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Peer reviewedde Jager, Karin – Information Development, 1993
Discussion of appropriate technology for libraries in South Africa focuses on the use of electronic bulletin boards. Topics addressed include information technology in South African libraries; local library networking; components of an electronic bulletin board; bulletin boards, telephones, and electronic mail; possible uses for a bulletin board;…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Costs, Electronic Mail, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedOppenheim, Charles; Smithson, Daniel – Journal of Information Science, 1999
Discusses hybrid libraries in higher education based on the influence of eLib (Electronic Libraries Programme) in the United Kingdom and on interviews with staff involved in hybrid libraries. Topics include cultural shift; considerations about libraries of the future, including use of electronic resources and costs; and a proposed model of a…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Appropriate Technology, Costs, Electronic Libraries
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1986
Papers on regional activities in Africa, Asia and Oceania, and Latin America which were presented at the 1986 IFLA general conference include: (1) "Appropriate Technology for Libraries in Developing Countries" (Peter N. Chateh, Cameroon); (2) "The Impact of Information Technology on Libraries in Thailand--Present and Future…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Asian Studies, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
