The constraints of providing a CD‐ROM‐based information service in a developing environment: a case study of the National Veterinary Research Institute Library, Vom
OCLC Systems & Services: International digital library perspectives
ISSN: 1065-075X
Article publication date: 1 June 1997
Abstract
The introduction of information technologies in libraries is no longer a matter to be considered. Any library that has not implemented the use of these technologies to its services is considered outdated. The changes brought about by the convergence of computer and telecommunications technologies into the library has totally revolutionalized the nature of services. Unfortunately, libraries in the developing countries of the world are unable to keep up with these developments. Various problems are militating against the full implementation of technologies in these libraries. Analyzes these problems from a study of a veterinary library in Nigeria which uses a CD‐ROM to offer services to its clients. Makes suggestions and recommendations toward overcoming these problems in developing countries.
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Citation
Jimba, S.W. and Oladele, B.A. (1997), "The constraints of providing a CD‐ROM‐based information service in a developing environment: a case study of the National Veterinary Research Institute Library, Vom", OCLC Systems & Services: International digital library perspectives, Vol. 13 No. 2, pp. 67-71. https://doi.org/10.1108/10650759710167339
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:MCB UP Ltd
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