Bridge Builders

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.

Table of Contents

• FRONT MATTER
• INRODUCTION
• CASE STUDIES IN THE INTRODUCTION OF CD-ROM TO UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
• CASE STUDIES ON DESKTOP PUBLISHING
• CASE STUDIES ON ELECTRONIC NETWORKING
• CASE STUDIES ON THE COLLECTION, MANAGEMENT, AND DISSEMINATION OF LOCAL INFORMATION RESOURCES
• CONCLUSION
• APPENDIX A: LIST OF AUTHORS
• APPENDIX B: LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
• APPENDIX C: GLOSSARY
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