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The Role and Impact of the Digital Library on Capacity Building in the Developing World-A Case Study of the OSSREA Digital Library.

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Bekele, Samson – International Information & Library Review, 2002

Discussion of formatting and disseminating information in the developing world focuses on efforts of Ethiopia's Organization for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa (OSSREA), a membership-driven research network. Describes plans to distribute a digital CD-ROM library that incorporates a user-friendly interface and provides…

Descriptors: Access to Information, Case Studies, CD ROMs, Computer Interfaces

The Relationship between National Culture and the Usability of an E-Learning System

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Downey, Steve; Wentling, Rose Mary; Wentling, Tim; Wadsworth, Andrew – Online Submission, 2004

This study sought to measure the relationship between national culture and the usability of an e-Learning system by using Hofstede's cultural dimensions and Nielson's usability attributes. The study revealed that high uncertainty avoidance cultures found the system more frustrating to use. The study also revealed that individuals from cultures…

Descriptors: Professional Training, Gender Differences, Individualism, User Satisfaction (Information)