Until 1980 online information retrieval and dissemination services were for the most part based in the United States. Today, however, a variety of information services as well as packet-switched networks are emerging in other countries. Although U.S. developed software still predominates in overall use, activity in Europe and other countries is…

This paper discusses the role of information in national development, addressing such issues as for whom and for what purposes information is needed in developing countries, the impact of the information explosion on the Third World, and the problems inherent in current national and international information infrastructures. A series of statements…

With the stated purpose of describing and appraising information science developments and trends during the past year, the 1975 Annual Review provides articles in the areas of planning, techniques and tools, and applications. National planning is reviewed for selected countries, and planning, development, and testing of new information systems are…