African South of the Sahara Library

The Electronic Technology Group* of the African Studies Association (USA) set up the first internet booth in the exhibit area of the 1994 annual ASA conference in Toronto. The booth fees were paid by the following sponsors:

• Abilene Christian University, Dean's Office
• Boston University, Africana Library
• Cooperative Africana Microform Project, CAMP
• Northwestern University, African Studies Library
• SatelLife/Healthnet
• Stanford University, Africa Collection, Hoover Library
• University of Pennsylvania, African Studies Program
• University of Wisconsin, African Studies Program

University of Toronto, Instructional and Research Computing and University of Toronto, Computing and Communications provided the computers, modems, software, and internet access.

14 ASA members volunteered their time as consultants to assist conference attendees in using internet resources. The volunteers were: Joe Caruso, Richard Chowning, Ali Dinar, David Easterbrook, Gregory Finnegan, Karen Fung, Kerry Gallivan, Al Kagan, Patricia Kuntz, Sheryl McCurdy, Julie Sisskind, Jeff Strabone, Jim Zaffiro, Joanne Zellers.

A printed guide to Africa-related internet resources was prepared by Karen Fung as a handout for the booth. The present guide is an updated version of the 1994 guide.

Now called the Information and Communication Technology Group (ICTG). Read more...

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