Women's information services and networks : a global source book

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Women's information services and networks : a global source book

(Gender, society & development)(Critical reviews and annotated bibliographies series)

Royal Tropical Institute : International Information Centre and Archives for the Women's Movement , Oxfam, 1998

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes

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Description

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.

Table of Contents

  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface
  • Acronyms: Introduction: womens information and networks
  • 1. Women's information centres and networks: a global perspective
  • 2. Celebrating the power, diversity and strength of African Women's networks
  • 3.Weaving webs of unity: the experience of Asia and the Pacific
  • 4. Looking for a sister: women's groups and networking in Central and Easter Europe and the Newly Independent States
  • Directory of information centres
  • Bibliography

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  • NCID
    BA43611520
  • ISBN
    • 9068327119
    • 0855984252
  • Country Code
    ne
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Amsterdam,Oxford
  • Pages/Volumes
    176 p
  • Size
    24 cm
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