Managing technologies and automated library systems in developing countries : : open source vs. commercial options : proceedings of the IFLA pre-conference satellite meeting = Le management des technologies et des systemes automatises de bibliotheques dans les pays en developpement : logiciels libres vs. options commerciales : actes du colloque satellite FIAB pre-congres / / edited by Bernard Dione and Rejean Savard.

• Superior document: IFLA publications, 132
• Author: IFLA Pre-Conference Satellite Meeting; Savard, Réjean
• TeilnehmendeR: Dione, Bernard,; Savard, Rejean, 1950-; International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions.; IFLA Pre-Conference Satellite Meeting
• Place / Publishing House: Munchen, Germany : : K.G. Saur,, 2008.
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Language: English
• Series: IFLA publications ; 132.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (217 pages) :; illustrations, map
• Notes: "Dakar, Senegal, August 15-16 Aout 2007."

The theme of this meeting was the management of technologies in the context of developing countries, and in the light of recent developments concerning especially open source software and applications. Speakers from various countries debated in English and in French over the importance of changing t...