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Download full textMcGee, Rob – 1998
This paper discusses changes in services, technology, and organization as libraries prepare to enter the "network-centric library world." Part 1 addresses the transition from the analog era to the digital age, and the convergence of libraries and education, including opportunities for library leadership in Internet access, digital…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Foreign Countries, Information Technology, Internet
Singh, Jagtar – 1999
This paper discusses issues related to developments in computer and communication technologies in south Asia. The first section considers the Internet and its impact. Paradigm shifts and globalization are addressed in the second section, including the shifts away from stand alone libraries to library and information networks, ownership to access,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedSegal, JoAnn S. – Information Services and Use, 1988
Describes the development of centralized library networks and the current factors that make library sharing on a smaller scale feasible. The discussion covers the need to decide the level at which library cooperation should occur and the possibility of linking via the Open System Interface Reference Model. (37 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Centralization, Cost Effectiveness, Decentralization, Developed Nations
Van Zijl, Philip – 1986
This paper advocates the introduction of integrated resource centers in the developing sectors of South Africa as a means for creating technologically and media-literate generations in the Post-Apartheid Era. These centers would offer opportunities for students to utilize educational media in all formats, thereby reducing the resistance to…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Audiovisual Centers, Cost Effectiveness, Developing Nations
Peer reviewedTurner, Fay – Library Hi Tech, 1990
Discusses the interlibrary loan (ILL) protocol, a standard based on the principles of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Reference Model. Benefits derived from protocol use are described, the status of the protocol as an international standard is reviewed, and steps taken by the National Library of Canada to facilitate migration to an ILL…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer System Design, Foreign Countries, Information Networks
Peer reviewedAlemna, A. A. – Information Development, 1992
Description of scientific research and scientific and technical information in Ghana highlights the role of the Ghana National Scientific and Technical Information Network (GHASTINET). Obstacles to the provision of adequate resources are discussed, including lack of funding and lack of trained library staff; and recommendations for improvements…
Descriptors: Databases, Developing Nations, Financial Support, Foreign Countries
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1986
Four papers on information technology were presented at the 1986 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference. In the paper "Optical Disc Technology Used for Large-Scale Data Base," Naoto Nakayama (Japan) considers the rapid development of optical technology and the role of applications such as optical discs,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Databases, Developed Nations, Foreign Countries
Humphreys, Judy; Cooper, Malcolm – 1998
A joint-use academic/public library has been established by the University of Southern Queensland (Australia), in a partnership with the Hervey Bay City Council, to fulfill the school's commitment to bringing tertiary education to the region. This report examines this unique relationship (one of only three like it in the world) from its…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Libraries, Distance Education, Educational Facilities Design
Peer reviewedSaddique, Abu Bakr – Information Development, 1989
Summarizes the development of scientific and technological libraries and document centers in Bangladesh and describes the problems of acquiring scientific literature through purchase, gift, and exchange programs. The effectiveness of cooperative acquisition programs and international sources of document supply are examined, and plans for future…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Information Needs, International Educational Exchange
Daval, Nicola, Ed. – 1989
Papers from the joint meeting are assembled in this document. Each of the meeting's five program sessions featured presentations by a Standing Conference of National and Universal Libraries (SCONUL) director and an Association of Research Libraries (ARL) director. The presentations highlight perspectives from both sides of the Atlantic and are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Information Technology
International Association of Technological Univ. Libraries, Gothenburg (Sweden). – 1998
This proceedings of the 1998 conference of the International Association of Technological University Libraries (IATUL) contains the full text of the following papers: "A Library Ready for 21st Century Services: The Case of the University of Science and Technology (UST) Library, Kumasi, Ghana" (Helena Rebecca Asamoah-Hassan);…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Conferences, Consortia, Developing Nations
Helal, Ahmed H., Ed.; Weiss, Joachim W. – 1994
This proceedings includes the following papers presented at the 16th International Essen Symposium: "Electronic Resource Sharing: It May Seem Obvious, But It's Not as Simple as it Looks" (Herbert S. White); "Resource Sharing through OCLC: A Comprehensive Approach" (Janet Mitchell); "The Business Information Network:…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Bibliographic Utilities, Computer Networks
Peer reviewedVarloot, Denis; And Others – Canadian Library Journal, 1986
Six presentations at joint conference of two Canadian professional associations include two theme speeches (Denis Varloot, Douglas Foskett); synthesis of three theme presentations (Basil Stuart-Stubbs); addresses by current and incoming presidents of Canadian Library Association (CLA) (Beth Miller, Ken Jensen); and a review of CLA services to…
Descriptors: Computers, Conferences, Copyrights, Creative Thinking
Peer reviewedSilva, Marcos; Cartwright, Glenn F. – Public-Access Computer Systems Review, 1992
Discussion of a Canadian high-speed communications network, influenced by the National Research and Education Network (NREN) initiative, focuses on the genesis of the system; expected benefits to Canada's economy, competitiveness, and social welfare; and specific applications such as library resource sharing, free-nets, distance education, and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Competition, Computer Networks, Economic Development
