The research at the Universities of Ghana and Zambia concluded very clearly that unless ICT facilities are made available, are free of charge and are maintained for academics at departmental and office level, they will not be used. At the University of Zambia attempts have been made to provide hardware and connectivity at departmental level. At the University of Ghana, initial provision was made only at university library level and is just recently being extended to departments. Academics there also have to pay for services. Nor can AJOL of itself provide access to journals.
Funds still have to be found for print, CD-ROM or online subscriptions or for document delivery.
In Africa this is a serious problem. Neither the University of Ghana nor the University of Zambia has spent any institutional funds on the acquisition of journals, in any format, over the last three years. The journals that are received come through donor support. This situation is common to most African universities. It is recognized that a year is a very short time for any tangible impact to be felt.