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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
Peer reviewedBaird, Patricia M.; Borer, Beatrice – Electronic Library, 1987
Describes various computer conferencing systems and discusses their effectiveness in terms of user acceptance and reactions to the technology. The methodology and findings of an experiment in which graduate students conducted a computer conference using a local area network and produced an electronic journal of the conference proceedings are…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Behavioral Science Research, Electronic Publishing, Foreign Countries
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
