Accessing Electronic Information: A Study of Pakistan's Digital Library

By Amina Said

Providing affordable access to scientific and technical research information is recognised worldwide as being an essential element in promoting national development. This case study, commissioned from the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, documents how the setting up of a centralised national digital library can successfully meet that objective. It covers the content, training, marketing, finance, monitoring and evaluation and impact of the Digital Library, as well as plans for the future. The conclusion is that the Library is cost effective and that its impact on research has been positive.

This volume is the first in PERI's Research and Education Case Studies series to be published. The intention is that other countries in the developing world embarking on the process of establishing ways and means of accessing electronic information resources are enabled to benefit and learn from the experiences of Pakistan. It will also be of interest to all those assisting countries to set up e-resource access systems.

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Other Case Studies in this series:
Edited by Buhle Mbambo-Thata: Building a Digital Library at the University of Zimbabwe: a Celebration of Teamwork and Collaboration (2007)

Publication and ordering details

46pp, 210x150mm
ISBN-10 1 902928 29 6
ISBN-13 978-1-902928-29-6
£6.00
Publication date: 2006
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