The access to information divide : breaking down barriers
Date
2010
Authors
Savenije, Bas
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Publisher
Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University
Abstract
Paper presented at the Stellenbosch University Library 2010 Symposium / IFLA Presidential Meeting. Knowing is not enough: Engaging in the knowledge economy, 18 to 19 February 2010. The “access to information divide” between the developed countries and the developing
countries is growing wider. This growing divide, due to barriers to access to information,
stifles the growth and development of developing countries. Opening access to information
and breaking down those access barriers become an absolute necessity.
The presentation analyses the economic impact of Open Access, and describes scenarios to
improve the accessibility of knowledge and the role libraries could play in this.
Description
38 slides created with MSPowerPoint 2007 and migrated to pdf using Adobe PDF.
Keywords
Hinari programme, eIFL.net programme, Hybrid model, Houghton reports, Hybrid systems
Citation
Savenije, B. 2010. The access to information divide : breaking down barriers. Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University.