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Accessing African Archives, Libraries & Journals: Partnerships, Ethics & Equity in the 21st Century

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2022

Peter Limb
Peter Limb*
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Michigan State University
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Abstract

In terms of African scholarly resources, the new millennium has begun much as the last ended. Book and journal famines, limited Internet connectivity outside capital cities, and continuing brain and document drains that sap the resources and morale of African scholars and libraries. Co-operation among Africana librarians and between scholars and information workers thus has never been more urgent. The author reports on several important new projects focusing on electronic scholarly communication, publishing, and information resources, including the African e-Journals Project, African Journals Online, and the African Online Digital Library. He also draws attention to the contradictions and ethical issues apparent in some Western collecting practices, for instance the deployment of Western financial muscle to acquire African collections.

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African Research and Documentation , Volume 90: African research & documentation in the new millennium: Papers presented at the SCOLMA 40<span class='sup'>th</span> Anniversary Conference, Oxford, June 2002 , 2002 , pp. 29 - 41
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Copyright © International African Institute 2002

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