(4) Royal Scientific Society Course in Librarianship |
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| Authors: | R Shalini |
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| Institution: | Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Manasa Gangotari, Mysore, 520 006, India. |
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| Abstract: | The author supports the opinion that full benefit may be derived from the technological potential on condition that serious attention is given to the social, political and ethical aspects, which are often barriers to the free and multi-directional access to information, especially in developing countries. Causes of these barriers — “disarticulations” within a society — are listed and their importance in developing countries emphasized. Possible different communication structures in a society and their effects are examined. The author concludes that the traditional, principle of free flow of information is not sufficient in the advancing information society; there is a need for a, principle which deals more specifically with the “activation”, “mediation”, and “networking” of the needs and opinions at the different levels of society. |
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