Understanding information inequality: Making sense of the literature of the information and digital divides

L Yu - Journal of librarianship and information science, 2006 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper reviews related research since the early 1990s on the information and digital
divides. It shows that, despite their shared concerns with illustrating social inequality through …

Strengthening information provision in Nigerian university libraries through information communication technologies

RB Okiy - The Electronic Library, 2005 - emerald.com
Purpose–To review the current state of information communication technologies (ICT)
application for information provision in Nigerian university libraries and make suggestions to …

[PDF][PDF] Globalization and ICT in academic libraries in Nigeria: the way forward

RB Okiy - Library philosophy and practice, 2010 - core.ac.uk
In the last couple of years, students and lecturers in Nigerian tertiary institutions have
increasingly demanded and preferred access to electronic sources delivery and networked …

Internet subscription in Africa: policy for a dual digital divide

TR Roycroft, S Anantho - Telecommunications policy, 2003 - Elsevier
African nations face a dual digital divide: First, the majority of the population lacks basic
infrastructure for Internet access. Second, low Internet subscription rates characterize those …

Digital divide

P Norris, R Inglehart - Handbook on the digital creative economy, 2013 - elgaronline.com
The discussion of a digital divide in Internet access and use is the most recent manifestation
of the broader phenomenon of information poverty (Hayward, 1995; Wresch, 1996; …

[PDF][PDF] Framework for digital preservation of electronic government in Ghana

KK Adu - 2016 - core.ac.uk
The global perspective on digital revolution is one that has received a rapturous approval
from information professionals, scholars and practitioners. However, such an approval has …

Factors affecting the development of information infrastructure in Africa

T Rexwhite Enakrire, OG Onyenania - Library Hi Tech News, 2007 - emerald.com
Purpose–This paper sets to elicit the factors affecting the development of information
infrastructure in africa. Design/methodology/approach–A Descriptive method was employed …

Develo** the ICT infrastructure for Africa: Overview of barriers to harnessing the full power of the Internet

DG Alemneh, SK Hastings - Journal of Education for Library and Information …, 2006 - JSTOR
The synergies of numerous emerging trends are sha** creation, access, use and
preservation of information resources. The digital library environment provides scholars with …

The state of institutional repositories and scholarly communication in Nigeria

D Oguche - Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication, 2018 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the current status of Institutional Repository
(IR) and scholarly communications (SC) in Nigeria. The paper also deliberates the benefits …

Internet adoption and assimilation in Kenyan university libraries

D Odero‐Musakali, SM Mutula - Library review, 2007 - emerald.com
Purpose–This paper sets out to discuss internet adoption and assimilation among university
libraries in Kenya. Design/methodology/approach–The paper is based on a literature survey …