The Changing Nature of Information Behavior and the Information Environment

2016 ◽  
pp. 2187-2201
Author(s):  
Mohammed Nasser Al-Suqri
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Information Environment ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Key Points ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Nature Of Information ◽  
Gulf States ◽  
Future Viability

This chapter examines the changing nature of the information environment and its implications for Library and Information Science (LIS), with a focus on developing countries in general and the Arab Gulf states in particular. Drawing on key findings from previous LIS literature, it explores what is needed to ensure the future viability of the profession in the GCC region so that it can help underpin social and economic development in these states. Examples of successful practice in LIS innovation from other parts of the developing world are included to demonstrate some possible approaches and the chapter concludes by summarizing some key points for consideration by LIS education specialists, library managers, and policymakers in the Gulf States.

The Changing Nature of Information Behavior and the Information Environment

2014 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Mohammed Nasser Al-Suqri
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Information Environment ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Key Points ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Nature Of Information ◽  
Gulf States ◽  
Future Viability

This chapter examines the changing nature of the information environment and its implications for Library and Information Science (LIS), with a focus on developing countries in general and the Arab Gulf states in particular. Drawing on key findings from previous LIS literature, it explores what is needed to ensure the future viability of the profession in the GCC region so that it can help underpin social and economic development in these states. Examples of successful practice in LIS innovation from other parts of the developing world are included to demonstrate some possible approaches and the chapter concludes by summarizing some key points for consideration by LIS education specialists, library managers, and policymakers in the Gulf States.

Realigning Governance

2015 ◽  
pp. 1555-1581
Author(s):  
Bongani Ngwenya
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
New Phenomena ◽  
And Diffusion

This chapter posits that Governance realignment from e-Government to e-Democracy constitutes a critical context for social and economic development in both developed and developing countries. E-Government and e-Democracy are not new phenomena in most developed countries and some developing countries in Asia and Africa. However, the degrees of political and economic variations between developed and developing countries poses a serious challenge to the efforts towards realignment of governance for social and economic development attainment. The findings in this chapter are that social and economic development lie at the intersection of e-Government and e-Democracy processes of governance realignment. Asymmetry in institutionalisation, and diffusion of e-Democracy amongst countries is widely attributed to economic and political variations in these countries. Unless these differences are skillfully identified and accommodated as such into the development and use models, e-Democracy efforts will not help achieve social and economic development goals, particularly those of developing countries.

scholarly journals Rural Accessibility, Rural Development, and Natural Disasters in Bangladesh

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 391-411 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saleh Ahmed ◽  
Elizabeth Eklund
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Rural Development ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
National Development ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Social And Economic Development

Rural accessibility means more than just reliable roads and cost-effective transportation networks. Rural accessibility is critical for achieving social and economic development in low-income developing countries such as Bangladesh where both rural and urban development are constrained by significant infrastructural deficiencies. It is also an important factor that determines the effects of natural disasters on these resource-constrained societies, since both disaster responses and sustainable development are compromised by poor rural accessibility. Using two contrasting case studies from Bangladesh, this article reveals the significance of improved rural accessibility on rural development and the effects of natural disasters on rural areas. The findings of this article suggest that the improvement of rural accessibility should be a top national development priority, since it increases the opportunities for sustainable social and economic development and reduces the adverse effects of natural disasters on the rural areas in developing countries such as Bangladesh.

Information behaviour of rural smallholder farmers in some selected developing countries: A literature review

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 831-838 ◽  
Author(s):  
Austine Phiri ◽  
George T Chipeta ◽  
Winner D Chawinga
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
Living Standards ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Information Behaviour ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
Access Information

The literature from some selected developing countries has demonstrated that rural smallholder farmers need various information sources in pursuit of their goals of increasing production and improving their living standards. According to the sampled studies, the majority of smallholder farmers access information on crop production. Smallholder farmers are aware of information sources despite challenges faced in accessing and using information. The majority of smallholder farmers access information through personal experiences, family members and friends. Despite access to various information sources, the literature has shown that smallholder farmers face various challenges in accessing and using information sources. The major challenges reported by the literature are lack of mobility, lack of finances, lack of rural information centres, and lack of visits by extension officers. The review has highlighted the lack of literature on the information behaviour of smallholder farmers in Malawi despite the fact that the country is an agricultural economy. The review is adapted from the Masters of Library and Information Science (MLIS) thesis authored by Austine Phiri at Mzuzu University.

Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Therapy under Primitive Conditions

1985 ◽  
Vol 1 (S1) ◽  
pp. 282-284
Author(s):  
Georg Kamm ◽  
Rudolf Frey
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Future Planning ◽  
Intensive Care Therapy ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social And Economic Development

The setting up of anesthesia units and any future planning in this field has to be considered in the context of the social and economic development of the country. The situation requires a different attitude towards the handling of anesthesia, where malnutrition, kwashiorkor and parasites are the dominant diseases. One sixth of the world's population is permanently undernourished, and the figure might even be higher in many “developing countries.”Problems of an esthesiain most areas in Africa include: (1) insufficient supply of drugs; (2) inadequate equipment; (3) lack of anesthetic manpower; and (4) underestimation of the importance of anesthesia.

A Study on Information and Communication Technology Skills of LIS Professionals in Management Institutions of Tamil Nadu

2019 ◽  
pp. 106-127
Author(s):  
P. L. Solaipriya ◽  
M. Suresh
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Skills Gap ◽  
Information And Communications Technologies ◽  
Communications Technologies ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Management Institutions ◽  
It Skills

The importance of information and communications technologies (ICTs) as powerful tools for socio-economic development is now widely acknowledged not only among large corporations but small business enterprises as well. However, for ICT to be effectively deployed as engines of economic development existing IT skills gap both in developed and developing countries must be addressed. The present study covers the library and information science (LIS) professionals of 90 management institutes of Tamil Nadu. The present study attempts to study the ICT skills of LIS professionals working in these institutes.

E-Government for Social and Economic Development

2013 ◽  
pp. 21-43
Author(s):  
Bongani Ngwenya
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Information Asymmetry ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Stream Line ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Power Relationship ◽  
Organizational Decision Making ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
And Diffusion

This chapter posits that e-Government constitutes a critical context for social and economic development in both developed and developing countries. In addition to leveraging economic development, e-Government also helps to stream line government services to more social based values of inclusion and citizens’ participation, accessibility and power relationship ratios. It is clear from literature that e-Government is not a new phenomenon in most developed countries and some developing countries in Asia and Africa. These countries have already announced their Open Government Initiatives and data portals. However, e-Government leads to greater information asymmetry among citizens and government. There is also institutionalization and diffusion asymmetry of the practice of the current Openness in e-Government models within developing countries in particular. The study presented in this chapter draws on organizational decision-making research and adopts an explorative research approach that is informed by grounded theory. The findings of the research are that the information asymmetry between citizens and government; asymmetry in institutionalization, and diffusion within developed and developing countries are widely attributed to socio-economic and political variations in developed and developing countries. Unless these differences are skillfully identified and accommodated as such into the development and use models, openness in e-Government efforts would not help achieve the social and economic development goals by developing countries in particular.

scholarly journals Developing Countries Lag Behind the US and UK in Contributing to Institutional Repository Literature

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 161
Author(s):  
Heather L Coates
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Activity Index ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
The United States ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Institutional Repository ◽  
High Concentration ◽  
Institutional Repositories ◽  
Prolific Authors

A Review of: Bhardwaj, R. K. (2014). Institutional repository literature: A bibliometric analysis. Science &Technology Libraries, 33(2), 185-202. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0194262X.2014.906018 Abstract Objective – Quantify the IR literature across the world by identifying countries with relatively high concentration of articles, describing the distribution of the literature by language, author (institutional and individual), journal, and examining characteristics such as the transformative activity index, and authorship and citation patterns. Design – This exploratory study of the literature used several bibliometric research methods to describe patterns and identify highly represented articles, authors, institutions, and journals. Setting – The Library and Information Science Abstracts database. Subjects – 436 articles from 118 journals. Methods – Research articles and review papers published through December 31, 2012, were identified by searching Library and Information Science Abstracts (LISA). Citation data for the 436 articles selected was gathered from LISA and Scopus. Main Results – The 436 articles from 118 journals had publication dates from 2001 through 2012, originated from 68 countries in 19 languages, and had authors affiliated with 159 institutions. The greatest number of institutional repository articles were published in 2011 while year-to-year growth was greatest from 2005-2006. Most highly represented were the United States and the United Kingdom, followed by India, Australia, and Spain. Twenty publishers were responsible for nearly half of the selected articles. The top four journals included OCLC Systems & Services, D-Lib Magazine, Serials Review, and Library Hi Tech. D-Lib Magazine alone published seven of the top 20 most cited articles. While most articles were written by a single author, the majority of the multiple author articles came from developed countries. Citation analysis reveals that the 436 articles were cited 2,071 times, for an average of 4.8 citations per article. However, 147 articles received no citations. The five most prolific authors were Elizabeth Yakel, Kim Jihyun, Karen Markey, Jingfeng Xia, and Sarika Sawant. Conclusion – The author concludes that developing countries lag behind in establishing and publishing on institutional repositories and suggests that more authors will deposit in IR in the future. A proposed role for LIS professionals is to communicate the objectives, values, and principles behind institutional repositories.

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