Libraries and Information Services towards the Attainment of the UN Millennium Development Goals

von: Benson Njobvu, Sjoerd Koopman

Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co.KG, 2008

ISBN: 9783598441257 , 224 Seiten

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Libraries and Information Services towards the Attainment of the UN Millennium Development Goals


 

Frontmatter

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PREFACE

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ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

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AUTHOR’S CONTACT DETAILS

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LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION SERVICE IN FACILITATING KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT FOR THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

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MDGS, WSIS, UNESCO’S MTS AND IFAP: ALPHABET SOUP OR OPPORTUNITIES FOR LIBRARIES?

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THE E-AGRICULTURE INITIATIVE: ACHIEVING THE MDGS THROUGH SHARING OF INNOVATIVE EXPERIENCES

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MANAGING INDIGENOUS AND EXOGENOUS KNOWLEDGE THROUGH INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND ACHIEVEMENT OF THE UN MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS IN TANZANIA

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THE SIGNIFICANCE OF MARKETING LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES IN ENSURING THAT LIBRARIES CONTRIBUTE TO THE ATTAINMENT OF THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

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THE ROLE OF LESOTHO ACADEMIC LIBRARIES IN THE ATTAINMENT OF MDGS

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RE-THINKING BOUNDARIES IN THE AFRICAN LIS WORK PLACE: A CONTRIBUTION TO THE ATTAINMENT OF THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

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MAINSTREAMING NATIONAL LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES FOR THE ATTAINMENT OF MDGS: A CASE FOR THE NATIONAL LIBRARY POLICY IN ZAMBIA.

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LIBRARIES RE-LOADED IN SERVICE OF THE MARGINALIZED

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STRENGTHENING WOMEN FARMERS’ INFORMATION NETWORKS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

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KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN AFRICA

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THE ROLE OF LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION SERVICES IN ENSURING ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

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LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES AND HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT: IMPERATIVES FOR MEETING THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS (MDG).

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