Workshop on Digital Libraries, 14 –18 December 2002, Khartoum, Sudan, by Sudan British Council with collaboration with Documentation and Information Centre of National Centre for Research and Sudatel Training Centre: THE IMPACT OF NCR-DIC READINESS IN REALIZING SUDAN DIGITAL LIBRARY / By Rafaa Ashmallah Ghobrial: 12. REFERENCES:

Workshop on Digital Libraries, 14 –18 December 2002, Khartoum, Sudan, by Sudan British Council with collaboration with Documentation and Information Centre of National Centre for Research and Sudatel Training Centre: THE IMPACT OF NCR-DIC READINESS IN REALIZING SUDAN DIGITAL LIBRARY / By Rafaa Ashmallah Ghobrial

Workshop on Digital Libraries, 14 –18 December 2002, Khartoum, Sudan, by Sudan British Council with collaboration with Documentation and Information Centre of National Centre for Research and Sudatel Training Centre: THE IMPACT OF NCR-DIC READINESS IN REALIZING SUDAN DIGITAL LIBRARY / By Rafaa Ashmallah Ghobrial

1. BACKGROUND:

2. NCR-DIC OBJECTIVES:

3.NCR-DIC RESOURCES:

3.1 HUMAN RESOURCES:

3.2 PHYSCIAL RESOURCES:

3.3 FINANIAL RESOURCES:

4.NCR-DIC SECTIONS:

5. NCR –DIC CLIENTS:

6. NCR-DIC SYSTEMS:

7. NCR-DIC and TECHNOLOGY:

7.1 MIROFICHE:

7.2 MICROCOMPUTERS:

7.2.a CDS/ISIS-BASED LIBRARY SYSTEM

7.2. b. CONVERSION UTILITY:

7.2.c The Windows Version:

7.2.d Compatibility between the DOS and Windows versions:

7.2.e CDS/ISIS Application Development Tools:

7.2.f.Internet tools:

8. NCR-DIC ELECTRONIC NETWORKING:

9. NCR-DIC READINESS:

10. CURRENT BARRIERS TO BUILD DIGITAL LIBRARIES:

11. CONCLUSION:

12. REFERENCES:

12. REFERENCES:

12. REFERENCES

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