INFORMATION ACCESS IN A DEVELOPING-COUNTRY - SPECIAL-LIBRARIES IN EGYPT

Developing countries face barriers to information access that few of us in North America encounter. While technology has eased many of the problems, it has also created some frustration. This article describes two special libraries in Egypt with special note of each library's attempts at overcoming some of these barriers. If library professionals in North America are to help, our profession's international cooperation goals must include practical plans for improving document accessibility as well as planning that recognizes the shortcomings of existing information delivery systems in developing countries.