Additional funding for modernising and transforming the British Library for Development studies. Final Report.

Abstract

The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) was awarded a contract for modernizing the British Library for Development Studies (BLDS) and transforming it into a global development information resource. This is capitalizing on its unique document collection and taking advantage of the new opportunities that the Internet affords to expand the reach and impact of IDS information services. On 10th January 2001, DFID awarded a contract to IDS to carry out three additional sets of activities during the first quarter of 2001. These were:

  1. Accelerated Marketing and Copyright Clearance
  2. Technical Infrastructure Investment
  3. Feasibility Study for an Online Guide to development agency Country Strategies.

This report documents the work completed.

Citation

8 pp.

Additional funding for modernising and transforming the British Library for Development studies. Final Report.

Published 1 January 2001