Bridge Builders:

African Experiences With Information and Communication Technology

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Size: 304 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:1996

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Panel on Planning for Scientific and Technological Information (STI) Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa, National Research Council
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This volume tells 16 remarkable stories--first person accounts of how information and communication technologies have been successfully introduced into institutions for the benefit of scientists and engineers in sub-Saharan Africa. These case studies focus on the lessons learned in designing ...
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FRONT MATTER	i-x	(skim)
INRODUCTION	1-10	(skim)
CASE STUDIES IN THE INTRODUCTION OF CD-ROM TO UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES	11-62	(skim)
CASE STUDIES ON DESKTOP PUBLISHING	63-120	(skim)
CASE STUDIES ON ELECTRONIC NETWORKING	121-214	(skim)
CASE STUDIES ON THE COLLECTION, MANAGEMENT, AND DISSEMINATION OF LOCAL INFORMATION RESOURCES	215-272	(skim)
CONCLUSION	273-280	(skim)
APPENDIX A: LIST OF AUTHORS	281-282	(skim)
APPENDIX B: LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS	283-284	(skim)
APPENDIX C: GLOSSARY	285-290	(skim)

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This volume tells 16 remarkable stories--first person accounts of how information and communication technologies have been successfully introduced into institutions for the benefit of scientists and engineers in sub-Saharan Africa. These case studies focus on the lessons learned in designing and implementing projects dealing with scientific and technological information and examine the impact.

Bridge Builders:

African Experiences With Information and Communication Technology

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