.... This paper will provide the first perspective from a developing country like India. It will explain the concept of MOOC and discuss its present role in LIS, and will explore its potential for collaboration in furthering teaching and research in this area. Design/methodology/approach A desk-based approach...

... an organization can bring about drastic positive change in a short period of time. Originality/value This paper shows the value of literacy in developing countries and how we can make a difference through the creation of libraries and bringing books to children . Combines the heart of Mother Theresa...

... is on “information poverty” as an umbrella term, which, by invoking generalised perceptions of the “developing world”, aligns “developing countries” and their people with various other groups that are also identified by their perceived deficiencies and are equally constructed on the basis of this lack. Among them...

...Valeda Frances Dent Purpose To provide background on how the Kitengesa Community Library in rural Uganda, which serves as both a community library and a school library, might be seen as a model for other similar libraries in developing countries. To use a case study of the library to highlight...

... this topic in a developing country. Public libraries Pakistan Developing countries Internet Information This paper reports a study of the potential contribution which libraries, specifically public libraries, might make to the development of community informatics (CI) in Pakistan...

..., and Europe are considered ‘developed’ regions” (United Nations, 2003). H1. Librarians from developing countries have a significantly lower level of skills satisfaction as compared to those from developed countries. H2. Librarians from developing countries who have practiced over a long...

... working librarians can be. This well written collection of papers from a selection of developing countries’ leading librarians demonstrate well how good dedicated librarians can cope, can develop their services and, above all, can show real, tangible leadership. Edited by Wei   Wei , Sue...

...Dick Kawooya Access to electronic information requires a well‐developed information infrastructure currently lacking in the developing countries. To compound the problem, prospects of achieving lifelong learning are increasingly dependent on access to information held across electronic networks...

...Ify E. Aguolu Discusses the importance of information to personal and national development and emphasizes that apart from access problems created by the rapid growth of information for the world’s ever‐increasing population, there are other constraints, especially in developing countries. Concludes...

... for the study. Concludes that the model is adequate for use in libraries in developing countries. Academic libraries Brazil Collection management Developing countries Models A great variety of elements has been traditionally used to evaluate libraries, among which the size of the collection has...

...Waldomiro C.S. Vergueiro Many developing countries are trying to improve their information services to face the world′s changes at the end of this century. Economic blocs, development of new communication technologies and increasing importance of information are only some of the imperatives urging...

...Gifty Boakye Despite its fundamental importance, resource provision has not been accorded the necessary emphasis in academic libraries in developing countries. Attempts to draw attention to this important function of the academic library. Due to the perennial lack of sufficient financial resources...

...Japhet Otike Provides a detailed account of the predicament of exchange librarians in developing countries. Publishing activity is relatively underdeveloped forcing the majority of the states to rely on foreign book imports. While exchanges may prove an excellent option for the acquisition...

...Andrea Jones Discusses the debate about whether or not the less developed countries of the world are going to be allowed greater access and control over their information. Looks at the results of a research project based on information gathering including appraisal of IT support services available...

...Paul McConnell Discusses how developing countries, representing the poorest 75 per cent of the world′s population, ensure that they too are able to benefit from this “Information Age”. Concentrates on a specific donor organisation, Canada′s International Development Research Centre(IRDC) dedicated...