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The LPYL in context: changing minds about school libraries in South Africa
(Bibliotek I Samhalle (BIS), 2002)
It is an honour to write a foreword for the Bibliotek I Samehälle's book on the Library
Practice for Young Learners project (LPYL) - and also a challenge. The "honour" is
due to the significance of the LPYL project, which ...
Searching for new library models: Two South African case studies of services to youth
(2012)
South Africa is a youthful society with 54% younger than 24 years. South African young people face disproportionately high rates of unemployment, HIV-AIDS infection, and violent crime. Even in post-apartheid South Africa, ...
Social capital: a fresh vision for public libraries in South Africa
(Library and Information Association of South Africa, 2007)
The article argues that the construct of social capital offers South African public
librarianship fresh vision – urgently needed if it is to fulfil its potential role in social
inclusion. Social capital refers to the ...
The “tricky business” of dual use school community libraries: A case study in rural South Africa
(Walter de Gruyter, 2011)
The article describes an interpretive case study of a group of six dual use school community libraries in one remote region of South Africa. Its focus is rather more on the libraries as school libraries than public libraries. ...
Public libraries in South Africa: Agents or victims of educational change?
(LIASA Forum Press, 2004)
The paper explores the impact of educational change in South Africa on public libraries. It surveys the recent literature to conclude that the position of school libraries is precarious and that public librarians feel ...
Challenges for information literacy education at a university of technology
(University of Kwazulu Natal, 2010)
The article reports on an action research project to investigate the effectiveness of an information literacy intervention for first year engineering students at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT). The ...
Information literacy: the missing link in South Africa’s educational transformation?
(United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, 2007)
Introduction:
This paper uses the lens of information literacy and information literacy education to
view educational change in South Africa. Although the focus is on South Africa, I hope
that the paper might resonate ...
The information literacy education readiness of public libraries in Mpumalanga Province
(Walter de Gruyter, 2006)
This study examines if public libraries in a province in South Africa are ready to assume an
enhanced responsibility for information literacy education, specifically that of students, and, if so,
what inhibiting and ...
From borders and landscape to ecosystem: reconfiguring library services to meet the needs of South African youth
(LIASA, Stellenbosch University, 2013)
In this article we consider the configuration of the South African library and information services (LIS) sector, and analyse the extent to which its structuring facilitates or hinders optimum service to the children and ...
The use of multipurpose community telecentres and their services in Malawi: the case of Lupaso Community Telecentre
(LIASA, 2016)
Telecentres aim to bridge digital divides between rural and urban communities. In many developing countries, like Malawi, the assumption is that once telecentres are established, people will adopt them. The purpose of the ...