| dc.description.abstract | Africa, in colonial times regarded as the “Dark Continent,” faces
many challenges, whether infrastructural, cultural, or political. Despite these challenges, countries on the continent cannot afford to
be complacent. The digital divide between Africa and the Western
world, with its new technological innovations, has been widening.
Librarianship as a discipline is invariably affected by this divide. Since
having embraced a Western model of librarianship, the question is
whether there can be talk of African librarianship, or a librarianship
for Africa. This conceptual dilemma is further explored by a discussion of development, the role of the library, training in library and
information science (LIS), the relationship between librarianship
and information science, and imperatives for the future. | en_US |
