The paper discusses the design and implementation of a pilot experiment to introduce commercially available online service to Egyptian users from a geographically distant location in the U.S. With the lack of international data communication net works for online transmission in Egypt, a delayed online search technique is used as an alternative mode for accessing the service from the U.S. A document delivery support system from abroad is also discussed. A critical analysis and evaluation of the project activities is presented. Factors affecting the performance of the service, and users' reactions and expecta tions are also analysed.
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