Development Information and the Internet
Alan Hopkinson · Information Development · 1996
satellite connections joining together computers the world over. Its main use, at least for those in the information field -librarians, publishers, information workers is for the transfer of mail (electronic mail, or e-mail) or documents (file transfer). All of the papers on the Internet in this issue were delivered to the editor by the Internet using e-mail and file transfer. In the field of development, electronic mail has special usage. As development is an international activity, it is essential for ideas to be exchanged between workers in different parts of the world. As well