LEADER 03132oam 2200565 450 001 996206945403316 005 20170523091616.0 010 $a1-283-40344-7 010 $a9786613403445 010 $a3-11-916152-7 010 $a3-598-44024-3 024 7 $a10.1515/9783598440243 035 $a(OCoLC)643557850 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL2ERK 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000692169 100 $a20070122d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aChanging roles of NGOs in the creation, storage, and dissemination of information in developing countries /$fedited by Steve W. Witt 210 $aMu?nchen $cK.G. Saur$d2006 210 1$aMunchen, Germany :$cK.G. Saur,$d2006. 215 $a1 online resource (146 pages) $cillustrations 225 1 $aIFLA publications,$x0344-6891 ;$v123 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a3-598-22030-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $t Frontmatter -- $tContents -- $tForeword -- $tThe Warning Voice - NGOs and Information -- $tThe Permanence of Smoke: A Challenge to Research Libraries to Showcase and Preserve the Work of NGOs Serving Developing Countries -- $tWorking in Partnership to Build Knowledge Societies -- $tInformation for Action: The Approach Used by NGOs to Foster and Strengthen Civic Life: A Case Study from Argentina -- $tNGOs and the Egyptian Information Society: New Partnerships, New Roles -- $tNGOs, ICTs and Information Dissemination in Asia and Oceania -- $tThe NGO Response to HIV/AIDs Information Provision in Zambia -- $tInformation System for NGO Libraries in Pakistan: A Proposed Model for Organizing the Grey Literature -- $t Backmatter 330 $aNon-governmental organizations (NGOs) are growing exponentially. In 1993, the Yearbook of International Organizations listed 16,000 internationally recognized NGOs. By 2004, this number was 63,000. With this increase comes a staggering growth in the activities and intellectual output of NGOs working on a local and international level. As the mission of both libraries and NGOs increasingly intersect, these organizations must collaborate to provide essential services that revolve around the creation, dissemination, and storage of information. This volume's eight essays focus on collaborative 410 0$aIFLA publications ;$v123. 606 $aInformation retrieval 606 $aInformation organization 606 $aLibraries and community 606 $aNon-governmental organizations 610 $aLibraries 615 0$aInformation retrieval. 615 0$aInformation organization. 615 0$aLibraries and community. 615 0$aNon-governmental organizations. 676 $a021.2 700 $aWitt$b Steve W$4auth$0801766 702 $aWitt$b Steve W. 801 0$bMiFhGG 801 1$bMiFhGG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996206945403316 996 $aChanging Roles of NGOs in the Creation, Storage and Dissemination of Information in Developing Countries$91803046 997 $aUNISA