Libraries and information services : towards the attainment of the UN Millennium Development Goals; [selection of the proceedings of the Eighteenth Standing Conference of East, Central and Southern Africa Library and Information Associations (SCECSAL) held in Lusaka, Zambia, from 15th - 18th july 2008]

Frontmatter -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS -- AUTHOR'S CONTACT DETAILS -- LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION SERVICE IN FACILITATING KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT FOR THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS -- MDGS, WSIS, UNESCO'S MTS AND IFAP: ALPHABET SOUP OR OPPORTU...
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Frontmatter -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS -- AUTHOR'S CONTACT DETAILS -- LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION SERVICE IN FACILITATING KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT FOR THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS -- MDGS, WSIS, UNESCO'S MTS AND IFAP: ALPHABET SOUP OR OPPORTUNITIES FOR LIBRARIES? -- THE E-AGRICULTURE INITIATIVE: ACHIEVING THE MDGS THROUGH SHARING OF INNOVATIVE EXPERIENCES -- MANAGING INDIGENOUS AND EXOGENOUS KNOWLEDGE THROUGH INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND ACHIEVEMENT OF THE UN MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS IN TANZANIA -- THE SIGNIFICANCE OF MARKETING LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES IN ENSURING THAT LIBRARIES CONTRIBUTE TO THE ATTAINMENT OF THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS -- THE ROLE OF LESOTHO ACADEMIC LIBRARIES IN THE ATTAINMENT OF MDGS -- RE-THINKING BOUNDARIES IN THE AFRICAN LIS WORK PLACE: A CONTRIBUTION TO THE ATTAINMENT OF THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS -- MAINSTREAMING NATIONAL LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES FOR THE ATTAINMENT OF MDGS: A CASE FOR THE NATIONAL LIBRARY POLICY IN ZAMBIA. -- LIBRARIES RE-LOADED IN SERVICE OF THE MARGINALIZED -- STRENGTHENING WOMEN FARMERS' INFORMATION NETWORKS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS -- KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN AFRICA -- THE ROLE OF LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION SERVICES IN ENSURING ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY -- LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES AND HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT: IMPERATIVES FOR MEETING THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS (MDG). Ausführliche Beschreibung