Dirt Road or Yellow Brick Superhighway? Information and Communication Technology in Academic Libraries of South Africa.

Darch, Colin; Underwood, Peter G.

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ERIC Number: EJ603755

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Publication Date: 1999

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Dirt Road or Yellow Brick Superhighway? Information and Communication Technology in Academic Libraries of South Africa.

Darch, Colin; Underwood, Peter G.

Library Hi Tech, v17 n3 p285-97 1999

Discusses information and communication technology in South African academic libraries in the context of the post-apartheid period which consists of a technologically sophisticated sector and an underdeveloped Third World Sector. Topics include academic library consortia; connectivity; information literacy; human resource development; and partnerships. (Contains 36 references.) (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Apartheid, Consortia, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Government Role, Higher Education, Information Literacy, Information Technology, Labor Force Development, Political Issues

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: South Africa

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