Posted on May 13, 2005

David Gerhan, professor and head of public services and reference at Schaffer Library, has co-authored (with Stephen M. Mutula of the University of Botswana) a research paper, “Bandwidth bottlenecks at the University of Botswana: complications for library, campus, and national development,” in the latest issue of Library Hi Tech (January, 2005, vol. 23, no. 1). When Gerhan taught at the University of Botswana as a Fulbright Fellow in 2002-03, he became aware of problems in performance of the World-Wide Web that were peculiar to his location. He teamed with Mutula to trace the causes and recommend remedies for Internet delays and interruptions in the southern African country. They continue to look collaboratively at the nature of the role played by information and communication technology in national development.