Browsing Library and Information Science by Subject "South Africa"
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All together now?
(International Association of School Librarianship Conference, 2019)The paper explores the meaning of the recently drafted National Policy for Library and Information Services (NPLIS) for school librarianship in South Africa. It argues that, after years of failed advocacy, a convergence ... -
Challenges in digitising liberation archives: a case study
(University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2016)The article reports on a study of the challenges facing a liberation archive which is attempting to digitise its collections and of how the Archive has responded to the challenges. The article is framed by the critical ... -
“Don’t they know how important it is?” A case study of information literacy education in a small South African town
(International Association of School Librarianship, 2006)The paper comes out of a month-long case study of information literacy education in two public libraries in a small South African town in the rural province of Mpumalanga, undertaken in October 2004. The participant ... -
The drive for school libraries in South Africa: intersections and connections
(Johns Hopkins University Press, 2015)This paper traces the important developments in school librarianship in South Africa since 2007, during which time the drive to address huge backlogs in school library provision has gained momentum - largely, it argues, ... -
Dual use school community libraries: expedient compromise or imaginative solution?
(University of Alberta Libraries, 2021-02)The paper reports on a research project in a group of six dual use school community libraries in a rural region of South Africa1. The six dual use libraries were established with donor funding in 2001 as part of a larger ... -
E-book usage amongst academic librarians in South Africa
(Library & Information Association of South Africa, 2011)The purpose of this study completed in 2010 was to investigate the use of e-books amongst academic librarians; in particular which e-books are available to academic librarians, why they choose this format, what impact ... -
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 ... -
How school libraries improve literacy: some evidence from the trenches
(Unisa Press, 2013)The article comes out of a panel discussion, featuring five teacher-librarians, which was broadcast to schools across the Western Cape Province of South Africa in 2011. Four of the panelists are graduates of the University ... -
The information landscape: political democracy versus epistemic games with specific reference to South African communities
(University of Free State, 2004)The South African government and proffessions are taking stock of the transforamtion of the last decade. Manucipalities still face serious problems such as urbun populattion growth, poverty, housing shortages environmental ... -
Information literacy education in the South African Classroom: Reflections from teachers' Journals in the Western Cape province
(De Gruyter, 2016)This qualitative study reports on teachers in the Western Cape as they attempt to embed information literacy in their classrooms. It explores how teachers come to understand information literacy and the extent to which ... -
Job satisfaction in a South African academic library in transition
(Elsevier, 2010)Job satisfaction was investigated at a South African university library undergoing change on many fronts. The study included 31 members of staff and the data were gathered via interviews/questionnaires, informed by ... -
Libraries and a “Better Life for All”: The politics, processes, and promises of the South African LIS Transformation Charter
(Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016)The rhetoric of public librarianship includes many ringing claims for the role of libraries in democracy; and, on the twenty-first anniversary of democracy in South Africa, it is an opportune moment to examine the rather ... -
New vision, new goals, new markets? Reflections on a South African case study of community library services
(Library and Information Association of South Africa, 2010)The article reflects on a case study of a group of six school-based dual use libraries in rural South Africa – focusing specifically on their community role. Its starting point is the library and information services (LIS) ... -
The power and perils of participant observation in library and information science research: reflections on three South African studies
(UNISA Press, 2017)This article reports on three participant observation studies conducted in schools and libraries in South Africa, between 1999 and 2015. The study findings have been reported on elsewhere, thus the focus is on the methodologies ... -
Public Libraries Stepping into the Gap?: A Study of School Learners' Use of Libraries in a Disadvantaged Community in Cape Town
(University of Alberta Libraries, 2021)According to public library staff none of the Vista schools has a functioning library or a librarian on its staff. In itslack of school libraries Vista is no different from other parts of South Africa. Less than a third ... -
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 ... -
South Africa’s LIS Transformation Charter: policies, politics and professionals
(IFLA, 2014)The rhetoric of public librarianship includes many ringing claims for the role of libraries in democracy; and, on the 20-year anniversary of the advent of democracy in South Africa in 1994, it is an opportune moment to ... -
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. ... -
The value of information in South Africa’s new democracy
(Emerald, 2018)PURPOSE – The purpose of this paper is to trace and analyse the relationship between information and democracy in the old and in the new South Africa. The authors interrogate the applicability to the situation of the ...