Obstacles to Information Access and Use in Developing Countries

• Autores: Akobundu D. Ugah
• Localización: Library Philosophy and Practice, ISSN-e 1522-0222, Vol. 9, Nº. 2, 2007
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Information is an important economic and political resource. It is vital to development and progress. A society that lacks information or access to it will find it difficult to make meaningful progress. This paper examines obstacles to information access and use. lack of awareness; inaccessibility; information explosion; bibliographic obstacles: environment; poor infrastructure; declining budgets and rising costs; costs for users; staff attitude toward users; and crime. The paper suggests how the obstacles can be overcome.