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Kitching, Christopher – 1991
This report is based on a questionnaire sent to 32 selected National Archives and on interviews with archivists from eight countries. Geared to the needs of developing countries, the report covers: (1) the impact of computerization on finding aids; (2) advantages and problems of computerization, including enhanced archival control, integration of…
Descriptors: Archives, Automation, Computer Networks, Computer Oriented Programs
Balachandran, Sarojini – 1991
During the early 1980s the Indonesian government made a policy decision to develop fisheries as an important sector of the national economy. In doing so, it recognized the need for the collection and dissemination of fisheries research information not only for the scientists themselves, but also for the ultimate transfer of technology through…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Databases, Developing Nations, Economic Development
Peer reviewedOeffinger, John C. – Telematics and Informatics, 1987
Discusses access to information through merging computers and new communications technology and its influence in developing nations. Highlights include a case study of InterNet/LACRIP (Latin American Cancer Research Information Project), a microcomputer-based international network involving institutions in the United States and Latin America that…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Case Studies, Computer Networks, Databases
Peer reviewedWang, 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
Blake, Cecil – 1991
This paper discusses current information technologies and their applications, both real and potential, in the field of public relations. It is argued that public relations are more important than ever in view of global events that challenge the world's ability to handle problems related to public trust and confidence, and the telecommunications…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Science, Databases, Developing Nations
Peer reviewedJacobson, 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
