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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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1989
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ399480 |
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Table of Contents:
- The Potential for CD-ROM Technology in Less-Developed Countries. Nicholls, Paul Majid, Shaheen Appropriate Technology Cost Effectiveness Databases Developing Nations Information Needs Information Retrieval Online Searching Optical Data Disks Scientific and Technical Information Technology Transfer Discusses how the lack of information infrastructures supporting scientific and technical research hampers attempts to transfer certain information technologies, such as online database searching, to developing nations. It is argued that laserdisk information storage technologies, such as CD-ROM, conform more closely to the prevailing conditions and requirements of developing nations. (34 references) (CLB)