India's Development Information Network: Lessons Learned

Shadrach, Basheerhamad

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“…However, investigating success/failure factors in RS or ILC in the traditional form seems to be particularly more important in less developed countries which hold a remote outlook of developing electronic environment (Bhattacharya, 2004; Witten et al , 2002; Shadrach, 2002).…”

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A study of success factors of resource sharing in Iranian academic libraries

Alidousti¹,

Nazari

Ardakan³

2008

Library Management

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PurposeThis paper aims to present the results of a study on success factors of resource sharing (RS) and cooperation in Iranian Academic Libraries (IAL), from the point‐of‐view of librarians who have direct experience of such activities. It investigates and compares the librarians' experiences of, and opinions on, the importance of the success factors in the current and desirable situations in the IALs.Design/methodology/approachBased on a comprehensive review of the relevant literature, 58 success factors of RS were identified from the previous studies. Using Likert scale technique, the importance of the factors in the current and desired situations of the RS programs were explored and ranked, based on the experiences and opinions of a sample of “key informants” who had direct experience of RS activities in the context of IALs. Then the consistency and/or inconsistency between the current and desired situations of the success factors were identified, using gap analysis method.FindingsThe findings revealed that almost all of the success factors mentioned in previous studies are considered important by the respondents. However, only eight factors received high rankings in the current and desired situations of the RS programs in the IALs.Research limitations/implicationsThe research focuses on factors identified in previous studies. This may ignore certain, especially cultural, factors, which are effective in the context of IALs.Practical implicationsThe study highlights the importance of success factors in development or improvement of any RS activity. The factors would provide both researchers and practitioners with a rich framework to examine the current situation of their RS programs and develop informed strategic plans to improve that. In particular, the findings inform the RS planners and policy makers that particular attention needs to be given to the factors that are identified as very important by the study participants. These factors would alert them to the causes and impacts of such a deficiency in the RS and library cooperation systems.Originality/valueThere is no comprehensive study on the success factors of RS in libraries and, as such, no investigation of the factors in some real‐life contexts of RS activities. Both researchers and practitioners in the field of RS may value the novelty and results of this study.

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A study of success factors of resource sharing in Iranian academic libraries

Alidousti¹,

Nazari

Ardakan³

2008

Library Management

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Global Diffusion of the Internet

Dholakia

Kshetri³

2004

The Internet Encyclopedia

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This chapter provides an overview of the global diffusion of the Internet and examines the factors that shaped and are continuing to shape its diffusion dynamics. The diffusion pattern of an innovation such as the Internet is a function of economic, political, cultural, and geographical factors. In addition, business models vis‐à‐vis the cost to access the Internet also influence the diffusion of the Internet. Because social systems worldwide differ significantly in terms of these factors, diffusion patterns of the Internet also vary widely. Among the factors hampering the faster diffusion of Internet in many countries are low income levels, authoritarian governments with a distaste for the openness of the Internet, sociocultural environments that are incompatible with the Internet, and terrestrial and topographical barriers to landline networks. As a result, developing countries account for disproportionately fewer Internet users and Internet hosts worldwide, creating a global digital divide.

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India's Development Information Network: Lessons Learned

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A study of success factors of resource sharing in Iranian academic libraries

A study of success factors of resource sharing in Iranian academic libraries

Global Diffusion of the Internet

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