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Providing and Sustaining Environmental Information Services Through Resource Sharing in Botswana: A Proposal

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2022

Bobana E.G. Badisang*
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National Institute of Development Research & Documentation, University of Botswana
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The Seminar on Accessing Information in Southern Africa (SAIRSA) National and Subregional Bibliographic Control, held in Johannesburg in 1996, recognised among others the crucial role of information in national development; the importance of making optimal use of indigenous information; that a system for comprehensive and up to date bibliographic control of the national output is a prerequisite in each country for utilizing information for development; and that the efforts of individual nations can be reinforced through regional cooperation. Recommendations of the SAIRSA committed the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to support efforts to establish national legislation for national bibliographic control agencies and legislation for legal deposit. Country reports showed lack of understanding on the part of most governments of the role of national bibliographic control and its support of socioeconomic development.

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Copyright © International African Institute 1998

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Badisang, B. E. Environmental information provision at the National Institute of Development Research and Documentation (Source: Strengthening of the National Environmental Information Network Forum: report of the Proceedings of the Third INFOterra Workshop, 12th to 13th August 1997) p.66-72Google Scholar
Datta, A. and Baffour-Awauh, M. Botswana and the Southern African Interlending System: cooperation or dependency? (Paper presented at the 12th Southern African Social Science Conference, Gaborone, 3rd to 7th July 1989)Google Scholar
State Library, Pretoria Manual for Interlending. Pretoria, 1994, p.1Google Scholar
Sebina, M.L. National Conservation Strategy Coordinating Agency (Source: Strengthening of the National Environmental Information Network Forum: report of the Proceedings of the Third INFOterra Workshop, 12th to 13th August 1997) p.47-50Google Scholar
Thapisa, A.P.N. Networking, networks and their significance (Source: Strengthening of the National Environmental Information Network Forum: report of the Proceedings of the Third INFOterra Workshop, 12th to 13th August 1997)Google Scholar
Alemna, A.A. International interlending and document supply: the African perspective, Journal of interlibrary loan & document supply, 1(3) 1991, 29-38CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Cameron, J. National bibliographic control of serials in Australia, 1980-1990, Serials librarian, 22,1992, 291-296Google Scholar
Desgranges, S. The old and local stocks of the libraries in Lower Normand: a union catalogue on CD-ROM, Bulletin des bibliotheques de France, 41, 1996, 50-53Google Scholar
Ermakoff, T. Principles and cooperation tools: the example of the region centre, Bulletin des bibliotheques de France, 41,1996, 54-56Google Scholar
Gould, S. Interlending and document supply: a review of recent literature, XXVIII, Interlending & document supply, 23,1995, 26-33CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Inoti, V.I. & Matanji, P. Interlending and document supply in Kenya, Information development, 6,1990,158-162Google Scholar
IFLA General Conference Paris, 1989. Division of Collections and Services. Open Forum of the Division. Report. (Pubn. 326 233)Google Scholar
IFLA General ConferenceStockholm, 1990. Division of Collections and Services. Section on Acquisition & Exchange. Report. (Pubn. ED 329 286)Google Scholar
Kefford, B. Interlending and document delivery: a review of recent literature, I, Interlending review, 1,1982,12-17Google Scholar
Lor, P.J. Competing models in the development of the South African interlending system, Mousaion, 7,1989, 49-74Google Scholar
Lor, P.J. Measurement of suppliers’ costs in a large decentralized interlending system, Part 2,1962 to 1983, South African journal of library & information science, 60,1992,146-153Google Scholar
Lor, P.J. The volume and distribution of interlending within the Southern African interlending scheme, South African journal of library & information science, 55,1989, 81-93Google Scholar
Lor, P.J. & Hendrikz, F. Statistics of interlending traffic in the Southern African interlending scheme, 1985-1991, South African journal of library & information science, 61,1993,11-18Google Scholar
Massis, B.E. & Vitznasky, W. Interlibrary loan of alternative format materials: a balanced sourcebook, Journal of interlibrary loan & document supply, 3,1-196Google Scholar
Nilsson, K. Planning for document supply: Sweden and Scandinavia, Interlending & document supply 22,1994, 3-6CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Ojedukun, A.A. CD-MARC bibliographic databases as an alternative to other information sources: cataloguers’ evaluation of the use of LC CD-MARC, Electronic library, 14,1996, 215-220CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Salomonsen, A. NOSP revisited: the changing roles of the Nordic Union Catalogue of Serials, Resource sharing & information networks, 7,1992, 75-80CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Tonta, Y. An interlending network for Turkish university libraries, Information development, 6,1990,105-110CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Weinryb, H. Zeitschriftendatenbank (ZDB) - the German Union Catalogue of Serials: CD-ROM version user manual, Serials librarian, 29,1996, 73-101CrossRefGoogle Scholar

References

Badisang, B. E. Environmental information provision at the National Institute of Development Research and Documentation (Source: Strengthening of the National Environmental Information Network Forum: report of the Proceedings of the Third INFOterra Workshop, 12th to 13th August 1997) p.66-72Google Scholar
Datta, A. and Baffour-Awauh, M. Botswana and the Southern African Interlending System: cooperation or dependency? (Paper presented at the 12th Southern African Social Science Conference, Gaborone, 3rd to 7th July 1989)Google Scholar
State Library, Pretoria Manual for Interlending. Pretoria, 1994, p.1Google Scholar
Sebina, M.L. National Conservation Strategy Coordinating Agency (Source: Strengthening of the National Environmental Information Network Forum: report of the Proceedings of the Third INFOterra Workshop, 12th to 13th August 1997) p.47-50Google Scholar
Thapisa, A.P.N. Networking, networks and their significance (Source: Strengthening of the National Environmental Information Network Forum: report of the Proceedings of the Third INFOterra Workshop, 12th to 13th August 1997)Google Scholar

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Alemna, A.A. International interlending and document supply: the African perspective, Journal of interlibrary loan & document supply, 1(3) 1991, 29-38CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Cameron, J. National bibliographic control of serials in Australia, 1980-1990, Serials librarian, 22,1992, 291-296Google Scholar
Desgranges, S. The old and local stocks of the libraries in Lower Normand: a union catalogue on CD-ROM, Bulletin des bibliotheques de France, 41, 1996, 50-53Google Scholar
Ermakoff, T. Principles and cooperation tools: the example of the region centre, Bulletin des bibliotheques de France, 41,1996, 54-56Google Scholar
Gould, S. Interlending and document supply: a review of recent literature, XXVIII, Interlending & document supply, 23,1995, 26-33CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Inoti, V.I. & Matanji, P. Interlending and document supply in Kenya, Information development, 6,1990,158-162Google Scholar
IFLA General Conference Paris, 1989. Division of Collections and Services. Open Forum of the Division. Report. (Pubn. 326 233)Google Scholar
IFLA General ConferenceStockholm, 1990. Division of Collections and Services. Section on Acquisition & Exchange. Report. (Pubn. ED 329 286)Google Scholar
Kefford, B. Interlending and document delivery: a review of recent literature, I, Interlending review, 1,1982,12-17Google Scholar
Lor, P.J. Competing models in the development of the South African interlending system, Mousaion, 7,1989, 49-74Google Scholar
Lor, P.J. Measurement of suppliers’ costs in a large decentralized interlending system, Part 2,1962 to 1983, South African journal of library & information science, 60,1992,146-153Google Scholar
Lor, P.J. The volume and distribution of interlending within the Southern African interlending scheme, South African journal of library & information science, 55,1989, 81-93Google Scholar
Lor, P.J. & Hendrikz, F. Statistics of interlending traffic in the Southern African interlending scheme, 1985-1991, South African journal of library & information science, 61,1993,11-18Google Scholar
Massis, B.E. & Vitznasky, W. Interlibrary loan of alternative format materials: a balanced sourcebook, Journal of interlibrary loan & document supply, 3,1-196Google Scholar
Nilsson, K. Planning for document supply: Sweden and Scandinavia, Interlending & document supply 22,1994, 3-6CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Ojedukun, A.A. CD-MARC bibliographic databases as an alternative to other information sources: cataloguers’ evaluation of the use of LC CD-MARC, Electronic library, 14,1996, 215-220CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Salomonsen, A. NOSP revisited: the changing roles of the Nordic Union Catalogue of Serials, Resource sharing & information networks, 7,1992, 75-80CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Tonta, Y. An interlending network for Turkish university libraries, Information development, 6,1990,105-110CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Weinryb, H. Zeitschriftendatenbank (ZDB) - the German Union Catalogue of Serials: CD-ROM version user manual, Serials librarian, 29,1996, 73-101CrossRefGoogle Scholar