Pan-American Health Organization CD-ROM Pilot Project.

Brito, Claudio J.

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ERIC Number: EJ362637

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1987

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Pan-American Health Organization CD-ROM Pilot Project.

Brito, Claudio J.

Information Development, v3 n4 p208-13 Oct 1987

Examines the difficulties faced by the implementors of information dissemination systems in developing nations and explores the possible use of optical data disk technologies to overcome them. A pilot project of the Pan American Health Organization for the production of a CD-ROM containing bibliographic references on public health is described. (Author/CLB)

Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Databases, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Health Materials, Information Dissemination, Information Networks, Medical Libraries, Online Searching, Optical Data Disks, Pilot Projects

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Policymakers

Language: English

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