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Digital libraries: development and challenges
R.K. Sharma, K.R. VishwanathanDigital libraries are here to stay, and the conversion of traditional to digital is inevitable. Appropriate care should be taken to develop systems and managerial skills as well…
Metadata and the future of cataloging
Magda El‐SherbiniThis article is a survey of representative metadata efforts comparing them to MARC 21 metadata in order to determine if new electronic formats require the development of a new set…
Internet access in East Africa: a future outlook
Stephen M. MutulaThe East Africa sub‐region comprises the three states of Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania which belong to the sub‐regional economic bloc, the East African Cooperation (EAC). Under the…
Recent changes in information science education in Chinese universities
Jingli ChuAs a result of the new reform of the college curriculum in China in 1998, the previously separated five information‐related majors were merged into a new special “information…
The need for the collection and bibliographic control of grey literature in Ghana
A.A. AlemnaThis paper stresses the importance of grey literature to a developing country like Ghana. Present attempts at grey literature acquisition, storage and organisation are discussed…