Librarianship in the South

Handling discrete citation data and Kao's Nobel prize winning article in fiber optics communication

Liu, Yuxian and Rousseau, Ronald | 2010]
  • Author(s): Liu, Yuxian and Rousseau, Ronald
  • Publisher: E-prints in library and information science (E-LIS)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: reference services, electronic publishing
Technical problems in handling discrete data such as citation data are discussed. Citations to Kao’s Nobel Prize winning article follow the main developments of the field of fiber optics communication.

Intermediary impact : case studies of intermediary influence

Lombard, Carol | 2009
  • Author(s): Lombard, Carol
  • Publisher: University of Sussex. Institute of development studies (IDS). I-K-Mediary network
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: library information services, philippines, bangladesh, india, south africa, france, tanzania, nigeria
Each case study (from the Philippines, Bangladesh, India, South Africa, France, Tanzania, and Nigeria) highlights ways in which the information accessed from using intermediary services is applied and the outcomes of that information use.

Information flows to and from sub-Saharan Africa : a social justice perspective

Lor, Peter J. | 2010
  • Author(s): Lor, Peter J.
  • Publisher: Nordic Africa institute (NAI)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: information technology, libraries, africa
This lecture was filmed during 'Africa Day for Librarians' arranged by the Nordic Africa Institute, 9 November 2010 in Uppsala, Sweden. 64 min.

Critical reflections on international librarianship

Lor, Peter Johan | 2008
  • Author(s): Lor, Peter Johan
  • Publisher: University of South Africa] (Unisa)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: international librarianship
Varying uses of the word “international” and the relationship between international and comparative librarianship are examined, before the motivations or rationales of writers on international librarianship are categorized.

Preserving the digital resources of developing countries : is there a role for repository libraries?

Los, Peter Johan | 2005]
  • Author(s): Los, Peter Johan
  • Publisher: Emerald group
  • Pages: 63--72]
  • Keywords: intellectual property, data bases, information services, africa south of sahara
The purpose of this article is to determine whether repository libraries in developed countries have a role to play in the preservation of the digital resources of developing countries.
 

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