Digital Resources for Research: A Review of Access and Use in African Universities

This paper draws on a literature review undertaken by the ACU, as part of a study commissioned by Arcadia (www.arcadiafund.org.uk) on the obstacles to accessing and using digital scholarly information in African universities. It outlines the principal issues which have been identified through existing programmes, studies and reviews, and summarises existing initiatives in this area. In doing so, it highlights a number of areas to be explored in greater depth during the subsequent phases of the project.