Information Development

There is more to the Internet than hype; the World Wide Web brings a new dimension to information transfer and new challenges for information professionals.

The obstacles to the use of the Internet as a solution to development problems are not only technical, but political, social, cultural and institutional.

A new approach to identifying and locating information sources on development studies through a meta-information system is being developed at the British Library for Development Studies.

The British Library for Development Studies is using the World Wide Web to make its online development information service, Devline, available to development researchers and practitioners in all parts of the world.

The launching of a World Wide Web home page by the International Development Centre Library produced some unexpected results, including a request for information on what the Queen of England has for breakfast!

This list of electronic information sources aims to help those working in the field of refugee and forced migration studies to find the information they need.

The Internet provides an effective way for CDS/ISIS users to exchange information and discuss common problems.

The Internet provides an opportunity for the water and sanitation sector to overcome the problems of uncoordinated information provision which have hindered development for too long.