James F. Evans Collection; presented at the US Agricultural Information Network Conference, "Electronic Information in the Agricultural Sciences:, October 14-16, 1991, Minneapolis, MN
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 97 Document Number: C07822
Notes:
James F. Evans Collection, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Agency for International Development, 1993. 64 p. (A.I.D. publication identification number PN-ABN-992).
search through journal, The article discusses the convergence of two potentially positive trends that may help to reduce poverty and environmental deterioration in Central America - the creation of networks by grassroots and environmental organizations, and the spread of information and communications technology. The article is based on research in six highly endangered, protected areas in Central America. it discusses emerging trends in "connectedness" at local, national, regional, and international levels. Looking to the future, it concludes that "informational empowerment" can be a practical strategy for reducing poverty and environmental degradation.
search through journal, Governments' agencies are the dominant information technology (IT) users in Africa. As in the developed countries, the returns of the use of IT are mixed. Analysis of 76 World Bank projects in Africa shows that government and aid agencies alike need to make more intensive efforts in the design of projects with IT components, taking into account clients' limited absorptive capacity. Specific examples of IT use show the core constraining factors to lie in limited human and organizational capabilities (original)
AGRICOLA IND 92047820; presented at IAALD Symposium on "Advances in Information Technology", September, 1991, Beltsville, MD, Much research literature in the sciences, and particularly in agriculture related sciences, originates from private and government research stations, is published in the form of technical reports or technical papers, and often does not appear in readily available published literature. The requirement for prompt delivery of these materials to researchers, combined with the evolving sophistication of researchers in the application of computers to research problems and the increasing demands to integrate library support into scientists; research functions, provides strong incentive to explore computer based alternatives for delivery of those documents that overcome the drawbacks of existing technical and procedural mechanisms, such as facsimile and postal delivery of photocopies. Fourteen institutions are taking part in this research and demonstration project which electronically transmits document images to remote sites using the national Internet telecommunications systems. (original)
AGRICOLA IND 92047823; presented at IAALD Symposium on "Advances in Information Technology", September, 1991, Beltsville, MD, PENpages is a full-text information service that demonstrates the power of sharing information through the Internet. PENpages contains agriculture and consumer-oriented information for use by field-based extension professionals and public clientele. The system is the home of three national databases including MAPP-The Family and Economic Well-Being National Database, PER-Poultry Extension Resources, and Senior Series, a gerontology database. PENpages was instrumental in the dissemination of information relating to family issues during the was in the Persian Gulf. (original)
Schmandt, Jurgen (author), Strover, Sharon, eds. (author), Williams, Frederick (author), Wilson, Robert H. (author), and University of Texas at Austin
Format:
Book
Publication Date:
1991
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 88 Document Number: C06047
Notes:
A joint project of the Lyndon Baines Johnson School of Public Affairs and the Center for Research on Communication, Technology, and Society (College of Communication); Evans; Contains Table of Contents, Preface, Introduction, and Conclusion only; AGRICOLA CAT 92967766, New York : Praeger, 1991. 240 p.
