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Beaumont, Jane; Balson, David – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1988
Describes an evaluative project in which a prototype bibliographic database on optical data disk was installed in six developing country libraries and a Canadian library. The results of the project are discussed in terms of user satisfaction and cost effectiveness, and recommendations are made to donor agencies, information providers, and…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Computer Software, Cost Effectiveness, Developing Nations
