Proceedings
of The Tenth International Conference on New Information Technology,
Hanoi, Vietnam, March 24-26, 1998

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ALEXANDRIA DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES: A Baseline
Document for Planning Global Information Infrastructure (GII)
Ching-chih CHEN.....1

GLOBAL DIGITAL LIBRARY: Can the Technology Havenots
Claim A Place in Cyberspace?
Ching-chih CHEN .....9

NEW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY APPLIED TO GENOCIDE
RESEARCH: The Cambodian Genocide Program
Nereida CROSS and Helen JARVIS .....19

PROVIDING INTERNET REFERENCE SERVICE FOR THE
NEW ZEALAND DIGITAL LIBRARY: Gaining Insight into
the User Base for A Digital Library
Sally Jo CUNNINGHAM .....27

A HISTORY OF THE ADOPTION OF NEW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BY CANTHO
UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
DIEP Kim Chi and HUYNH Thi Trang .....35

THE ROLE OF LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONS IN GUIDING CHANGE
Barbara J. FORD .....43

TAIWAN INTERNET EVOLUTION: Status Report
Gary GONG.....51

DEVELOPMENT OF AUTOMATION OF LIBRARY PROCESSES IN
UNITED STATES: Historical Review
Robert M. HAYES.....61

WEB-BASED LEARNING FOR INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS
Maureen HENNINGER.....75

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN PUBLIC LIBRARY
SYSTEM OF VIETNAM
KIEU Van Hot .....83

EDUCATING & TRAINING STUDENTS FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES TO USE NEW
TECHNOLOGIES:
The Simmons Experience
Em Claire KNOWLES .....87

THE LIBRARIANSHIP OF THE WEB: Options and Opportunities
Managing Transitory Materials
Wallace KOEHLER.....95

INTERNET, INTRANET, ELEPHANTS AND US
Diana KRUGER and Caroline de WET .....107

NEW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION
ON LEGISLATURES AND ITS LIBRARIES AMONG
ASIA AND PACIFIC COUNTRIES
Karl Min KU.....121

WHAT PEOPLE WRITE AS QUERIES IN THE WEB'S SEARCH
ENGINES: A New Tool to Investigate the Search Behavior
Jacques LAJOIE .....127

LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT IN VIETNAM: Urgent Needs for Standardization
Vinh-The LAM .....141

MAXIMIZING INFORMATION ACCESS AND RESOURCE
SHARING: The OhioLINK Experience
Hwa-Wei LEE .....149

HANDHELD COMPUTERS: Freeing Spatial Information
from the Desktop
Patrick MCGLAMERY.....157

MULTI-LINGUAL IT STANDARDIZATION: A Regional
Cooperative Activity
Eisuko NAITO and Takayuki K. SATO .....163

TAPin - TRAINING AND AWARENESS PROGRAM IN
NETWORK: A Model for Culture Change
Linda NEWALL , Bruce REID and William FOSTER .....173

A MODEL OF AUTOMATING THE LIBRARY AND INFORMATION
SERVICES AT THE VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI
NGUYEN Huy Chuong and TON Quoc Binh.....185

BUILDING THE LIBRARY SYSTEM OF NATIONAL
UNIVERSITY OF HO CHI MINH CITY
NGUYEN Minh Hiep and HOANG Le Minh .....193

THE GENERAL SCIENCES LIBRARY OF HO CHI MINH CITY:
Technology in Work Improvement
NGUYEN Thi Bac.....199

ISSUES IN AUTOMATION FACING PRIVATE UNIVERSITY
AND SPECIAL LIBRARIES: A Case Study of Two Libraries
in Ho Chi Minh City
NGUYEN Thien Can.....205

EMBRACING THE INFORMATION AGE: Africa's Response
to New Information Technologies
Kenneth K. ODERO .....211

ACADEMIC LIBRARIES AND LIBRARIANSHIP IN TRANSITION:
Where Is Information Technology Taking Us?
Daniel A. ORTIZ .....219

INTERLIBRARY COOPERATION: A Tool for Access to
Information in Developing Countries
Patricia G. OYLER.....227

THE DEVELOPING ROLE FOR USIS LIBRARIANS USING
NEW INTERNET TECHNOLOGY
QUAN Mai Binh.....233

THE DEVELOPING ROLE FOR USIS LIBRARIANS USING
USER SATISFACTION IN THE INTERNET AGE
Helena F. RODRIGUES.....241

CRITICAL DECISIONS FOR DEVELOPING THE ELECTONIC LIBRARY
Diane TEBBETTS .....247

ABSTRACTS

EVALUATION OF UNESCO'S CDS/ISIS AND SOME INMAGIC
TEXT STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL PRODUCTS
CAO Minh Kiem and Michael MIDDLETON.....261

THE CHALLENGE AND PROMISE OF COMPUTER NETWORKS
IN THE LIBRARIES OF VIETNAM
Michael HUFF .....263