Information needs in agriculture and markets for CD-ROM products: results of a joint market study

A major market study was conducted by the CGIAR Secretariat and Digital Publications in the Summer of 1989 to assess the information needs in agriculture in the developing and developed countries, and to relate these needs to the potential for CD-ROM products. The survey was sent to twelve hundred l...

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Published inQuarterly Bulletin of IAALD (IAALD) Vol. 36; no. 1-2
Main Authors Frierson, E. (CGIAR Secretariat, Washington D.C. (USA)), Zoellick, P.A. (Digital Publications Ann Arbor, MI (USA))
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.01.1991
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BESOIN D'INFORMATION
NECESIDADES DE INFORMACION
TECHNOLOGIE APPROPRIEE
TECNOLOGIA APROPIADA
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Summary:A major market study was conducted by the CGIAR Secretariat and Digital Publications in the Summer of 1989 to assess the information needs in agriculture in the developing and developed countries, and to relate these needs to the potential for CD-ROM products. The survey was sent to twelve hundred libraries and research centers worldwide. Respondents were asked to provide detailed information on current information resources and practices. They were also asked to assess the needs and markets for two major types of documents on CD-ROM, primary journal literature and reports for the CGIAR Centers. The data from that study are discussed in two primary contexts: a comparison of the needs data with the report conducted for CGIAR by Aspen Corporation in 1987, and an analysis of current information resources and practices; and an analysis of the climate for newer technologies such as CD-ROM in the provision of information of the agricultural community
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ISSN:0020-5966