Archival WiderNet and Partner Reports and Publications

2012

• Global Disability Rights Library Report - work in progress

2010

• Global Access to Aging Information and the Gerontology Healthy Aging Portal - Lisa Skemp, Ji Woon Ko, Cliff Missen, Diane Peterson, 12/22/10 for the Journal of Gerontological Nursing 2011 Vol. 37, Issue 1 -- LARGE file size

2009

• eGranary Digital Library Evaluation Report 2008-2009 - funded by a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation

2008

• eLearning - Amber Swenson and Anna Sheeley

2007

• Casting a WiderNet Net: Improving Access to Medical Literature in Developing Countries - Lewis Roberts, Cliff Missen, and Gil Grimes - Mayo Clinic Proceedings, July 2007, Vol. 82, Issue 7
• Africa, India, Bangladesh, Azerbaijan, Haiti get eGranary Digital Library - US Department of State/News Blaze article - 7/18/2007

2006

• Using Digital Libraries and Web-Conferencing to Support Human Resources for Health - Thomas Cook, Cliff Missen, Alena Petrakova - 5/27/2006
• Leland Initiative / eGranary Digital Library - final report on the development of the eGranary Digital Library, funded by a two-year Leland Initiative/AED grant. - 4/2006 
• Information Technology with Attitude - final report on the Nigerian Universities Information and Communication Technologies Project, funded by a three-year grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation - 2/3/2006
• Information Technology with Attitude: Final MacArthur Report

2005

• "Internet in a Box": Augmenting Bandwidth with the eGranary Digital Library by Edward Miner and Cliff Missen - paper published in Africa Today, Dec. 2005, Vol. 52, Number 2, Winter 2005 Special Issue: African Electronic Publishing -- CAUTION: Large File Size
• Internet In A Box: The eGranary Digital Library Serves Scholars Lacking Internet Bandwidth - paper published in New Review of Information Networking Vol. 11 Issue 2, 2005

2004

• Gender and ICT - The importance of female contribution to and involvement in the promotion of digital communication technology at African universities - 7/2004
• Gender and IT Related Resources - appendix to above report, contains a long list of Web sites and articles of interest

2003

• Building Digital Technical Capacity at Nigerian Universities: Laying the Foundation for Greater Digital Participation and Collaboration Institutional Partnerships Program summary and reports 9/2000-11/2003 - Caution: LARGE file size

2002

• The Gambia Project - description of the WiderNet experience in The Gambia in 7/2002; includes the donation of a server, a copy of the digital library, and the setting up of a 6-node intranet.
• Computer Fees Report - guide to computer fee imposition in colleges and tertiary academic institutions
• Return on Investment in ICT
• Introduction to UNIJOS Intranet - paper presented at the Jos Conference by John L. Gotip, NUNet that introduces University of Jos Intranet
• The Internet: A Little Deeper - presented at the Jos Conference by I. D Yakmut, NUNet coordinator University of Jos
• Networking The Nigerian University System: The UNN Experience - paper presented at the Jos Conference by G. M. Nwamarah, Director MIS Unit Nsukka
• Trends in the Development of ICT in the Usmanu Danfodiyo University - by Ahmed Isah Chafe, Coordinator NUNet Sokoto
• An Analysis of Lessons Learned by Resourcery in the Provision of Information Technology Solutions to Nigerian Universities (with comments on the University of Jos Experience) - paper presented at the Jos Conference from Resourcery Inc. Lagos, Contractors for University of Jos Fiber Backbone
• Solar Backup Systems For Computer Network - paper by Lawal, Managing Director, Solar Electric Systems Limited
• InterWeb at the University of Jos - paper by Dr. Sunday Akintunde, Deputy University Librarian, Systems UNIJOS
• ICT in Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
• Nigerian Linkages Project - didn't archive well, primarily unarranged summaries of papers
• Speech of the Vice-Chancellor University of Jos Prof. Monday Y. Mangvwat - in declaring open a two-day intensive training on "Digitizing your Materials for the World Wibe Web" on 2/13/2002, University of Jos Computer Centre
• Speech by the Chairman Committee of Deans, University of Jos Prof. Joseph O. Kolawole to declare open the conference on "ICT Trends in Nigerian Universities", University of Jos Computer Centre

2001

• A Review of the African Virtual University - Cliff Missen
• Digital Library Research
• Cost of Ownership - report on the costs incurred in the life cycle of a workstation, from acquisition to disposal - 8/2001
• Library Automation - this overview provides information on the trends and standards in library automation, in response to requests from Nigerian library administrators
• Choosing an Internet Service Provider: “The Devil You Know vs the Devil You Don’t Know” - discussion regarding university options for purchasing Internet bandwidth, with an example of the bandwidth conundrum facing the University of Ibadan - 12/2001
• The SAFE: Southern Africa-Far East-West African submarine cable

2000 and older

• Internet Connectivity Needs of Nigerian Universities - report developed for USAID - Caution: LARGE file size
• The Satellite Report - overview of various options available to academic institutions for Satellite Internet Connectivity -- This did not archive well
• Satellite Connectivity - 10/1999
• What's so academic about computers and networks in developing countries? - article describing the importance of our continued involvement in the promotion of digital communication technology at African universities.