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Peer reviewedCompton, Anne W. – Information Services and Use, 1992
Discusses the use of CD-ROMs in Africa based on experiences of the Population Information Program (PIP) at Johns Hopkins University. Topics addressed include available CD-ROM hardware; how CD-ROMs can help alleviate information problems in Africa; and how to market CD-ROMs in Africa. (10 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Information Needs, Information Services
Williamson, Linda Eileen – Computers in Libraries, 1993
Discussion of the role of microcomputers in information transfer focuses on CD-ROMs and national and international government organizations as data producers and disseminators. Microcomputers and the information industry in developing nations are examined; dissemination of information from international organizations is described; and the United…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Depository Libraries, Developing Nations, Government Publications
Attaullah; Johnson, Jane S. – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1991
Outlines the various steps involved in the process of modernizing the information storage and retrieval systems within the library of the Northwest Frontier Province Agricultural University (NWFP AU) in Peshawar, Pakistan. Implementation of services for faculty, students, and provincial agricultural scientists is discussed, and staff training is…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Bibliographic Databases, College Libraries, Database Management Systems
