The page presents a background to the project, activities carried out so far, the full text of the special issue of the Newsletter and a list of useful resources. There is also a comments page requiring visitors to make comments on the homepage, as a whole or the project in particular. For a number of reasons and difficulties, the provision of the support for the participating universities could not be carried out on schedule - this invariably affects the time available for performing the tasks set out in the work plan. The remainder of the grant will be made available as stipulated in the grant award contract. A special issue of the AAU Newsletter dedicated to the dissemination of research results in Science and Technology from African Higher education institutions has been published and is being disseminated to all member Universities, donors, and correspondent libraries.
Copies are available for distribution by members of the network.
The special issue will be a regular feature, to help promote the project and assist in the dissemination of research results in general. The Second meeting of the network members is being held in Pretoria from May 5-7th, 1998. The meeting will also provide an opportunity for the members of the coordinating committee to review the project and provide guidance on its progress. A number of activities following from activities already carreid out are planned. Second Special issue of the Newsletter A second issue of the newsletter is planned for immediately following the second meeting.