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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) |