AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE ON DIGITAL LIBRARIES

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AFRICAN PERSPECTIVEON DIGITAL LIBRARIES

• MRS R E MORE
• MEDUNSA LIBRARY

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• 1. INTRODUCTION
• 1.1 BRIEF BACKGROUND
• 1.2 DEFINING THE DIGITAL
• LIBRARY IN AFRICA

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2. DEVELOPMENTS TOWARDS DIGITAL LIBRARIES

• 2.1 ACCESS TO INTERNET
• 2.2 ACCESS TO COMPUTER FACILITIES
• 2.3 BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE
• 2.3.1 TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK
• 2.3.2 PUBLIC INTERNET FACILITIES
• 2.3.3 TELECENTRES
• 2.3.4 WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES
• 2.3.5 MOBILE PHONE TECHNOLOGY
• 2.3.6 LIBRARIES INFORMATION
• CENTRES

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DEVELOPMENTS TOWARDSDIGITAL LIBRARIES

• 3.1 ACCESS TO THE
• INTERNET
• 3.2 ACCESS TO
• COMPUTER
• FACILITIES
• 3.3 BRIDIGNG THE
• DIGITAL DIVIDE

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• 3.3.1 TELECOM-
• MUNICATIONS
• NETWORK
• 3.3.2 PUBLIC INTER-
• NET FACILITIES
• 3.3.3 TELECENTRES
• 3.3.4 WIRELESS
• TECHNOLOGIES
• 3.3.5 MOBILE PHONE
• TECHNOLOGY
• 3.3.6 LIBRARIES IN-
• FORMATION
• CENTRES

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DIGITAL INITIATIVES INAFRICA

• 4.1 NEW PARTNERSHIP FOR AFRICAS
• DEVELOPMENT
• 4.2 DIGITAL OPPORTUNITIES FORCE
• 4.3 AFRICAN INFORMATION SOCIETY
• INITIATIVE
• 4.4 AFRICAN DIGITAL LIBRARY
• 4.5 AFRICAN GLOBAL INFORMATION
• INFRASTRUCTURE
• 4.6 WORLD BANK DIGITAL PARTNERSHIP
• 4.7 UNINET
• 4.8 DISA

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• 5. SUPPORT FOR
• DIGITAL
• LIBRARIES

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6. LIST OF PARTICPANTS IN THE SURVEY

• UNIVERSITIES
• MEDUNSA
• POTCH
• RAU
• RHODES
• DURBAN-WESTVILLE
• FORT HARE
• UNI NORTH
• PRETORIA
• PORT ELIZABETH
• STELLENBOSCH
• UNISA
• VENDA
• ZULULAND
• VISTA

• TECHNIKONS
• CAPE
• DURBAN INST OF TECH
• EASTERN CAPE
• MANGOSUTHU
• NORTH WEST
• NORTHERN GAUTENG
• PENINSULA
• TSA
• VAAL TRIANGLE

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7. IMPACT OF DIGITALLIBRARIES ON ACADEMIC
LIBRARIES CASE STUDY

• 7.1 MIGRATION
• 7.2 LIBRARY BUDGET
• 7.3 IT SUPPORT
• 7.4 IT STRATEGY
• 7.5 DIGITAL USER TRAINING
• PROGRAMME
• 7.6 DIGITAL LIBRARY STAFF SKILLS
• 7.7 PERSPECTIVES FROM
• PARTICIPANTS

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8. CHALLENGES OF DIGITALLIBRARIES

• LEGAL ISSUES
• ENGLISH LANGUAGE ISSUE
• INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE
• INVENTORY OF E-RESOURCES

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• RETRIEVAL OF RELEVANT INFORMATION
• UNDESIRABLE, INDECENT INFORMATION
• 9. CONCLUSION

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