The WiderNet Project
201 Communications Center
The University of Iowa
School of Library and Information Science
Iowa City, Iowa 52242 USA

Tel. (319) 335-2200

 

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Seagate
USAid
MacArthur Foundation
Hewlett Foundation
Supercourse
HyperTox

eGranary Website

The eGranary Digital Library provides millions of digital educational resources to institutions lacking adequate Internet access. Through a process of garnering permissions, copying Web sites, and delivering them to intranet Web servers INSIDE our partner institutions in developing countries, we deliver millions of multimedia documents that can be instantly accessed by patrons over their local area networks at no cost.

The eGranary Digital Library Appliance -- "The Internet in a Box"™
The latest evolution of the eGranary Digital Library. This plug-and-play server fits effortlessly into any local area network and provides instant access to millions of digital documents, – including video and multimedia – at institutions with little or no Internet connectivity.

Purchase an eGranary
Information regarding the procedures, costs, and feedback for the eGranary Digital Library

How the eGranary Digital Library Works
An overview of this low-cost, innovative way to deliver media rich digital teaching tools to scholars in developing countries

Join the eGranary Digital Library Alliance
See how you or your organization could work with the WiderNet project to improve the quality of the eGranary Digital Library and facilitate its widespread distribution to universities, schools, clinics, and libraries in the developing world

Donate or Suggest Content
Help us to expand the material available to universities in developing countries by suggesting resources or donating your own content

eGranary Promotional Material
Help us spread the promotional materials on the WiderNet Project and the eGranary

Current Status and Future Endeavors
See who's subscribing to the eGranary Digital Library and what we have planned

Participating Publishers and Authors
Lists of the hundreds of authors and publishers who have contributed their resources to the eGranary Digital Library

Development of New Features
How we're making the eGranary Digital Library more user-friendly and updatable.

Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to common questions that people have about the eGranary Digital Library

eGranary Digital Library Endorsements
Read what subscribers have to say about the eGranary Digital Library and the WiderNet Project

Technical Support
eGranary Technical Support and Knowledge Base

Contact Us
Contact the eGranary Digital Library Staff

eGranary Digital Library Press Kit
Fact sheets, brochures, endorsements, FAQs, press releases, published news articles, etc.

Meet the Staff
Staff, Volunteers and Interns

Meet WiderNet Project's Executive Committee
WiderNet's Executive Committee