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The Program Of Growth And Development: Another Factor Of Inequity In The Health System, Y Giraldo, H Ramírez, M Bastidas, F Peñaranda, S Echeverri Apr 2008

The Program Of Growth And Development: Another Factor Of Inequity In The Health System, Y Giraldo, H Ramírez, M Bastidas, F Peñaranda, S Echeverri

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Reflections On Subjectivity In Management According To The Paradigm Of The Organization That Learns, Fj Uribe Apr 2008

Reflections On Subjectivity In Management According To The Paradigm Of The Organization That Learns, Fj Uribe

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Civil Associations In Mental Health In Rio De Janeir Democratizing Social Spaces, Ws Souza Apr 2008

Civil Associations In Mental Health In Rio De Janeir Democratizing Social Spaces, Ws Souza

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Social Capital And Health Councils In Brazil. A Vicious Circle?, Me Labra Apr 2008

Social Capital And Health Councils In Brazil. A Vicious Circle?, Me Labra

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Elements That Facilitate Or Hinder The Emergence Of Community Leadership. A Reflection Based On The Experience Of The Farmworker Center El Convite In Mucuchíes, E Hernández Apr 2008

Elements That Facilitate Or Hinder The Emergence Of Community Leadership. A Reflection Based On The Experience Of The Farmworker Center El Convite In Mucuchíes, E Hernández

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Overview Of A Guide For Electronic Theses And Dissertations, Edward A. Fox Jan 2001

Overview Of A Guide For Electronic Theses And Dissertations, Edward A. Fox

University Libraries & Learning Sciences Faculty and Staff Publications

This chapter provides an overview of a guide for electronic theses and dissertations that is being prepared as requested by UNESCO to help with the expansion of ETD activities around the world. It roughly follows the outline developed through discussions involving the many partners working on that guide and coordinated by Shalini Urs. It builds upon experiences related to the evolution of the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations, a federation of groups interested in ETD programs. It introduces key concepts, explains matters according to the interests of students and universities, highlights technical issues, recommends a scheme for expanding …


Scholarly Publishing And Intellectual Property In The Electronic Environment, Johann Van Reenen Jan 2001

Scholarly Publishing And Intellectual Property In The Electronic Environment, Johann Van Reenen

University Libraries & Learning Sciences Faculty and Staff Publications

Libraries and information service providers cannot stand aloof from the current developments (legal, technological, and organizational) in scholarly publishing. This chapter will discuss these issues and provide ways to influence beneficial change.


E-Business, E-Ideas, E-Government, E-Policies, And E-Education, Ramiro Jordan Jan 2001

E-Business, E-Ideas, E-Government, E-Policies, And E-Education, Ramiro Jordan

University Libraries & Learning Sciences Faculty and Staff Publications

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Digital Libraries And Virtual Workplaces: Important Initiatives For Latin America In The Information Age, Johann Van Reenen Jan 2001

Digital Libraries And Virtual Workplaces: Important Initiatives For Latin America In The Information Age, Johann Van Reenen

University Libraries & Learning Sciences Faculty and Staff Publications

In a world becoming increasingly connected electronically the divide between people working in different at different levels, in different departments, organizations, and countries are melting away. It is becoming easier to "cross" political, economic and national borders. However, to participate in this global workplace, workers will need: local information and technological infrastructures access to global connectivity at reasonable speed and reliability the skills required to work digitally the attitudes needed to work in an increasingly ambiguous, paradoxical, and complex work environment access to pertinent and affordable information appropriate management structures to support virtual work and, most importantly, leaders with vision …


Work And Productivity In The 21st Century, Johann Van Reenen Jan 2001

Work And Productivity In The 21st Century, Johann Van Reenen

University Libraries & Learning Sciences Faculty and Staff Publications

Advances in information technology have created the potential for global markets, virtually integrated work and workplaces, and international workforce development on a scale never before imagined. To capitalize on these developments, countries, organizations and their leaders need to understand the potential, the challenges, the policies and the attitudes that will be required for success in the electronic environment. This chapter provides an overview of the major technology and management trends and the formative role of digital libraries and information science. The characteristics of the 21st century, emerging trends for libraries and information management, knowledge management and technology driven changes, and …


Science And Technology Information And Digital Library Initiatives In Latin America, Johann Van Reenen Jan 2001

Science And Technology Information And Digital Library Initiatives In Latin America, Johann Van Reenen

University Libraries & Learning Sciences Faculty and Staff Publications

This chapter will focus on the work of the Ibero-American Science & Technology Education Consortium (ISTEC) and the Organization of American States (OAS) in developing digital library manpower and encouraging cooperative information delivery and sharing initiatives. It also provides brief descriptions of other projects and issues.