Abbott, Eric A. (author) and Pellerin, Bridget Moser (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2000
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C29073
Notes:
Pages 121-145 in Peter F. Korsching, Patricia C. Hipple and Eric A. Abbott (eds.), Having all the right connections: telecommunications and rural viability. Praeger, Westport, Connecticut. 348 pages.
Bakar, A.B.A. (author) and Alhadri, A.Y.A.L (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2009-08-23
Published:
Malaysia
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 178 Document Number: C35653
Notes:
Presented at the World Library and Information Congress, Milan, Italy, August 23-27, 2009. Via International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague, Netherlands. 10 pages.
Yongling, Zhong (author), Riggs, Michael (author), Heller, Nathaniel (author), and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy.
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
2005-11
Published:
China
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 160 Document Number: C26294
Notes:
8 pages., Case study of a government-supported information service center, called "Service Station," that provides (and gathers) information from farmers at county, township and village levels. Uses electronic and other channels.
Bangladesh: Council on Library and Information Resources, Washington, D.C.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C24688
Notes:
14 pages., Describes activities of a recipient of the 2005 Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Access to Learning Award. Shidhulai is a village in one of the country's flood-prone areas. Using specialized, indigenous boats, the villagers employed cellular technology and solar power to provide Internet access and online training to thousands of rural residents.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy.
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
2005-11
Published:
India
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 160 Document Number: C26293
Notes:
10 pages., Case study of TARAhaat, an e-business "created to bring the benefits of the Internet to India's rural population." The title combines an Indian NGO intiative (Technology and Action for Rural Alternatives, TARA) with "haat" (meaning a village bazaar).
