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| Information Development | 3 |
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| Journal Articles | 3 |
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Peer reviewedRannells, Eve – Information Development, 1994
Examines the development of the Pacific Legal Information Network (PALIN). PALIN was designed to be an online information retrieval system for legal information between the Pacific island nations; however, now, it is a collection of legal holdings that may be photocopied and distributed. Guides to legislation in Papua New Guinea are also…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Information Dissemination
Peer reviewedTarapanoff, Kira; Alvares, Lillian – Information Development, 1995
Discusses the interdependence of telecommunications and information sciences in Brazil. Highlights include new technologies and telecommunications: satellites, fiber optic cables, data communication networks, information superhighways, and cooperative projects; and information services development. (AEF)
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Cooperation, Developing Nations, Development
Peer reviewedSamaha, E. K. – Information Development, 1987
The difficulties encountered in developing nations in obtaining access to primary documents in the area of agriculture are outlined, and a proposed cooperative solution through an exchange coupon scheme is described. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Agriculture, Cooperative Programs, Costs
