Changing Roles of NGOs in the Creation, Storage, and Dissemination of Information in Developing Countries / ed. by Steve W. Witt.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- The Warning Voice - NGOs and Information -- The Permanence of Smoke: A Challenge to Research -- Libraries to Showcase and Preserve the Work of NGOs Serving Developing -- Countries -- Working in Partnership to Build Knowledge -- Societies -- Information for Action: The Approach Used by NGOs -- to Foster and Strengthen Civic Life: A Case Study from Argentina -- NGOs and the Egyptian Information Society: New -- Partnerships, New Roles -- NGOs, ICTs and Information Dissemination in Asia -- and Oceania -- The NGO Response to HIV/AIDs Information Provision -- in Zambia -- Information System for NGO Libraries in Pakistan: A -- Proposed Model for Organizing the Grey Literature -- Backmatter

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Die Zahl der Nichtregierungsorganisationen (NGOs) wächst exponentiell. Im Jahre 1993 listete das Yearbook of International Organizations 16.000 international anerkannte NGOs auf, 2004 waren es bereits 63.000. Dieses Wachstum wird von einer erstaunlichen Zunahme der Aktivitäten und Leistungen der auf lokaler und internationaler Ebene arbeitenden NGOs begleitet. Weil sich die Aufgaben von Bibliotheken und NGOs zunehmend überschneiden, müssen beide mehr zusammenarbeiten, um unentbehrliche Dienstleistungen, die auf die Schaffung, Verbreitung und Aufbewahrung von Information ausgerichtet sind, anzubieten. Die acht Aufsätze dieses Bandes widmen sich der gemeinschaftlichen Arbeit von NGOs und Bibliotheken bei der Untersuchung von und Beschlussfassung zu globalen Themen, die von AIDS bis zur Nahrungssicherung und dem sozialen Wandel reichen.

Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are growing exponentially. In 1993, the Yearbook of International Organizations listed 16,000 internationally recognized NGOs. By 2004, this number was 63,000. With this increase comes a staggering growth in the activities and intellectual output of NGOs working on a local and international level. As the mission of both libraries and NGOs increasingly intersect, these organizations must collaborate to provide essential services that revolve around the creation, dissemination, and storage of information. This volume's eight essays focus on collaborative work between NGOs and libraries in the study and resolution of global issues ranging from AIDS to food security, and social transformation.

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