"The papers from the seventh conference of the International and Comparative Librarianship Group of the UK Library Association, held in Birmingham in September 1989, which examined the book crisis, shortage of reading materials, and the funding of library services in the countries of the South, with
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many parts of the less developed world turning into virtually bookless societies." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1398)
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"The purpose of this report is to present statistics concerning broadcasting transmitting and receiving facilities for the period 1950- 1960. (In a number of cases data for 1961 were included.) A tentative suggestion for the classification of radio broadcast programmes by content is also included. T
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he report consists of four parts : Section I deals with radio broadcasting (transmitters and receivers); Section I1 with television broadcasting (transmitters and receivers); Section 111 with radio and television programmes; Section IV includes statistical tables." (Introduction)
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"The use of telecommunications as a method of social development — The United Arab Republic (U.A.R.) needs an efficient communication system which would serve various purposes — The obstacles and difficulties existing at present hinder the implementation of such a system: a) Differences in level
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s of education between the various national communities — b) The shortage of qualified personnel — c) Shortage of money in the communities with the greatest need of information — d) Shortage of electric power for certain fairly extensive regions — Rural information Council in the U.A.R.: activities and corodination with other government authorities — The basis of this information service — How to bring radio and television to communities with low income — The use of telecommunications as a method of economic development — The use of telecommunications for security purposes. [Working Paper, 29 Sept. 1962. Contribution to: The United Nations Conference on the Application of Science and Technology for the Benefit of the Less Developed Areas, Geneva, 4 to 20 February 1963. E/Conf. 39/L./11. Agenda Item: L.1]" (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 2517, topic code 9)
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