The Library Project, Part 2

A library is more than a pile of books. Even if the books are carefully selected, catalogued, labeled, organized on shelves and circulated. Library users have to have access to the much larger world of information provided by electronic, online resources. So I have also created a Google site, ILAE Digital Resources, that provides links to free web resources in many subject areas.

It's not fancy, and the URLs are not neatly concealed under links, but I'm calling it a decent start on a collection of reasonably authoritative sites. I have tried to include resources beyond North American and European sites, but they needed to be in English, and I was using Google to search, so I know there's work left to be done in providing a greater variety of perspectives. Suggestions for additions to the resources are welcome.

The biggest challenge to access to these and other resources is the unreliability of the Internet in Ethiopia. There is only one service provider (the government) and electricity is inconsistent, with frequent power outages. Not to mention a lack of computers. But when the stars align, the resource is there.