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| Doc centres in third world |
| Author: | Ken Hollywood |
| Date: | Friday, 5th Mar 2004 10:30 |
| Views: | 1,858 (excluding Digests and RSS feeds) |
| Category: | Information Issues | | URL: | http://www.freepint.com/go/b27879 |
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I will soon be working on a project in a developing country that seeks to establish a documentation centre using an IT system (already chosen) and based on diverse collections scattered around the country and in various conditions. No staff are trained to handle material. Has anyone has done something similar or if you know of contacts, sources etc as well as any pitfalls to watch out for, particularly in collections management. |
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 | Doc centres in third world | | I will soon be working on a project in a developing country that seeks to establish a documentation centre using ... |
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Ken Hollywood |
05/03/04 10:30 |
27879 |
 | Re: Doc centres in third world | | Ken
Have you tried contacting British Council Mozambique? They should be up to date on the information scene and infrastructure ... |
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Nina Chachu |
23/03/04 14:40 |
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| | Re: Doc centres in third world | | Ken,
I am currently managing a publishing and catalogue project for the national museums of Mongolia. Although it is rather different ... |
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Shaida Dorabjee |
19/03/04 10:42 |
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| | Re: Doc centres in third world | |
May I suggest that you contact the crown agents office in London for the following reasons:
-They have been doing so ... |
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falhalx |
12/03/04 08:59 |
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| | Re: Doc centres in third world | | You don't say within which discipline(s) you will be working - education, social science, natural science, commerce....
and neither do you ... |
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Ralph Adam |
10/03/04 20:00 |
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| | Re: Doc centres in third world | | Ken,
As a first step, try the Documentation Centre for Unesco's Communication
& Information Sector (ex-PGI). You can find details through this ... |
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R Adam |
15/03/04 09:02 |
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| | Re: Doc centres in third world | |
Ralph
The country is Mozambique and the subject areas cover the natural sciences. Any hints or tips on establising a doc ... |
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Ken Hollywood |
11/03/04 17:46 |
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Jane Macoustra |
06/03/04 13:26 |
27898 |
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Ken Hollywood |
11/03/04 17:47 |
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