Bridge Builders : African Experiences With Information and Communication Technology.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Staff, National Research Council
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington : National Academies Press, 1900.
Temas:
Information storage and retrieval systems > Africa, Sub-Saharan > Engineering > Case studies.
Information storage and retrieval systems > Africa, Sub-Saharan > Science > Case studies.
Information technology > Africa, Sub-Saharan > Case studies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • BRIDGE BUILDERS
  • Copyright
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • BACKGROUND
  • THE EDITORIAL AND SELECTION PROCESSES
  • THE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) SCENE IN AFRICA
  • LESSONS LEARNED IN THE CASE STUDIES
  • CD-ROM
  • DESKTOP PUBLISHING
  • ELECTRONIC NETWORKING
  • COLLECTION, MANAGEMENT, AND DISSEMINATION OF LOCAL INFORMATION RESOURCES
  • CONCLUSION
  • NOTES
  • Case Studies on the Introduction of CD-ROM to University Libraries
  • The CD-ROM Service for the University of Dar es Salaam
  • BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT OF THE PROJECT
  • PROJECT DESCRIPTIONPROJECT EXPERIENCE AND IMPLEMENTATION
  • PROMOTION AND PUBLICITY FOR THE CD-ROM SERVICES
  • OUTREACH ACTIVITIES
  • RESULTS, IMPACT, AND BENEFITS OF THE PROJECT
  • Training
  • ANALYSIS OF LESSONS LEARNED
  • CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • NOTES
  • CD-ROM for Health Information in Zimbabwe
  • BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT OF THE PROJECT
  • PROJECT DESCRIPTION
  • PROJECT EXPERIENCE AND IMPLEMENTATION
  • Hardware
  • Delays
  • RESULTS, IMPACTS, AND BENEFITS OF THE PROJECT
  • Numbers of MEDLINE Searches Made
  • Categories of Search Requesters
  • Purpose of SearchesSurvey on the Use of MEDLINE and Its Abstracts
  • Training in MEDLINE Searching
  • Availability of Full-text Articles
  • Immediate and Long-term Outcomes of the Service: Products and Spinoffs
  • Searches
  • Journal Selection
  • Abstracts
  • Outcomes for Health Professionals, Patients?
  • Promotion of the CD-ROM Literature Search Service
  • Other Uses of Microcomputers in the Medical Library
  • A Database of Local Health Literature
  • Email: Local and International Access to Information
  • The Impact of Microcomputer Technologies on Library StaffANALYSIS OF LESSONS LEARNED
  • CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • NOTES
  • Background Summary The African Index Medicus (AIM) Project
  • Communications for Better Health Project in Zambia
  • BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT OF THE PROJECT
  • About Zambia
  • The University of Zambia (UNZA)
  • PROJECT DESCRIPTION
  • PROJECT EXPERIENCE AND IMPLEMENTATION
  • CD-ROM Databases
  • Zambia Health Information Digest (ZHID)
  • THE RESULTS, IMPACT, AND BENEFITS OF THE PROJECT
  • ANALYSIS OF LESSONS LEARNED
  • Library Partnership ProgramHealthNet News
  • Literature Searches
  • The HealthNet Communication Service
  • Access to Health Information Databases
  • Access to the ZAMNET Gopher
  • Access to Other Databases
  • CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • NOTE
  • Case Studies on Desktop Publishing
  • Desktop Publishing at the University of Zimbabwe
  • BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT OF THE PROJECT
  • Historical Background
  • Education in Zimbabwe
  • Book Production in Zimbabwe
  • Information Technology in Zimbabwe
  • PROJECT DESCRIPTION
  • Origin and History

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