Book Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- CHAPTER ONE Introduction -- THE SCOPE OF SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION AND RESEARCH IN AFRICA -- EXTERNAL AGENCIES IN THE AFRICAN SCIENTIFIC DOMAIN -- RESEARCH PROBLEMS, RATIONALES, AND QUESTIONS -- The Major Issues -- RESEARCH METHODOLOGY -- SIGNIFICANCE-AND LIMITATIONS-OF THE STUDY -- THE FRAMEWORK -- ORGANIZATION OF THE STUDY -- CHAPTER TWO Research Methodology -- INTRODUCTION -- THE QUESTIONNAIRE -- Email as a Survey Tool -- Email as a Survey Tool in the African Context -- Email as a Survey Tool: Personal Encounters -- PROFILE OF SURVEY SUBJECTS -- INTERVIEWS -- VIRTUAL RESOURCES -- NON-VIRTUAL ARCHIVAL RESOURCES -- METHODOLOGICAL RESEARCH ISSUES: OPPORTUNITIES AND LIMITATIONS -- The Technology Front -- Methodological and other Issues of Concern -- CONCLUSION -- CHAPTER THREE African Higher Education and Scientific Development -- INTRODUCTION -- CIRCUMSTANCES THAT SHAPED THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE IN AFRICA -- Size of the African Scientific Community -- Quality of Training in Science -- Capacity Building and Brain Drain -- THE STATE AND NEED FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN AFRICA -- SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION IN AFRICA -- Scientific Journals -- Meetings -- "Invisible Colleges" -- EXTERNAL SUPPORT TO AFRICAN HIGHER EDUCATION -- CONCLUSION -- CHAPTER FOUR Scientific Journals in African Universities -- INTRODUCTION -- JOURNALS AS A MAJOR AVENUE OF SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION -- PERSONAL SUBSCRIPTIONS TO JOURNALS -- INSTITUTIONAL AND NATIONAL PRODUCTION OF JOURNALS -- ELECTRONIC JOURNALS: AWARENESS AND ATTITUDES OF AFRICAN SCIENTISTS -- EDITORIAL CONCERNS -- INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL JOURNALS: ACCESS AND RELEVANCE -- THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PUBLISHING AND PROMOTION -- DlSCUSSION -- Plight of African Scientific Journals -- Journals in African University Libraries.

Electronic Journals: Implications for Africa -- Programs to Improve Access to Journals -- Regionalism vs. Internationalism: The Scope of Journals in the Knowledge Context -- CONCLUSION -- CHAPTER FIVE The Significance and Prospects of Alternative Scientific Communication Avenues in African Universities -- INTRODUCTION -- SCHOLARLY CONVENTIONS: CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, AND OTHER MEETINGS -- ELECTRONIC MEDIA: ITS ROLE IN SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION -- Access to Computers and the Networked Scholarly Environment -- Other New Avenues of Communication: Access and Impact -- INFORMAL COMMUNICATION -- DISCUSSION -- Strides in Scientific Communication -- Professional Meetings -- The Significance of and Prospects for CDROM Technology -- Informal Interactions and Networking -- CONCLUSION -- CHAPTER SIX Scientific Communication in African Universities -- INTRODUCTION -- CHALLENGES AND DILEMMAS IN SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION -- Bias and Prejudice Against African Science -- Time Constraints as a Challenge to Scientific Productivity -- The Scarcity of Journals as a Constraint to Scientific Development -- Challenges Facing Electronic Media and Professional Meetings -- OPPORTUNITIES AND STRATEGIES IN SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION -- ICT on the African Scientific Landscape: What is their Significance? -- Braving the Challenges: Alternative Avenues -- DlSCUSSION AND ANALYSIS -- The Chemistry of Knowledge Generation and Scientific Communication -- Scientific Communication in the Era of ICT: What it Means to Africa? -- CONCLUSION -- CHAPTER SEVEN Funding, External Agencies, and African Scientific Communication -- INTRODUCTION -- EXTERNAL AGENCIES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION -- PATTERNS OF RELIANCE ON EXTERNAL SUPPORT -- EARMARKING FUNDS FOR SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION IN A RESEARCH PROPOSAL.

EXTERNAL SUPPORT FOR SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION: PATTERNS, APPROBATIONS, AND CRITIQUES -- Patterns and Perceptions of External Support -- Praise and Critiques of External Support -- Unsustainability and Donor Fatigue -- Mistrust of Donor Agendas -- Government and Institutional Commitment -- Perceptions of Local Ownership -- EXTERNAL AGENCIES: WHAT SHOULD THEY DO DIFFERENTLY? -- More Involvement of Local Counterparts -- Building Capacity and Sustainability -- National Commitment -- Targeting Bona Fide Scientists and Relevant Areas -- Other Suggested Actions -- AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES AND THEIR SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITIES: WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD? -- DlSCUSSION AND ANALYSIS -- CONCLUSION -- CHAPTER EIGHT Conclusion and Recommendations -- OPPORTUNITIES IN AFRICAN SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION -- Expansion of ICT -- The Favorable Policy Environment -- The Transition to the Information Era -- CHALLENGES TO SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT -- Precarious Communication Infrastructure -- Financial Exigencies -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- Governments -- Universities -- The Diaspora -- Donor Agencies -- Individual Scientists -- CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX The Questionnaire -- Bibliography -- Index.

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