Interesting Links This Week: 27-Jan-2013

Here are my this week’s favorites:

A peek into the challenges and motivations of the Tech Startups in Africa: http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=3166

Could this become the future of public libraries. After reading it I had a mixed feeling from the ease of access on going digital and the losing of the touch and feel of physical books http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/13/3872478/americas-first-bookless-public-library-will-look-like-an-apple-store

This could be happening right here. College students face many adjustment issues. Balancing the need to earn a living and the desire to get educated, the sudden change from vernacular medium to English, the exposure to city and multi culture environment as they step out of their smaller towns.. We need solutions to these and many more  http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/23/education/poor-students-struggle-as-class-plays-a-greater-role-in-success.html?hp&_r=1