Abstract:
The introduction of CD-ROM products has offered promise in accelerating the access to computer-based databases in developing countries. CD-ROM has been considered the most appropriate tech-nology to the infrastructure of these countries.
IThis article discusses a case study which seeks answers to two major questions that can impact on the use of CD-ROM by developing countries:
the extent to which publicly available CD-ROM databases can satisfy the information needs of a particular information requirement for a particular development situation in a developing country; and
the economics of an alternative system of CD-ROM, supplemented by online searching