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Peer reviewedHerala, M. Krishnananda; And Others – Online & CD-ROM Review, 1995
Discusses the benefits of using bibliographic databases on CD-ROM for SDI (selective dissemination of information) in developing countries like India, and describes a method of running an SDI service automatically using two Terminate and Stay Resident (TSR) software programs called Stackey and Batutil. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Computer Software, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
Beaumont, Jane; Balson, David – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1988
Describes an evaluative project in which a prototype bibliographic database on optical data disk was installed in six developing country libraries and a Canadian library. The results of the project are discussed in terms of user satisfaction and cost effectiveness, and recommendations are made to donor agencies, information providers, and…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Computer Software, Cost Effectiveness, Developing Nations
