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Title:
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DIGITAL LIBRARIES AT THE UNITED NATIONS: BUILDING CAPACITIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES |
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Author(s):
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Anne Aubert , Marta Iglesias-sucasas , Giorgio Lanzarone , Fernando Serván-lópez |
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ISBN:
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972-98947-1-X |
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Editors:
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Pedro Isaías and Nitya Karmakar |
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Year:
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2003 |
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Edition:
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2 |
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Keywords:
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Libraries; electronic publishing; information management; developing countries. |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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278 |
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Last Page:
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283 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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This paper presents the experience gained in developing the FAOs digital library, known as the Corporate Document Repository, which has the objective of preserving the institutional memory of the Organization and disseminating FAO documents and publications on the Internet. This digital library was developed keeping in mind that information has to be easily available to developing countries, and that it should be flexible to ensure customization according to user requirements. To demonstrate the feasibility of this approach, the experiences gained during the development of a pilot experience in Cuba with the objective of establishing a digital library on agriculture at national level are presented. This pilot experience demonstrate that the approach and architecture can be easily replicated and accomodated to different technical environments. |
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