Women's Information Services and Networks
A global sourcebook
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.
Published: 1999
Pages: 160
Paperback: 9780855984250
| 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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