For the first time, the World Report is being made available online in
a fully searchable database, complete with graphical map interface.
The new report, which has been developed by a team at the University
of Pretoria led by Professor Theo Bothma, contains details of the
library environment in 122 countries.
As the page notes:
The World Report series is a biennial report series that reports on
the state of the world in terms of freedom of access to information,
freedom of expresion and related issues. The reports are available
online at http://www.ifla.org/en/publications/iflafaife-world-report-series
and can be downloaded free of charge. The 2010 Report has been
designed as a customizable interactive electronic publication and can
be accessed in different formats through [two maps]:
The country-oriented map interface (on the left) allows users to
produce a full or partial country report or comparative country
reports, depending on choices on the following page.
The question-oriented interface (on the right) allows users to get
information on a single question for all countries that have
participated in the 2010 Report. By hovering with the mouse over a map
of the world or clicking on the map, data for the specific question is
shown in a popup window.
More information will be made available soon.
Jonathan Kelley
ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom
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Regards
Fatima Darries
E-LIS SA Editor
www.highedlibrarian.blogspot.com
www.openaccesslibrary.pbwiki.com
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