Digitizing projects in developing countries: the case of the University of Nigeria.

Autor: Ezeani, Chinwe Nwogo
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Zdroj: Library Hi Tech News. May/Jun2009, Vol. 26 Issue 5/6, p14-15. 2p.
Abstrakt: The article looks at the digitization project of the University of Nigeria in Nsukka which is a collaboration between the University Library and the Management and Information Department of the University. The project allowed the university to develop a technical infrastructure, which includes scanners and a generator. Among the challenges encountered by the university during the first phase of the project involved copyright, training for technical skills acquisition, finance for technical infrastructure, and cost recovery on the part of stakeholders.
Databáze: Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts