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Direct linkMutula, Stephen Mudogo – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2012
Purpose: This article aims to present experiences and the lessons learned from the University of Botswana (UB) library automation project. The implications of the project for similar libraries planning automation in sub Saharan Africa and beyond are adduced. Design/methodology/approach: The article is a case study of library automation at the…
Descriptors: Library Automation, Information Technology, Academic Libraries, Universities
Peer reviewedOnonogbo, R. U. – International Library Review, 1990
Discussion of the activities of academic libraries focuses on a survey of 27 English-speaking West African university libraries. The effects of technology are discussed, activities in West African university libraries are compared with activities in other African countries, and implications for West African librarians are suggested. (12…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Download full textNwalo, Kenneth Ivo Ngozi – 2000
This paper discusses the role information can play in the development of African countries in the 21st century. It stresses that development information can only be guaranteed when libraries in Africa computerize their systems, form networks for resource sharing, and take advantage of the benefits of information technology (IT), especially CD-ROM…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Economic Development, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society)
Peer reviewedEnyia, Christian O.; And Others – International Library Review, 1991
Includes five articles that discuss library and information work in Africa. Highlights include computerization in Nigerian libraries; education for library and information services in Ghana; an evaluation of African librarianship; the role of Nigerian publishers in national development; and the role of information services in national development…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Economic Development, Foreign Countries, Information Science
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1983
Papers on the role and services of African libraries and the education of African librarians, which were presented at the 1983 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference, include: (1) "The Information Sector in the Economic Development of Africa: The Potential Role for Libraries," in which Benzies Y. Boadi…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Economic Development, Information Networks, International Organizations
Peer reviewedKanamugire, Athanase B. – Information Development, 1993
Reviews the problems of implementing information technology in developing countries and cites examples from African projects. The use of CD-ROM for access to information is examined, and experiences at the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in Saudi Arabia in introducing CD-ROM search services are described. (Contains five references.)…
Descriptors: Access to Information, College Libraries, Developing Nations, Information Dissemination
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1984
Papers on bibliography, cataloging, and classification presented at the 1984 IFLA general conference include: (1) "Bibliographic Control: Zimbabwe's Present Practices and Hopes for the Future" (Angeline S. Kamba, Zimbabwe); (2) "Classification and Subject Cataloguing in Kenya" (Margaret N. Muriuki, Kenya); (3)…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Cataloging, Classification, Databases
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, London (England). – 1992
Eleven papers delivered at the annual meeting of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions for the Division of Management and Technology are presented. Some were presented at a roundtable on audiovisual media, and others are from sessions on library buildings and equipment, information management, and statistics in…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Computer Software, Foreign Countries, Information Management
Shubert, Joseph F., Ed.; Josey, E. J., Ed. – The Bookmark, 1986
Following an introductory discussion by E. J. Josey that provides a perspective on college and university libraries, the following essays are presented: (1) "Academic Library Planning--Definitions and Early Planning Studies in Academic Libraries" (Stanton F. Biddle); (2) "Academic Libraries and Academic Computing--Rationale for a…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Academic Rank (Professional), College Faculty, Developed Nations
