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Evaluating the Impact of CD-ROM Databases on Agricultural Development in Africa

1995; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 11; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1177/026666699501100408

1741-6469

Peter Gooch, Gashaw Kebede Getaneh, L. Woolley,

ICT Impact and Policies

The impact of agricultural databases on CD-ROM in African research institutions has been affected by lack of confidence among library and information staff, lack of familiarity of users with the system, and lack of awareness of managers as to the potential of CD-ROM as a support for research.