Making a Difference: Measuring the Impact of Information on Development. Proceedings of a workshop held in Ottawa, Canada, 10-12 July 1995
Ottawa: International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (1995), vi, 246 pp.
ISBN 0-88936-783-3
"This book reports on an international research program investigating the impact of information on development. It presents a series of case studies and essays that describe practical, operational experience with methodologies to assess the impact of information. Amongst many issues, authors examine sampling and interview techniques, questionnaire design, survey instruments, data definitions, and approaches to identifying different user communities. The book will be of use to scholars, researchers, student, and practitioners in information sciences and development studies." (Publisher description)
Measuring the Impact of Information on Development: Overview of an International Research Program / Paul McConnell, 1
CASE STUDIES
CIDE/REDUC Case Study [Latin America] / Warren Thorngate, Afredo Rojas, and Maria Francini, 31
Impact of the Semi-Arid Tropical Crops Information Service (SATCRIS) at ICRISAT / L. J. Haravu and T. N. Rajan, 49
Impact of Electronic Communication on Development in Africa / Nancy Hajkin and Michel Menou, 71
Impact of Information on Rural Development: Background, Methodology, and Progress / Kingo Mchombu, 87
Impact of Information on Policy Formulation in the Caribbean / Audrey Chambers and Noel Boissiere, 103
Information for Decision-Making in the Caribbean Community / Carol Collins, 123
IMPACT RESEARCH STUDIES
Using LISREL to Measure the Impact of Information on Development: London Site Pilot Study / J. Tague-Sutcliffe, L. Vaughan, and C. Sylvain, 135
Information Factors Affecting New Business Development: Progress Report / Charles T. Meadow and Louis Felicie Spiteri, 153
RELATED IMPACT ACTIVITIES
Benefit-Cost Analysis Progress Report: Applications to IDRC Impact Indicators Research / Forest Woody Norton, Jr, 177
Information for Policy Formulation: Latin America and the Caribbean / Fay Durrani, 183
Measuring the Effects of Information on Development / Warren Thorngate, 195
Reporting Information About Studies of Information / Charles T. Meadow, 201
INIMCAS Listserv — "INIMICAS-L": Analysis of Initial Use / Ronald Archer, 207
Can Computer Conferencing Be Effective for Information Policy Formation? / Warren Thorngate and David Balson, 211
Measuring the Impact of Information on Development: Related Literature, 1993-1995 / Bev Chataway and Atsuko Cooke, 237
CASE STUDIES
CIDE/REDUC Case Study [Latin America] / Warren Thorngate, Afredo Rojas, and Maria Francini, 31
Impact of the Semi-Arid Tropical Crops Information Service (SATCRIS) at ICRISAT / L. J. Haravu and T. N. Rajan, 49
Impact of Electronic Communication on Development in Africa / Nancy Hajkin and Michel Menou, 71
Impact of Information on Rural Development: Background, Methodology, and Progress / Kingo Mchombu, 87
Impact of Information on Policy Formulation in the Caribbean / Audrey Chambers and Noel Boissiere, 103
Information for Decision-Making in the Caribbean Community / Carol Collins, 123
IMPACT RESEARCH STUDIES
Using LISREL to Measure the Impact of Information on Development: London Site Pilot Study / J. Tague-Sutcliffe, L. Vaughan, and C. Sylvain, 135
Information Factors Affecting New Business Development: Progress Report / Charles T. Meadow and Louis Felicie Spiteri, 153
RELATED IMPACT ACTIVITIES
Benefit-Cost Analysis Progress Report: Applications to IDRC Impact Indicators Research / Forest Woody Norton, Jr, 177
Information for Policy Formulation: Latin America and the Caribbean / Fay Durrani, 183
Measuring the Effects of Information on Development / Warren Thorngate, 195
Reporting Information About Studies of Information / Charles T. Meadow, 201
INIMCAS Listserv — "INIMICAS-L": Analysis of Initial Use / Ronald Archer, 207
Can Computer Conferencing Be Effective for Information Policy Formation? / Warren Thorngate and David Balson, 211
Measuring the Impact of Information on Development: Related Literature, 1993-1995 / Bev Chataway and Atsuko Cooke, 237
