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Figueiredo, Nice – 1987
This paper considers the application of computers and microcomputers for library automation in Brazil, and the relationship of this application to that country's national policy on informatics. The discussion begins by comparing applications of computers in library automation in developed and developing countries, and several barriers to library…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Developing Nations, Information Science, Librarians
Peer reviewedLopes, Roseane R. Velho – Information Development, 1989
Identifies some of the problems the foreign language barrier creates in the handling of scientific and technical texts in Brazil and suggests the creation of some automated tools to overcome these problems. It is suggested that international efforts to maximize access to technical and scientific information will improve multilingual communication…
Descriptors: Automation, Bibliographic Databases, Case Studies, Computational Linguistics
