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Women's Information Services and Networks

A global sourcebook

Sarah Cummings

Series: Gender, Society & Development

Published: 1999
Pages: 160

Paperback: 9780855984250

An accessible and critical guide to the many resource and information centres working around the world to strengthen the position of women in society. It offers a global overview with a focus on the impact of the new information technologies; regional chapters on Africa, Asia and the Pacific and Central and Eastern Europe and the former USSR; a critical directory of information services which describes (with full contact details) the work and focus of more than 160 centres; a 75-entry annotated bibliography and an extensive list of Web sites.
Acknowledgements
Preface
Acronyms
Introduction: womens information and networks
Women's information centres and networks: a global perspective
Minke Valk, Henk van Dam and Sarah Cummings
Celebrating the power, diversity and strength of African Women's networks
Jennifer Radloff
Weaving webs of unity: the experience of Asia and the Pacific
Chat Garcia
Looking for a sister: women's groups and networking in Central and Easter Europe and the Newly Independent States
Delina Fico
Directory of information centres
Guide to the directory of information centres
Geographical index
Alphabetical index of organisations
Bibliography
Guide to the bibliography
Author index
Geographical index
Web resources
About the authors.

Sarah Cummings
Sarah Cummings is Senior Consultant at CDC. Sarah is a founder editor and co-Chief Editor of the open access, peer reviewed Knowledge Management for Development Journal. She is a member of the Advisory Board of Hivos and of the Editorial Board of the journal, Development in Practice.

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