Programme

Contents

Keynote Address - From the Coordinators´ Desk - Preface - Acknowledgements  

SESSION : I

1. Challenges of an interactive environment in the context of developing countries in sub-saharan Africa 1-12
Ms. Kay Raseroka

2. A constitutional upgrading of the libraries and the internet 13-16
Mikael Book

3. Open source systems in the library and on the net 17-22
E. Rama Reddy

4. Growth and development of public library system in India with special reference to Karnataka 23-28
B. D. Kumbar

5. Civic intelligence descriptive model 29-32
Doug Schuler

6. Civic intelligence discussion 33-39
Doug Schuler

7. Alternative knowledge formation 40-43
Sangayya S. Sirurmath

8. Right to information 44-53
Ravinder Kumar Chadha

9. Information literacy and capability building 54-57
C. R.Karisiddappa

10. Democratization of information: Information literacy 58-60
Mirja Ryynanen

10. Information literacy and capability building: Issues, Challenges and Strategies 61-66
D. V. Singh

12. Library paradigm : Library power: with special reference to Indian academic libraries 67-79
Pandey S. K. Sharma

13 Rapporteur General�s report 80-89
B. S. Kademani

14. List of participants 90-91

SESSION : II

15. Report of the Plenary session at D-16, WSF Venue, Goregaon. [19th January, 2004] 92-95
Mikael Böök

16. List of participants 96-96