R.N. Sharma, Ph.D. is Dean of Library, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, New Jersey. He has won many awards and honors, including the Academic Research Librarian of the Year Award in 2005 from the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) and the Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award from the American Library Association in 1997 for his significant achievements and contributions to International Librarianship. He has been the editor of Library Times International since 1984.

The expert observations presented in these essays would be of most benefit to the governments and libraries in the economically underdeveloped nations that are the focus of the essays...

• Part 1 IntroductionPart 2 Part I: WorldwideChapter 3 1. The World's Treasure Is One Click Away at the Global Memory NetPart 4 Part II: AsiaChapter 5 2. OCLC Library Information Services and Libraries in Asia and the Pacific RegionChapter 6 3. The Impact of Information Technology on University Libraries in IndiaChapter 7 4. The Digital Age and Information-Poor Societies: The Case of VietnamChapter 8 5. The Impact of Technology on Chinese Library Collections and ServicesChapter 9 6. Information Technologies and the Development of South Asian Collections and Services in U.S. LibrariesPart 10 Part III: AfricaChapter 11 7. The Role of Libraries in Combating Information Poverty in AfricaChapter 12 8. The Impact of Information Communications Technology on Academic Libraries in Sub-Saharan Africa, with Specific Reference to BotswanaChapter 13 9. The Impact of Technology on Library Collections and Services in NigeriaChapter 14 10. Bridging the Technological, Language, and Cultural Gap: Partnering with an Academic Library in Francophone AfricaChapter 15 11. The Impact of Information Technology on Africana Scholarship and Library Collections in the United StatesPart 16 Part IV: Middle EastChapter 17 12. The Impact of Technology on Libraries and Collections in the Arab Countries of the Middle East and North AfricaChapter 18 13. Information Technology Applications in Information Work in Egypt: A Puzzle Missing Some PiecesChapter 19 14. The Impact of Technology on MIddle Eastern Collections and Services in the United StatesPart 20 Part V: BarriersChapter 21 15. Barriers in Introducing Information Technology in LibrariesPart 22 Appendix: Status of Indian Universities—Connectivity Established as of September 30, 2004Part 23 IndexPart 24 About the ContributorsPart 25 About the Editor

R.N. Sharma, Ph.D. is Dean of Library, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, New Jersey. He has won many awards and honors, including the Academic Research Librarian of the Year Award in 2005 from the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) and the Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award from the American Library Association in 1997 for his significant achievements and contributions to International Librarianship. He has been the editor of Library Times International since 1984.

The expert observations presented in these essays would be of most benefit to the governments and libraries in the economically underdeveloped nations that are the focus of the essays...

• Part 1 IntroductionPart 2 Part I: WorldwideChapter 3 1. The World's Treasure Is One Click Away at the Global Memory NetPart 4 Part II: AsiaChapter 5 2. OCLC Library Information Services and Libraries in Asia and the Pacific RegionChapter 6 3. The Impact of Information Technology on University Libraries in IndiaChapter 7 4. The Digital Age and Information-Poor Societies: The Case of VietnamChapter 8 5. The Impact of Technology on Chinese Library Collections and ServicesChapter 9 6. Information Technologies and the Development of South Asian Collections and Services in U.S. LibrariesPart 10 Part III: AfricaChapter 11 7. The Role of Libraries in Combating Information Poverty in AfricaChapter 12 8. The Impact of Information Communications Technology on Academic Libraries in Sub-Saharan Africa, with Specific Reference to BotswanaChapter 13 9. The Impact of Technology on Library Collections and Services in NigeriaChapter 14 10. Bridging the Technological, Language, and Cultural Gap: Partnering with an Academic Library in Francophone AfricaChapter 15 11. The Impact of Information Technology on Africana Scholarship and Library Collections in the United StatesPart 16 Part IV: Middle EastChapter 17 12. The Impact of Technology on Libraries and Collections in the Arab Countries of the Middle East and North AfricaChapter 18 13. Information Technology Applications in Information Work in Egypt: A Puzzle Missing Some PiecesChapter 19 14. The Impact of Technology on MIddle Eastern Collections and Services in the United StatesPart 20 Part V: BarriersChapter 21 15. Barriers in Introducing Information Technology in LibrariesPart 22 Appendix: Status of Indian Universities—Connectivity Established as of September 30, 2004Part 23 IndexPart 24 About the ContributorsPart 25 About the Editor

R.N. Sharma, Ph.D. is Dean of Library, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, New Jersey. He has won many awards and honors, including the Academic Research Librarian of the Year Award in 2005 from the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) and the Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award from the American Library Association in 1997 for his significant achievements and contributions to International Librarianship. He has been the editor of Library Times International since 1984.

The expert observations presented in these essays would be of most benefit to the governments and libraries in the economically underdeveloped nations that are the focus of the essays...

• Part 1 IntroductionPart 2 Part I: WorldwideChapter 3 1. The World's Treasure Is One Click Away at the Global Memory NetPart 4 Part II: AsiaChapter 5 2. OCLC Library Information Services and Libraries in Asia and the Pacific RegionChapter 6 3. The Impact of Information Technology on University Libraries in IndiaChapter 7 4. The Digital Age and Information-Poor Societies: The Case of VietnamChapter 8 5. The Impact of Technology on Chinese Library Collections and ServicesChapter 9 6. Information Technologies and the Development of South Asian Collections and Services in U.S. LibrariesPart 10 Part III: AfricaChapter 11 7. The Role of Libraries in Combating Information Poverty in AfricaChapter 12 8. The Impact of Information Communications Technology on Academic Libraries in Sub-Saharan Africa, with Specific Reference to BotswanaChapter 13 9. The Impact of Technology on Library Collections and Services in NigeriaChapter 14 10. Bridging the Technological, Language, and Cultural Gap: Partnering with an Academic Library in Francophone AfricaChapter 15 11. The Impact of Information Technology on Africana Scholarship and Library Collections in the United StatesPart 16 Part IV: Middle EastChapter 17 12. The Impact of Technology on Libraries and Collections in the Arab Countries of the Middle East and North AfricaChapter 18 13. Information Technology Applications in Information Work in Egypt: A Puzzle Missing Some PiecesChapter 19 14. The Impact of Technology on MIddle Eastern Collections and Services in the United StatesPart 20 Part V: BarriersChapter 21 15. Barriers in Introducing Information Technology in LibrariesPart 22 Appendix: Status of Indian Universities—Connectivity Established as of September 30, 2004Part 23 IndexPart 24 About the ContributorsPart 25 About the Editor