Changing roles of NGOs in the creation, storage, and dissemination of information in developing countries

Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are growing exponentially. In 1993, the Yearbook of International Organizations listed 16,000 internationally recognized NGOs. By 2004, this number was 63,000. With this increase comes a staggering growth in the activities and intellectual output of NGOs working...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Witt, Steve W. (auth), Witt, Steve W., editor (editor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: München : K.G. Saur 2006.
Munchen, Germany : 2006.
Colección:IFLA publications ; 123.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • The Warning Voice - NGOs and Information
  • The Permanence of Smoke: A Challenge to Research Libraries to Showcase and Preserve the Work of NGOs Serving Developing Countries
  • Working in Partnership to Build Knowledge Societies
  • Information for Action: The Approach Used by NGOs to Foster and Strengthen Civic Life: A Case Study from Argentina
  • NGOs and the Egyptian Information Society: New Partnerships, New Roles
  • NGOs, ICTs and Information Dissemination in Asia and Oceania
  • The NGO Response to HIV/AIDs Information Provision in Zambia
  • Information System for NGO Libraries in Pakistan: A Proposed Model for Organizing the Grey Literature
  • Backmatter