Managing Technologies and Automated Library Systems in Developing Countries: Open Source vs Commercial Options. Proceedings of the IFLA Pre-Conference Satellite Meeting Dakar, Sénégal, August 15-16 2007 Le Management des technologies et des systèmes automatisés de bibliotheques dans les pays en développement: logiciels libres vs options commerciales. Actes du colloque satellite FIAB pré-congrès Dakar, Sénégal, 15-16 Aout 2007

• Main Author: Savard, Réjean (auth)
• Other Authors: Dione, Bernard (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: De Gruyter 2008
• Series: IFLA Publications
• Subjects: Computing & information technology
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The theme of this meeting was the management of technologies in the context of developing countries, and in the light of recent developments concerning especially open source software and applications. Speakers from various countries debated in English and in French over the importance of changing t...