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Peer reviewedBrito, Claudio J. – Information Development, 1987
Examines the difficulties faced by the implementors of information dissemination systems in developing nations and explores the possible use of optical data disk technologies to overcome them. A pilot project of the Pan American Health Organization for the production of a CD-ROM containing bibliographic references on public health is described.…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Databases, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
Download full textUrata, Takeo – 1971
The medical library needs of Indonesia were surveyed and recommendations for improving the existing situation are made based on the results of the survey. The survey indicates that: (1) the library collections are out of date and inadequate, (2) there is a need for more and better trained medical librarians and library assistants; (3) there is no…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Information Needs, Information Networks
Peer reviewedTabor, R. B. – Information Services and Use, 1988
Discusses the effects of trends in health care services, including an emphasis on primary health care and patient involvement, on the information needs of health care professionals and managers. A proposed information network that would provide point of use access to sources of health care information is described. (three references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Community Programs, Developed Nations, Foreign Countries, Health Services
Cox, P. H.; And Others – 1979
The objectives of this study were to examine the need and potential demand for computer-based information services in the University of Otago medical libraries, to evaluate the various databases of interest, and to recommend the best means of access to such services. Data were collected through user and library surveys, an extensive literature…
Descriptors: Databases, Dial Access Information Systems, Feasibility Studies, Foreign Countries
Maguire, Carmel; Lovelace, Eugenia – 1975
An initial survey of medical information resources in New South Wales, Queensland, and Victoria, Australia, reveals a lack of adequate collections, insufficiently trained staff, few formal lines of communication between service providers, and paucity of mechanisms to ensure user awareness of available services. Detailed proposals are provided for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Dissemination, Information Networks, Information Services
PDF pending restorationMaguire, Carmel; Lovelace, Eugenia – 1975
Approximately 300 Australian users and non-users of the biomedical computerized data base, MEDLARS, were surveyed by mailed questionnaire in an attempt to determine the needs of present and potential users of the system and their prior experiences with computerized as well as other information services. Results of the survey reveal: (1) an…
Descriptors: Community Information Services, Foreign Countries, Information Dissemination, Information Needs
