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Articles

 

FYI Article-- "Bridging the Digital Divide," November 6, 2006. Interview with Cliff Missen about the eGranary Digital Library and its history.

 

Daily Iowan Article as posted online-- "UI aiding in 'Africanizing' the Internet," October 24, 2006. The WiderNet Project and Leo Eko.

 

Answers.com Article -- "eGranary Digital Library," May 30, 2006.  Bulk of the information and background are on the eGranary Digital Library.

 

Daily Iowan Article as posted online--"Locals strive to Widen the Internet Globally," May 11, 2006. Focused on The WiderNet Project and its mission.

 

TheHinduBusinessLine.com Article-- "Tap Gyan from the eGranary," May 8, 2006. About the eGranary, The WiderNet Project and the schools where the eGranary has been connected.

 

The Hindu Article as posted on owli.org -- "India: eGranary Helps Countries Build Digital Libraries," March 27, 2006. eGranary article including discussion of its costs.

 

Africa Today, Special Issue: African Electronic Publishing (PDF file) -- "'Internet in a Box:" Augmenting Bandwidth with the eGranary Digital Library," December 2005. Written by Edward A. Miner and Cliff Missen, this seventeen page story delves into the world of the eGranary and everything involved.

 

Timbuktu Chronicles Article -- "eGranary: WiderNet," December 1, 2005. Short explanatory article on the eGranary.

 

University of Iowa News Release-- "Organizations Partner to Aid African Schools," November 8, 2005. A press release profiling Herbert Busiku who trained in Iowa and brought his knowledge back to Uganda. Also notes how affordable the eGranary is in comparison to the an Internet connection.

 

U.S. Department of State -- "Report of the Advisory Committee on Cultural Diplomacy," September 2005. WiderNet is mentioned on page 21 of the report.

 

University of Iowa News Release-- "UI WiderNet Project wins $225,000 Grant from Hewlett Foundation," August 3, 2005. News release about The WiderNet Project's large grant from the Hewlett Foundation.

 

eContent-- "Food For Thought: Localized Content Aids Disconnected Africa," July 22, 2005. Article about The WiderNet Project and the eGranary.

 

Association of College and Research Libraries-- "News From the Field," June 2005. Short blurb about the 50th eGranary installed in Central America

 

 

Radio Broadcasts

 

National Public Radio-- "Fulbright Scholars Discuss Time in Africa," June 22, 2006. Cliff Missen on Talk of the Nation with Neal Conan.

 

Chicago Public Radio-- "Bringing the Internet to Schools in Africa," October 19, 2006. Cliff Missen on CPR discussing the eGranary.