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Emerald Collaborates with Academic Institutions to Send Journal Archives to Emerging Economies

Print/Share This Post Email This Post Published by rwatstein July 12th, 2008 in digital divide, Africa and journals. 0 Comments

Academic and professional literature publisher Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. is collaborating with several academic institutions to send journal archives to universities in Africa. This initiative was launched to encourage the recycling and reuse of past publications that may still be of use to students and researchers in emerging economies.

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Uganda: Makerere to Get $2.5m Digital Library

Print/Share This Post Email This Post Published by rwatstein December 16th, 2007 in libraries, digital and Africa. 0 Comments

Makerere University is to get a $2.5m digital library, a top official announced this week. The move is part the education ministry’s plan to promote the use of information and communications technology (ICTs) in schools, the official added. “The project is one of the initiatives to have appropriate information and communications technology equipment and infrastructure,” Nsumba Lyazi, the assistant commissioner for secondary education, said.

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