"For two thousand years the state-run libraries of Imperial China systematically assembled standard collections of books from the past and present. Although the collections themselves were lost through warfare and fire, the classified catalogues prepared by the Privy Director of…
The issue of centralization vs decentralization in university library systems is studied in the context of Saudi Arabia. After a review of the relevant literature, background information is given on Saudi Arabia, with special focus on the higher education sector and its developm…
The developed countries are_moving swiftly and steadily towardselectronic information handling and exchange. The speed ofthis progress needs to be matched in Higher Education librariesin the Arab countries to cope with the advancement of researchand scientific activity. There ar…
This study explores twenty years of computerisation in central government in theUSA and Britain. Information systems now lie deep in the heart of the 'tools' ofgovernment, dispensing treasure, authority and information, replacing organisationalfunctions and creating new requirem…
The aim of this research is to examine the current situation of university libraries in the GCC countries identifying the problems and difficulties being faced by them and suggest means and ways by which an effective library cooperation may solve these problems. A general descri…
This study examines the extent to which the educational potential of public libraries was recognized by the educationalists and politicians attempting to open up educational opportunities in the Netherlands in the period 1969-1991, and by the library profession itself in its rea…
This thesis examines information technology transfer to developingcountries by considering its application in Kenya, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Thetransfer process can take place through a number of channels which areinfluenced by national, technological and organisational issues. The…
As a contribution to the social theory of organisations, this thesis develops a comprehensive conceptual framework for the analysis of "organisational intelligence". It is developed in the context of some of the empirical problems of information management in the NHS. The framew…
Malaysia has undergone radical social, economic and political development over the last four decades. The information systems put in place to provide informational support for managing development projects have also changed from manual systems in the 1960s and 1970s, to computer…
Technological advances made in the fields ofcommunications and information have given rise to newissues and challenges with which copyright systemseverywhere have to deal. This thesis examines thesignificance of these challenges to the Jlalaysiancopyright system and the response…
