Mass Media and National Development: The Role of Information in the Developing Countries. By Wilbur Schramm. (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1964. Pp. xiv, 333. $7.50.)

1965 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 457-459
Author(s):  
Joseph LaPalombara
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
National Development ◽  
Stanford University ◽  
Role Of Information

The modernization of information services in the People's Republic of China

1981 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 227-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.P. Broadbent
Keyword(s):  
National Development ◽  
Information Storage And Retrieval ◽  
Information Services ◽  
Written Language ◽  
Information Storage ◽  
Republic Of China ◽  
Storage And Retrieval ◽  
Modern Information ◽  
Role Of Information

China has suffered from over a decade of turmoil which has prevented the development of modern information ser vices. Present policy stresses the role of information storage and retrieval in national development. Apart from technical and political constraints, China faces a serious handicap with its unique written language, where the 5000 plus characters needed to express scientific and technical concepts are too large to be handled cost-effectively by present computers. This report outlines ways in which China is currently attempt ing to meet these problems and provide for modern informa tion services by the end of the decade.

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