers and descriptions of panels, workshops, and poster sessions are separated by topic into five "stems." The first stem, Advanced Technology Applications, contains papers covering advanced technology training, evaluation and applications of word processing equipment, publication databases, electronic and online…
Descriptors: Automation, Communications, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software
Library of Congress, Washington, DC. – 1984
The Program Session of the April 1984 meeting of the Library of Congress Network Advisory Committee (NAC) was devoted to discussion of electronic information delivery systems. Recent developments in six areas were covered: (1) electronic manuscript generation and transmission; (2) online full-text searching and retrieval; (3) online database…
Descriptors: Databases, Delivery Systems, Electronic Equipment, Information Dissemination
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Jacobson, Thomas L. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1994
This article assesses the state of electronic publishing outside the realm of the industrialized West. Topics include global information disparities in number of databases, telecommunications infrastructure, telephone service, and computer networks; recent projects by nongovernmental organizations; and remaining challenges, including costs, lack…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Costs, Databases, Developing Nations
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Amarasuriya, Nimala R. – Information Development, 1987
Discusses the need for access to scientific and technical information to attain national development goals in the Asia Pacific region, and outlines the objectives and program areas of a regional information network established by Unesco. Problems with the current system and future needs are identified. (CLB)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Databases, Developing Nations, Industrialization
Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. – 1989
This collection of 23 essays on the applications of technology in education, commissioned by the U.S. Department of Education, is divided into four chapters. The first chapter examines the effect of media on the message to be delivered, and includes essays on classroom use of television, the use of computers to support the learner, and…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Copyrights