Conference Papers (Library and Information Science)

E-government actor’s perspective: a case of local municipalities in South Africa

Mayedwa, M; Van Belle, J (IEEE, 2021)

The public sector in developing countries experience various challenges that have stagnated the implementation of e-government-for-citizens especially in local municipalities. The specific focal point is to highlight ...
Information literacy: the missing link in South Africa’s educational transformation?

Hart, Genevieve (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 ...
Searching for new library models: Two South African case studies of services to youth

Hart, Genevieve (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, ...