The Developing Countries and CD-ROM.

Brito, Claudio J.

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ERIC Number: EJ404254

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Publication Date: 1989

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The Developing Countries and CD-ROM.

Brito, Claudio J.

Information Development, v5 n4 p210-16 Oct 1989

Reviews the implementation of an experimental project in the Pan American Health Organization to disseminate health related information via CD-ROM in Latin America and the Caribbean, and compares the costs and relative advantages of information delivery using online retrieval systems and CD-ROM systems in developing countries. (four references) (CLB)

Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Developing Nations, Information Dissemination, Information Retrieval, Online Systems, Optical Data Disks, Public Health

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