The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) is joining forces with international publishers to offer free access to the ACM Digital Library to help 15,000 Haitian students, researchers, and teachers continue their scholarly activities in computer science. ACM is part of an international effort to rebuild cultural and educational institutions following the destruction wrought by the January 2010 earthquake.
The project, initiated by the State University of Haiti (UEH) and Libraries Without Borders, has resulted in the creation of a digital campus scheduled to open September 28, in Port-au-Prince.
In the short run, the UEH Digital Library will offer simple, easy and immediate access to electronic information resources as part of a larger effort to address the destruction of 11 of the 12 State University libraries in the earthquake. The long-term objective is to establish a University reference library in Haiti, opening the way for quality research, and building sustainable higher education. ACM is one of 20 international publishers who are offering access to high-quality online resources and enabling development of information and communication technologies in Haitian universities.
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