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Download full textVasquez-Martinez, Claudio-Rafael; Gonzalez-Gonzalez, Felipe; Flores, Francisco; Cardona-T., Jose-Gerardo; Mendez, María-Eugenia; Valdez-Jiménez, Liliana; Espino, Piero; Olaguez, Eugenia; Rendon, Hector; Chavoya, Jorge; Zúñiga, Luz-María; Fonseca-Ramirez, Oscar-Hernan; Alvarez, Maria-Ines; Torres-Mata, Joaquin; Betancourt-Nuñez, Erik-Moises; Rodriguez-Ramirez, Sergio-Esteban; Alvarez-Gomez, Miguel; Cabral-Araiza, Jesus; Anguiano, Carlos – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2019
The intention of the present paper is to show that people have a series of educational needs in the era of information, so that they can become competent digital citizens. These educational needs are evident in the policies promoted by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, which were well known to Latin American…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Educational Needs, Educational Change, Latin Americans
Bowden, Russel – 1979
This report on the problems facing editors of professional information and library science journals in developing and developed countries suggests broad solutions that might help to transfer and make available the surplus of products in one geographic area to another in which such products are in short supply. Areas addressed include (1)…
Descriptors: Clearinghouses, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Editing
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
Havard-Williams, P.; Franz, E. G. – 1976
These two papers, one on information and library science personnel, the other on archival personnel, argue that trained professionals are the key to modern information processing, and discuss the needs of developing nations for information about training and education agencies, international exchanges of personnel, and for internationally…
Descriptors: Archives, Curriculum Development, Developing Nations, Educational Planning
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). General Information Programme. – 1985
Developing countries are becoming increasingly aware of the fact that specialized information is essential to their economic and social development, and that it is an indispensable factor in the rational use of natural resources, the development of human resources, scientific and technological advancement, and progress in agriculture, industry,…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Information Needs, Information Science
Telematics for Development: A Caribbean Perspective on National Information Infrastructure Planning.
Walker, Celine F. – International Forum on Information and Documentation, 1995
Discusses information issues from the Caribbean perspective including the benefits of national information infrastructures (NIIs), developmental uses of telecommunication and information science, the need for global telecommunication policies, and collaboration of international governments. Reports on creating NIIs and reviews the need for…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Global Approach, Government (Administrative Body), Information Science
O'Brien, Rita Cruise – 1979
Suggestions for strengthening information sharing and expertise are needed, especially in view of the establishment of new organizational capacities for economic and technical cooperation by developing countries in the southern hemisphere. In the immediate future, the bargaining capacity of countries will be weakened by the lack of initiative by…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Futures (of Society), Information Needs, Information Processing
Cook, M. – 1984
This document deals with the initial technological training of professionals in the information services at three levels: the main professional level, the higher professional or managerial level, and the paraprofessional level. In addition to a review of some general considerations, the paper provides more detailed discussions of technological and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Developing Nations, Higher Education, Information Centers
Roberts, Kenneth H. – 1980
Examination of the interdisciplinary relationship of library science and information science has led to the development of common core curriculums for both disciplines. Educational institutions in developing and developed nations alike are increasingly planning and using integrated curriculums as a common base for educating librarians and…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
Peer reviewedKeenan, Stella – Education for Information, 1992
Presents the experience of 151 survey respondents from 49 developing countries with information studies programs in the United Kingdom. Data are also presented on the subject areas and materials of respondents' future educational needs. Approaches to future programing and areas for further study are covered, and a copy of the survey is included.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Developing Nations, Educational Needs, Foreign Students
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1983
Papers on national library services and activities, which were presented at the 1983 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference, include: (1) "The National Library of China in its Gradual Application of Modern Technology," a discussion by Zhu Nan and Zhu Yan (China) of microform usage and library automation; (2)…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Information Science, International Organizations
Carrion-Rodriguez, Guadalupe; Quevedo-Procel, Jose – 1986
In today's information society, the greatest challenge for information professionals is to accept and understand the information world and to identify their own professional roles. These roles may vary according to the needs and stages of development of different countries, for not all countries are equally aware of the importance of information,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Developing Nations, Industry, Information Science
Bernasconi, F. A. – 1979
Commenting on the trends toward the interlocking of emerging information societies and the growing interdependence of countries, this paper suggests the role that "informatics" (the rational and systematic use of information for planning and decision making) may play in the transition of societies into the information age. Two paradoxes…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Communications, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1982
Papers on the publication of library journal literature--from the 1982 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference--are presented, including: (1) "The Coverage of Library/Information Science Periodicals from Developing Countries by the Major Abstracting and Indexing Services," a report by Barbara J. Buckley on the…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Archives, Developing Nations, Failure
Mahon, F. V. – 1985
The International Bureau of Education (IBE) and Unesco, together with their member states, are faced with the task of implementing a proposed network--the International Network for Educational Information (INED)--for the better use of information resources for educational development. This review of issues that need to be considered in the…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Information Dissemination, Information Networks
