Proceedings
of The Nineth International Conference on New Information Technology,
Pretoria, South Africa, November 11-14, 1996.
W. Newton, MA: MicroUse Information, 1996
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTERNET AND THE NEW LIBRARY
José Luis B. Borbinha and José Carlos M. Delgado ..... 1
THE SYSTEMS LIBRARIAN, DOES HE/SHE STILL HAVE A ROLE
TO PLAY?
Corrie Breitenbach .....13
TECHNOLOGY AS A THREAT TO PRIVACY: Ethical
Challenges to the Information Profession
J. J. Britz ..... 25
THE WORLD WIDE WEB: How the Reference Department
of a Medium-sized
American Public Library Uses It?
Michael Charton ..... 35
GLOBAL DIGITAL LIBRARY: Technology Is Ready, How
About Content?
Ching-chih Chen ..... 41
A NEW METHOD FOR MULTI-USER ACCESS TO LIBRARY
CD-ROM JUKEBOX DATABASE VIA CAMPUS NETWORK
Ruey-Shun Chen and Y. S. Yeh ..... 57
PLANNING FOR AUTOMATION AND USE OF NEW
TECHNOLOGY IN LIBRARIES
John M. Cohn and Ann L. Kelsey ..... 65
ROADMAPS FOR THE HIGHWAY: An Information Literacy
Training Program for South African Students
Karin de Jager and Mary Nassimbeni ..... 73
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT IN SENEGAL:
The Importance of Culture
Florent Diouf ..... 81
THE ROYAL LIBRARY ALBERT I'S COLLABORATIVE
INFORMATION PROJECTS
Guido Goedemé ..... 85
THE FIRST LIBRARY WWW SERVER IN RUSSIA
Mikhail Goncharov ..... 91
EFFECTS OF NEW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES ON
LIBRARY STAFF PATTERNS
Robert M. Hayes ..... 97
MULTILINGUAL MACHINE INDEXING
Marjorie M.K. Hlava and Richard Hainebach ..... 105
THE NEED FOR INTEGRATING LIBRARY AND INFORMATION
SYSTEMS AND SERVICES IN CHEMISTRY
Peter Hoey ..... 121
RESISTANCE: How Much Is Enough?
Mark Horan and Sylvia W. Stalker ..... 129
USING INFORMATION LITERACY AND TECHNOLOGY:
Developing A Learning Community
Cathy-Mae Karelse and Magda Liebenberg .....137
ONLINE INFORMATION BUSINESS IN SOUTH AFRICA
Gerhard Kemp ..... 147
THE WORLD WIDE WEB AS AN INFORMATION RESOURCE:
Pitfalls and Potential
Jo Kibbee ..... 151
A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF WEB DOCUMENT
DEMOGRAPHICS:
A First Look at Language, Domain Names, and Taxonomy in Latin America
Wallace C. Koehler, Jr. ..... 159
THE McDONALDIZATION OF INFORMATION
Tom Larney ..... 171
INTERNET AND THE FINNISH PUBLIC LIBRARIES
Erkki Lounasvuori and Pentti Vattulainen .....177
INFORMATION, THE NATION STATE AND DEMOCRACY:
An African Perspective
Richard A. Onyango ..... 187
TEACHING TECHNOLOGY: A Collaborative Effort
Between A
University Library and the Office of Information System
Lester J. Pourciau, Ann Viles, and Elizabeth S. Keenan ..... 199
USE OF ADVANCED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
IN SUPPLYING ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION:
Past, Present and Future
Martha Pretorius ..... 207
INTERNET DEVELOPMENTS AND GOVERNMENT DIFFUSION:
Case of Singapore
Edna O. F. Reid ..... 219
BUILDINGS A GLOBAL INFORMATION POLICY:
Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities
Donald E. Riggs ..... 231
THE INTERNET INITIATIVE AT JOHNSON & WALES
UNIVERSITY
Helena F. Rodrigues ..... 237
THE ROLES OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND TECHNOLOGY IN
DELIVERING LITERACY SERVICES
Robert S. Runyon ..... 243
NETWORK OF RUSSIAN LIBRARY-INFORMATION CENTERS
ABROAD: The First Stage
Yakov L. Shraiberg ..... 257
ACCESSIBILITY OF STANDARDS INFORMATION IN SOUTH
AFRICA
Retha Snyman and Archie van Rensburg ..... 267
CHANGE AND THE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
ENVIRONMENT
OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN TERTIARY SECTOR
Marinus Swanepoel ..... 273
INTRODUCING NIT TO AN HISTORICALLY DISADVANTAGED
INSTITUTION IN SOUTH AFRICA
Kris Swank, Susan Lubbe and Lesley Heaney ..... 283
TO BUY OR NOT TO BUY: Managerial Considerations
in
Providing Electronic Reference Resources
Diane R. Tebbetts ..... 293
IT UTILIZATION AND LIBRARY AUTOMATION IN
MALAYSIAN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Kang-Hai Teh ..... 303
EI VILLAGE IN AFRICA - TECHNOLOGY
TRANSFER AND CUSTOMIZATION: A Joint CSIR and Engineering Information Inc. Project
Stephanie Townsend and Rosemary McGillivray .....311
RAISING INFORMATION CONSCIOUSNESS THROUGH IT:
The WITS Library Electronic Classroom
Clare M. Walker, Norma Laburn and L. Ruth Ward ..... 315
