[Irtalk] Fwd: [ainfo] The Ideas box: access to information and culture in humanitarian crises

[Hilton Gibson]

Excellent idea. Sorry for the pun ;-)

*Hilton Gibson*
Ubuntu Linux Systems Administrator
Stellenbosch University Library
http://staff.lib.sun.ac.za/~hgibson/docs/cv/cv.html


On 2 June 2015 at 14:30, Leti Kleyn <Leti.Kleyn at up.ac.za> wrote:

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> *Dr Leti Kleyn*
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> Manager: Open Scholarship Programme
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> E-Services Unit
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> Department of Library Services
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> Merensky Library Room 2.24.2
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> University of Pretoria
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> 8 leti.kleyn at up.ac.za ) 012 420 3876
> >>> "Heila Pienaar" <Heila.Pienaar at up.ac.za> 2015/05/20 09:41 AM >>>
> The Ideas Box represents a major innovation in terms of access to
> information and culture in humanitarian crisis. A single Ideas Box provides
> the service and content equivalent of a small town library, serving
> approximately 5000 users.
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> The boxes unfold to become the furniture, and packed in them along with
> the digital tools are chairs and cushions, games, craft materials, a
> theatre workshop, and hard copy books. The language and contents are
> adapted to the specific contexts of the deployment areas
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> http://www.infotoday.eu/Articles/Editorial/Featured-Articles/A-world-in-need-of-the-Ideas-Box-103851.aspx
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