Aluka: digitization from Maputo to Timbuktu
OCLC Systems & Services: International digital library perspectives
ISSN: 1065-075X
Article publication date: 16 February 2010
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to describe experiences of collaborative effort to digitize a wide range of scholarly materials from and about Africa
Design/methodology/approach
A brief description of Aluka is followed by two examples of capacity building in Africa, first in Maputo and second in Timbuktu.
Findings
Success in international digitization projects can only be achieved through close collaboration.
Originality/value
The paper highlights a unique project to digitize materials at holding institutions in Africa.
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Citation
Ryan, D. (2010), "Aluka: digitization from Maputo to Timbuktu", OCLC Systems & Services: International digital library perspectives, Vol. 26 No. 1, pp. 29-38. https://doi.org/10.1108/10650751011018482
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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