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A Micronesian Information System: An Application of EATPUT Model.
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Wang, Chih – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1992
Discusses the development of library and information services in Micronesia and presents a model of a Micronesian information system that includes bibliographic utilities, computer facilities, and information databases. Telecommunications capabilities are described, the shortage of library and information professionals is discussed, and sources…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Computer Networks, Computer System Design, Databases
The Electronic Publishing Revolution Is Not "Global."
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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
Factors that Influence the Use of Electronic Networks by Science and Engineering Faculty at Small Institutions. Part II: Preliminary Use Indicators.
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Liebscher, Peter; Abels, Eileen G.; Denman, Daniel W. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1997
This study examined factors influencing the use of electronic networks by science and engineering faculty (216 faculty members) at six small universities. Survey included e-mail, electronic discussion groups, accessing remote databases and remote computer facilities, and file transfer. For each service, data are reported for frequency of use by…
Descriptors: Access to Information, College Faculty, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education