Ahmed, Allam Digital publishing and the new era of digital divide. International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital, 2005, vol. 2, n. 4. [Journal article (Unpaginated)]
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The scarcity of literature in educational institutions is a serious problem in different parts of the world, particularly in developing countries where there is a real need for better access to information. It is vitally important that the technological gap between developing and developed countries is narrowed, and scientific journals have a key role to play in ensuring that this takes place. This paper aims to assess and evaluate Digital Publishing (Open Access Publishing and Open Source Models) as a proposed solution to avoid restrictions on accessing scientific knowledge, particularly in the developing countries. More importantly, the paper outlines opportunities and challenges of open-access publishing for the developing countries. However, oftentimes there are mismatches between what the ‘donor’ countries can reasonably offer and what the developing countries can implement.
Item type: | Journal article (Unpaginated) |
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Keywords: | digital publishing; digital divide; open access publishing; open source; Developing Countries (DCs); Information and Communication Technology (ICT); knowledge transfer; Science and Technology (S&T); globalisation; Sustainable Development (SD); FAO_AGORA; Research4Life |
Subjects: | B. Information use and sociology of information > BA. Use and impact of information. E. Publishing and legal issues. I. Information treatment for information services |
Depositing user: | Thembani Malapela |
Date deposited: | 16 Dec 2015 19:41 |
Last modified: | 16 Dec 2015 19:41 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10760/28605 |
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