Librarianship in the South

International perspective : national frameworks

Webber, Sheila | 2009
  • Author(s): Webber, Sheila
  • Publisher: University of Sheffield. Department of information studies
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: information needs, international librarianship
In this presentation Sheila Webber identifies point’s from Woody Horton’s Information Literacy “primer”, gives her own perspective on the 4 areas identified in the UNESCO-sponsored discussions and talks about visions for information literacy.

The evolution of e-books and interlibrary loan in academic libraries

Wicht, Heather | 2011
  • Author(s): Wicht, Heather
  • Publisher: Regis university. Dayton memorial library]
  • Pages: 205--211
  • Keywords: library resources, technical services (libraries), research libraries
This article discusses the changing nature of resource sharing as related to e-books, examines e-book lending capabilities as they currently exist, and presents alternative models to traditional interlibrary loan, including short-term lending, purchase on demand and print on demand.

Broadband for Africa : policy for promoting the development of backbone networks

Williams, Mark | 2009
  • Author(s): Williams, Mark
  • Publisher: World bank [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: internet, information technology, communication technology, communication policy, information needs, information networks, africa south of sahara
A report that focuses on the lack of high-capacity backbone networks in Africa. Increasing access to broadband connectivity is emerging as a high priority for policy makers across the continent. This book focuses on one important part of the challenge--the lack of high-capacity backbone networks.

Access to research in Cameroonian universities

Willinsky, John | 2005
  • Author(s): Willinsky, John
  • Publisher: City university of Hong Kong]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: research, internet, higher education, cameroon
This study examines both the state of Internet access in Cameroon's institutes of higher learning and the perceptions of faculty, librarians, and graduate students of their state of access to research literature in both print and electronic forms, based on a survey during the academic year 2001-2002

OA to knowledge : perceptions of UWI researchers on the St. Augustine campus, Trinidad and Tobago

Winter, Marsha and Sandy, Stella | 2012
  • Author(s): Winter, Marsha and Sandy, Stella
  • Publisher: De Gruyter Saur]
  • Pages: 113--137
  • Keywords: information sources, library resources, scientific literature, caribbean region
A survey was conducted at Campus Libraries of The University of the West Indies in St. Augustine (UWI STA), in Trinidad and Tobago to gauge the level of awareness of OA journals and publishing among the academic community.
 

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