Abstract
International Co-operation, East-West Exchange of Information: Problems, Pitfalls, Outlines for the Future
Highlights
Transborder data flows have taken place through a variety of channels: hardcopy documentation, magnetic tapes, optical discs, telecommunication networks, etc
The number of serials which are processed full text by the computerised information systems and ones which are recorded on optical discs continuously grows
It was generally believed that East-West transborder data flows were characterised by a low volume and considerable asymmetry : the Western countries were both the main producers and exporters of the said services, whilst CMEA countries were importers
Summary
Transborder data flows have taken place through a variety of channels: hardcopy documentation, magnetic tapes, optical discs, telecommunication networks, etc. Out of the totality of transborder data flows two principal categories can be distinguished: publicly and non-publicly available flows. The latter are internal to institutions and do not involve market transactions. The recent advances in the micro-electronic revolution, and the merging of computer and the telecommunication technologies on the one hand, and the growing demands for information supply and processing on the other, have resulted in the rapid development of computerised information systems and computerised information flows, both within and between nations for both categories of flow. We can consider that a great number of specialists use personal computers By these means they have access to printed information from all over the world. The number of serials which are processed full text by the computerised information systems and ones which are recorded on optical discs continuously grows.
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