The needs of LIFDC
Expertise and technologies DO exist!!
Tools and methodologies must be scalable. Can’t let LCD determine the technical solution.
UNESCO’s CDS/ISIS is a widely-used tool, particularly for publishing bibliographic info!
FAO and partners have the tools to bring CDS/ISIS from DOS to Windows to the Web... with links to text!
The next step is interoperability: CDS/ISIS should be able interpret metadata schemas (using RDF/XML/DC)
Establishment of a CDS/ISIS Consortium
Institutional & Capacity Building for Web-Publishing/ Content Management (WAICENT Resource Kit)
Access to information is hard enough in the North....