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Citizen-created content, digital equity and the preservation of community memory

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The new order of citizen-created content is challenging established authoritative, trusted knowledge systems, shaking the foundations of information management and professional practice in libraries throughout the world. In the age of information democracy, the content creator is often at centre stage, and with this comes an extraordinary unleashing of digital content. As national libraries globally, our role is to preserve and protect content and we have well established practices for more...

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D C on January 30, 2012

Student awareness of health information initiatives of the governments of India and Bangladesh

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The most striking finding of this study is that whereas 60% students are aware of health schemes in Bangladesh, only 14% are aware of such schemes in India. It means the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) has not yet gained ground in India. This paper is based on the findings of a survey conducted at Punjabi University, Patiala (India) and the East West University, Dhaka (Bangladesh). The purpose of this study was to ascertain students’ awareness of health information initiatives of the more...

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D C on November 23, 2010

Bridging the digital divide in the islands of Ocean

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Abstract: "With the advent of the Information Age, it has become feasible to consider providing electronic access to library tools (bibliographies, indexes and directories) published in the South Pacific. That something is feasible however, does not necessarily make it desirable. To explore this further, a research project was initiated to survey four countries in the South Pacific: Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu. Knowledge gained from this survey will help determine the most more...

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John Daly on July 22, 2003

IFLA WSIS website

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The International Federation of Library Associations and and Insitutions (IFLA) has provided this website as part of its contribution to the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). Making the case that libraries are key institutions in the information society, the website provides the following: "Role and Position of Libraries," "The IFLA Internet Manifesto," and "IFLA's Glasgow Declaration" as well as several other reports relating to WSIS and the IFLA participation.

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John Daly on July 02, 2003

IFLA Committee on Free Access to Information and Freedom of Expression

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This International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) committee seeks to further "free access to information and freedom of expression in all aspects, directly or indirectly, related to libraries and librarianship." The website includes reports and policy statements. See the World Report, with discussions of freedom of access in many specific countries linked, (http://www.ifla.org/faife/report/intro.htm) Note too the project, "To what extent can libraries provide free more...

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John Daly on October 30, 2003

Manifiesto sobre Internet de la IFLA

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The Manifiesto of the International Federation of Library Associations on the Internet asserts that:asserts that: 1. Intellectual freedom is the right of every individual both to hold and express opinions and to seek and receive information; it is the basis of democracy; and it is at the core of library service. 2. Freedom of access to information, regardless of medium and frontiers, is a central responsibility of the library and information profession. 3. The provision of unhindered access more...

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John Daly on May 02, 2002

E-democracy and e-government - state of the art

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Paper presented to the 68th IFLA General Conference, Glasgow, Scotland, August 2002, by Ake Gronlund, Umea University, Sweden. Analyses the origins and current meanings and usages of the now widely used term "e-democracy" in relation to "e-government", and outlines current e-democratic activities and the response to these, in particular user attitudes, use patterns, service models and the implications in terms of new roles for government organisations and civil servants. (full text: 8 pages in more...

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Patrick Boylan on August 30, 2002

International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Committee on Free Access to Information and Freedom of Expression

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This committee of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) seeks to increase free access to information and freedom of expression in all aspects, directly or indirectly, related to libraries and librarianship. The website includes numerous useful reports and policy statements. See especially the World Report 2003:Intellectual Freedom in the Information Society, Libraries and the Internet, which includes discussions of freedom of access in 42 countries, each more...

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Charles Kleymeyer on December 01, 2003

The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions

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IFLA (The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. It is the global voice of the library and information profession. Founded in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1927 at an international conference, it now has 1700 Members in 150 countries around the world.

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John Daly on April 02, 2008

Reaching the unreached: ICT in empowering the rural poor

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Paper by Subbiah Arunachalam, Chennai, India: "Reaching the unreached: How can we use ICTs to empower the rural poor in the developing world through enhanced access to relevant information?" Rejects the argument still often heard that funding agencies and donor government should not support ICT activities in development projects. The choice need not be "either" food, shelter and education "or" computers and communication devices: instead ICT can form an integral component of development more...

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Patrick Boylan on August 30, 2002

Women, democracy and participation in the information society

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Paper by Louisa Mayer, Pretoria, S. Africa, examines the many barriers experiences in attempting to deliver information to women, with particular reference to South Africa. The Tshwane Community Library and Services is playing a pioneering role in breaking these barriers, by moving from a traditional local authority library service delivery model to a new South African model which concentrates on the diverse cultural, and particularly information, needs of all citizens, and in particular the more...

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Patrick Boylan on August 27, 2002

World Summit on the Information Society, December 2003 & Tunis, 2005

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A detailed introduction (23 pages on .pdf format) by Adelaziz Abid of UNESCO to the World Summit on the Information Society, to be held in two phases: 10th - 12 December 2003 in Geneva, and in 2005 in Tunis. The aim is to assess and promote progress in the advancement of the world as a communications-led "information society" at the political, economic, social and cultural levels. The 1998 International Telecommunications Union Plenipotentiary Conference recognised that the gap between the more...

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Patrick Boylan on August 30, 2002

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World Summit on the Information Society, Geneva, December 2003 & Tunis, 2005

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A detailed introduction (23 pages on .pdf format) by Adelaziz Abid of UNESCO to the World Summit on the Information Society, to be held in two phases: 10th - 12 December 2003 in Geneva, and in 2005 in Tunis. The aim is to assess and promote progress in the advancement of the world as a communications-led "information society" at the political, economic, social and cultural levels. The 1998 International Telecommunications Union Plenipotentiary Conference recognised that the gap between the more...

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Patrick Boylan on August 30, 2002

Reaching the unreached: ICT in empowering the rural poor.

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Paper by Subbiah Arunachalam, Chennai, India: "Reaching the unreached: How can we use ICTs to empower the rural poor in the developing world through enhanced access to relevant information?" Rejects the argument still often heard that funding agencies and donor government should not support ICT activities in development projects. The choice need not be "either" food, shelter and education "or" computers and communication devices: instead ICT can form an integral component of development more...

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Patrick Boylan on August 30, 2002

A TRIPS Guide in Intellectual Property Rights for Libraries and Librarians, October 2002 Update

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An important part of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) treaty system is the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (known as TRIPS), which aims to set common standards for the intellectual property regimes of all member countries. It covers such different types of intellectual property as Copyright and related rights, Trademarks, including service marks, Geographical indications, Industrial designs, Patents, and "Undisclosed information", including trade secrets. more...

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Patrick Boylan on October 27, 2002

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