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David, A., Ed.; And Others – 1979
This study has as its main object the formulation of an approach, as global and comprehensive as possible, to the multiple aspects of the engineer's needs for scientific and technical information. The basis of the study is an analysis of the engineer's role, its characteristics, different specialties, levels of training, and categories of…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Engineering, Engineering Education, Engineers
Peer reviewedParker, Edwin B. – Journal of Communication, 1978
Emphasizes present global trends characterized by patterns of widening inequities in the global distribution of wealth. Hypothesizes that recent developments in information technology and the effective transfer of such knowledge is likely to lead to more rapid development and more equitable global distribution of wealth. (MH)
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Economic Change, Global Approach
Peer reviewedMetoyer-Duran, Cheryl – Library and Information Science Research, 1991
Discusses the concept of gatekeepers in the area of information and culture and presents a model for the information-seeking behavior of ethnolinguistic gatekeepers. Highlights include information needs and use models; information inequity in information and retrieval programs; affective and cognitive domains; and research implications for…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Affective Behavior, Change Agents, Cognitive Processes
