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Parilla, Lesley. "Increasing Online Discoverability of a Mixed-Format Collection." RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage 17, no. 1 (March 1, 2016): 32–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/rbm.17.1.456.

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The Collection In 2004, Smithsonian Libraries acquired the mixed-format Russell E. Train Africana Collection for its special collections division. This collection contained items that had broad public appeal and significant historical value. The collection’s diversity of materials has been a source of excitement and challenge since Smithsonian Libraries acquired it in 2004. Judge Russell E. Train created the collection around his decades-long fascination with the history of exploration and wildlife in Africa. Train acquired materials from historic figures like Theodore Roosevelt during his African Expedition in 1909–1910, as well as explorers David Livingstone and Henry Morton Stanley. The collection includes . . .
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Paulos, Afeworki, and Robert P. Holley. "Africana resources in four selected US academic research libraries." Collection Building 25, no. 2 (April 2006): 40–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/01604950610658838.

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Lohrentz, Kenneth P. "Africana at the Center for Research Libraries: A Survey of Collections and Access." African Studies Review 41, no. 2 (September 1998): 113. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/524829.

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Matovelo, Doris S., and Inese A. Smith. "A study on Africana collections in UK libraries: present state and future scenarios." Library Collections, Acquisitions, and Technical Services 25, no. 1 (March 2001): 21–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1464-9055(00)00188-3.

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Matovelo, Doris S., and Inese A. Smith. "A study on Africana collections in UK libraries: present state and future scenarios." Library Collections, Acquisitions, & Technical Services 25, no. 1 (March 2001): 21–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14649055.2001.10765742.

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Kaufmann, Jeffrey. "On Finding Madagascar Materials: The ELCA Region 3 Archives in Minnesota." History in Africa 29 (2002): 487–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3172174.

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One problem facing any historical anthropologist or anthropological historian of Madagascar is locating sources that are scattered around the globe. A recent guidebook on African source materials in the United States makes important advances toward resolving this problem, notably for South African materials in the United States, but Madagascar is poorly represented there. Researchers of Madagascar can help each other connect the gaps between recognized research materials by sharing with colleagues what they have found at less well-known archives.In the United States there are numerous Malagasy archival resources that may not be evident from a quick search through RLIN, Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC), or Center for Research Libraries (CRL) databases. Small archives may fall outside the range of microfilm projects, such as the Cooperative Africana Microform Project (CAMP), and therefore remain off the researcher's radar screen. Yet quite good materials, such as those at the Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota, may be relatively nearby and welcoming to the researcher.
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Udensi, JN, and VW Dike. "Extent of the availability of Africana resources in subject areas in Nigerian university libraries." Nigerian Journal of Technological Research 6, no. 1 (July 4, 2013): 77. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/njtr.v6i1.90335.

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Daniel, Dominique. "Gender, Race, and Age of Librarians and Users Have an Impact on the Perceived Approachability of Librarians." Evidence Based Library and Information Practice 8, no. 3 (September 10, 2013): 73. http://dx.doi.org/10.18438/b8jp5h.

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Objective – To assess how the age, gender, and race characteristics of library users affect their perceptions of the approachability of reference librarians with similar or different demographic characteristics. Design – Image rating survey. Setting – Large, three-campus university system in the United States. Subjects – There were 449 students, staff, and faculty of different ages, gender, and race. Methods – In an online survey respondents were presented with images of hypothetical librarians and asked to evaluate their approachability, using a scale from 1 to 10. The images showed librarians with neutral emotional expressions against a standardized, neutral background. The librarians’ age, gender, and race were systematically varied. Only White, African American, and Asian American librarians were shown. Afterwards respondents were asked to identify their own age, gender, race, and status. Main Results – Respondents perceived female librarians as more approachable than male librarians, maybe due to expectations caused by the female librarian stereotype. They found librarians of their own age group more approachable. African American respondents scored African American librarians as more approachable, whereas Whites expressed no significant variation when rating the approachability of librarians of different races. Thus, African Americans demonstrated strong in-group bias but Whites manifested colour blindness – possibly a strategy to avoid the appearance of racial bias. Asian Americans rated African American librarians lower than White librarians. Conclusion – This study demonstrates that visible demographic characteristics matter in people’s first impressions of librarians. Findings confirm that diversity initiatives are needed in academic libraries to ensure that all users feel welcome and are encouraged to approach librarians. Regarding gender, programs that deflate the female librarian stereotype may help improve the approachability image of male librarians. Academic libraries should staff the reference desk with individuals covering a wide range of ages, including college-aged interns, whom traditional age students find most approachable. Libraries should also build a racially diverse staff to meet the needs of a racially diverse user population. Since first impressions have lasting effects on the development of social relationships, structural diversity should be a priority for libraries’ diversity programs.
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Thornton, Joyce K. "Job Satisfaction of Librarians of African Descent Employed in ARL Academic Libraries." College & Research Libraries 61, no. 3 (May 1, 2000): 217–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/crl.61.3.217.

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Job satisfaction is critical to the retention and recruitment of librarians. This study examines job satisfaction of librarians of African descent employed at academic libraries holding membership in the Association of Research Libraries. The results of a three-part job satisfaction survey are presented. The survey identifies areas of satisfaction and dissatisfaction for this group of librarians. There has been no significant gain in the number of librarians of African descent in ARL academic libraries in the past ten years. If libraries are to recruit and retain a diverse workforce, consideration must be given to what makes these employees remain on the job and in the profession.
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H. Wordofa, Kebede. "Adoption of Web 2.0 in academic libraries of top African universities." Electronic Library 32, no. 2 (April 1, 2014): 262–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/el-07-2012-0077.

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Purpose – This study aims to explore the extent of Web 2.0 adoption by libraries of top universities in Africa. It focuses on identifying the extent of utilization, types of Web 2.0 technologies adopted and how these technologies are used. Design/methodology/approach – The content analysis method was used. Data was collected by analyzing library websites of 82 top universities in Sub-Saharan Africa. Also, a combination of literature review and document analysis was applied. Findings – About half of the libraries in the study adopted one or more Web 2.0 applications. Social networks were the most widely adopted while social bookmarking and tagging were the least used applications. Web 2.0 utilization in African academic libraries was still in early stages. Research limitations/implications – This study is mainly based on analysis of library websites. Web 2.0 platforms that were password protected and accessible through intranet were not studied. Therefore, studies that are based on feedback of librarians and patrons are warranted to further investigate Web 2.0 utilization in African libraries. Practical implications – Web 2.0 plays a key role in facilitating information sharing, collaboration, and communication between librarians and patrons, and among librarians. It is essential for African libraries to integrate these technologies into library services to enhance the quality of services. Originality/value – This is likely the first study about Web 2.0 applications in African academic libraries. It is a useful source for implementing web-based technologies in libraries.
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Africana libraries"

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Syphus, Matthew. "The marketing of university libraries, with special reference to South African university libraries." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8365.

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The investigation was undertaken to establish, in the first place, whether it is correct to assume that university library managers in South Africa do understand the main tenets of marketing. Secondly, the investigation was undertaken to determine whether these librarians actually do implement some or all of the principles of marketing in the management of their libraries. The study was carried out in two parts: a literature survey and an empirical investigation. The investigation was confined to university libraries in South Africa. The literature survey of the relevant marketing literature had a twofold purpose. In the first place, the marketing of libraries could only be properly appreciated within the context of understanding what is meant by marketing. Secondly, it was an underlying assumption of the investigation that in order to determine whether the management of South African university libraries did understand and apply the principles of marketing, the questions posed to them in the survey would of necessity have to reflect the principles, concepts, terminology and techniques of marketing, as established in the literature survey. The survey of marketing literature therefore endeavoured to establish clearly the main tenets of marketing and the techniques of marketing planning, the broadened marketing concept which has extended marketing to non-profit organizations, and, the significance of the interactive relationship of services marketing. A survey of the relevant literature of librarianship was undertaken to gain an insight into how marketing was perceived by the Anglo-American library world. It was against this broader background of the literature of librarianship that the South African experience was considered. As part of the empirical investigation a questionnaire was constructed and mailed to the respondents in order to determine whether the principles of marketing are understood and implemented by university libraries in South Africa. The analysis of the data obtained from the questionnaire indicated that the management of South African university libraries have a general understanding of the principles of marketing, although at present only a small minority have an in-depth knowledge of it. From the analysis of the data it is also apparent that South African university library managers to a greater or lesser extent do carry out some of the main activities of marketing, although, for the present, they do not necessarily consider that they are implementing formal marketing planning in their libraries. Only a small minority of university libraries are actually engaged in some formal marketing activities.
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Kalley, Jacqueline Audrey. "Apartheid in South African libraries : the Transvaal experience /." Lanham (Md.) : Scarecrow press, 2000. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb40223810g.

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Texte remanié de: Thesis Ph. D.--Information studies--Pietermaritzburg--University of Natal, 1994. Titre de soutenance : The effect of Apartheid on the provision of public, provincial and community library services in South Africa with particular reference to the Transvaal.
Bibliogr. p. 217-228. Notes bibliogr. Index.
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Adams, Brandon. "The knowledge, skills and competency requirements for music librarians in academic music libraries in the Western Cape, South Africa." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26881.

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The objective of this study was to determine the knowledge, skills and competencies required for music librarians in academic music libraries in the Western Cape of South Africa, in order for these libraries to effectively serve their scholarly communities. In addressing this objective, the following research questions were generated: What are user expectations of academic music library services in the Western Cape?; To what extent are these expectations currently being met?; and, What are the knowledge, skills and competency requirements for music librarians in academic libraries in the Western Cape of South Africa? The study was supported generally by Core competency theory and more specifically by the Music Library Association (MLA) core competencies for music librarians. The study's research approach was qualitative and exploratory, incorporating a multiple case study design. Empirical data were collected via semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions with purposively sampled music librarians, academics and postgraduate students at the two higher education institutions in the Western Cape, Stellenbosch University and the University of Cape Town. Both these universities have music departments and music libraries. The data collected were analysed using thematic content analysis from recorded interviews and focus group discussions. The study's conclusions are centered on the main findings and discussion in the context of the reviewed literature and the theory supporting the study. It presents, based on the findings, knowledge, skills and competencies required to professionally and confidently serve the music library's scholarly community. While the study is empirically grounded in the music library and university environment in the Western Cape of South Africa, it has both practice and theoretical relevance to the broader world of music librarianship. The findings of this study to a large extent concur with the MLA core competency framework for music librarians but also updates it in terms of the modern digital information environment as well as a transformative society sensitive to cultural contextuality. It recommends to the music librarianship practice environment and contributes to the existing body of knowledge on competencies for music librarianship, an adjusted and extended MLA core competency framework (Hunter, 2002) which it hopes will be basis for further practice and research in the area of music librarianship.
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Cuthbertson, Mary-Lynn. "Libraries and academic development strategies in South African universities." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13393.

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This dissertation examines the role of university libraries in academic support and development programmes in South Africa. It focuses on how libraries and librarians can assist under-prepared students whose educational backgrounds under apartheid have not equipped them for the transition from school to university. The socio-political, educational and library contexts are analysed in comparative perspective by looking at the experience of ethnic minorities in the United Kingdom. Issues of nation building and multi-culturalism in both Britain and South Africa are critically discussed, and the institutional aspects of professional librarianship are construed as the backdrop of user education in academic libraries. Academic development strategies in university libraries are reviewed under the rubric of affirmative action, racism awareness training, a multi-media environment, reading programmes and information retrieval and censorship. Recommendations are offered on the basis of an investigation of the literature on user education in libraries and its application to academic development for under-prepared students.
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Hell, Maud. "School Libraries in a Democratic South Africa." Thesis, Malmö högskola, Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3), 2005. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-23187.

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Mila, Nyameka. "Job satisfaction in a South African academic library." University of Western Cape, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/3514.

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The purpose of this project was to investigate job satisfaction at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology Library (CPUT). Academic libraries throughout the world and in South Africa have undergone massive change in the last few years. CPUT Library is the result of the merger of two technikon libraries in 2005. The study aimed to investigate the impact of the merger on staff job satisfaction. If libraries are to meet the challenges of change, they need satisfied and committed staff. This dissertation project is framed by two closely related models in human resources management, namely Herzberg‟s two factor theory of motivation and Hackman and Oldham‟s Job Characteristics Model (JCM). Questionnaires were used to gather data from 91 library staff in CPUT. A total of 44 responded. The survey identified areas of satisfaction and dissatisfaction among staff and the impact of the merger on staff who were employed before 2005. The study finds that 66% report overall job satisfaction with strong satisfaction with the work itself and the sense of accomplishment it brings. The majority of library staff is dissatisfied with promotion prospects and work distribution. Despite the years of restructuring, there are several comments on library structures. The need for more participative style of management and clear reporting structures are mentioned. The four questions on respondents‟ future plans reveal that affective commitment to the institution is not very high. Respondents like their work but 48% say they would accept a job outside the CPUT Library and only 50% claim to be proud to say they work at CPUT Library, with another 27% neutral. There are mixed findings on the impact of the merger, which might well be connected to the lack of institutional commitment. Only 50% of respondents who were at CPUT before the merger claim to be more satisfied now than before it. And the open-ended questions uncover the challenges in building or rebuilding a sense of belonging.
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Mphidi, Makotoko Hamilton. "Strategy for South African public libraries to bridge the digital divide." Thesis, University of Pretoria, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/61317.

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This thesis reports on a study that investigated the role of public libraries in addressing the digital divide in South Africa. The study started in 2006. This study addressed the main research question: "How should a theoretical model look for South African public libraries to contribute to bridging the digital divide?" The central research problem was further addressed by asking the following questions: • What are the scope and implications of the digital divide? (These include the meaning of the concept, the dimensions and the factors leading to the digital divide.) • What has been reported on the role of libraries (including information services) in bridging the digital divide? • What have libraries in South Africa done to address the digital divide, and which possibilities are foreseen? • How can South African libraries be positioned to contribute to bridging the digital divide? The study followed a survey method using interviews with directors of Provincial Library Services (or their representatives), which are the controlling bodies of public libraries in South Africa, questionnaires distributed to representative staff members of participating public libraries in Gauteng, Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal and individual interviews with selected heads/representatives of public libraries in Gauteng, Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal. Data collected through the questionnaires were both quantitative and qualitative. Data was collected between 2011 and 2012. Quantitative data were analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), while qualitative data from interviews were analysed by content analysis and thematic categorising of information. In October 2015 a follow-up study of limited scope was conducted with three representatives from the three provincial library services to establish developments since the first round of data collections. Seven out of nine directors of Provincial Library Services in South Africa participated in the study. Furthermore, 247 public libraries from Gauteng, Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal out of 463 public libraries and 18 heads/representatives of public libraries participated in this study. Findings on the opinions expressed on the role of public libraries in bridging the digital divide include the following: providing access to information and communication technologies (ICTs), offering information literacy and ICT literacy training, providing information to reduce the gap between "haves" and "have-nots", providing communities with equal, free access, reaching out and spreading ICTs to those who may not have online access and support and facilitating and promoting information exchange and communication between citizens and the government. The overall findings from the study were that although provincial library services have documents containing information on their mission and vision, their mission and vision statements do not address the digital divide or shed any light in this regard. The study found that provincial library services aimed to support public libraries to provide information resources, services to communities and access to information through ICT via targeted fund transfers to municipalities. None of the provincial library services included in the study had an explicit policy and strategies aligned to its vision and mission to guide and enable it in addressing the digital divide. Although all provincial library services included in the study had access to computer facilities in their headquarters, there were still disparities in the number of computer facilities available. It was also found that none of the provincial library services had its own website at the time of the study. They depended on the websites of their parent organisations. The study found that very few provincial library services had information technology (IT) units/departments charged with the responsibility of taking care of ICT facilities. They depended on external ICT service providers or the IT departments of their parent organisations to maintain the library's ICT infrastructure.
Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2016.
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Mabweazara, Rangarirai Moira. "Use of social media tools by library staff at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa and the National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe." University of the Western Cape, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/4120.

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Academic libraries in the economically developed countries have taken the lead in adopting and appropriating various social media platforms to enhance services offered to their patrons. However, there are many unanswered questions on how libraries in the economically developing countries of the South, Africa in particular, are using social media in their service delivery, as well as in the personal lives of their librarians. Against this backdrop, this study investigated how librarians at the University of the Western Cape (UWC), South Africa and the National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Zimbabwe deploy and appropriate social media technologies. It examined the familiarity, benefits, challenges as well as the factors shaping and constraining the use of social media by academic librarians in the two institutions. In doing so, the study adopted the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) by Fred Davis (1989) as its conceptual framework. Methodologically, the study deployed a Web-based questionnaire (administered via e-mail) with 59 academic librarians at UWC and 40 academic librarians at NUST. To ensure the validity of the study the questionnaire was pretested among a few librarians at the NUST. The findings of the study show that UWC librarians are more adept at appropriating social media applications than NUST librarians. The study further revealed that UWC librarians are directly in charge of managing social media whereas at NUST the Information Technology (IT) department is responsible for managing the applications. Similarly, while UWC Library largely uses social media for marketing their services, NUST library uses the platforms for reference services. The study also notes that there is a thin line between personal and professional uses of social media. In particular, personal uses of the platforms have a direct influence on their use in work-related contexts. Some of the motivating factors for the use of social media by librarians across both universities are: patron demand, low cost, ease of use and functionality. The study also highlights the factors militating against the effective use social media and recommends that library management for both institutions should put in place supportive policies to encourage their effective use for the benefit of service users.
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Kavulya, Joseph Muema. "University Libraries in Kenya." Doctoral thesis, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Philosophische Fakultät I, Institut für Bibliotheks- und Informationswissenschaft, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.18452/15022.

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Ganz allgemein zeigen die Ergebnisse dieser Untersuchung, dass die gegenwärtige Lage der Bibliotheken in staatlichen Universitäten durch extrem geringe Ressourcen für die Bücher-, Zeitschriften und Mediensammlungen und hinsichtlich Ausstattung und Personal gekennzeichnet. Private Universitäten haben diese Probleme in weit geringerem Maße. Unter Studierenden, Lehrenden und Universitätsbeamten ist durchaus die Ansicht verbreitet, dass Universitätsbibliotheken eine entscheidende Rolle in Lehre, Forschung und Studium spielen. Man nimmt allerdings auch zur Kenntnis, dass die Universitätsbibliotheken in Kenia, besonders diejenigen der staatlichen Universitäten, keine wirkungsvollen Dienstleistungen erbringen. Dies hat zur Entwertung ihrer Rolle in der Hochschullandschaft geführt. Die Studie zeigt, dass die moderne Informations- und Kommunikationstechnik in die kenianischen Universitätsbibliotheken Einzug gehalten hat. Doch ist die Entwicklung zum einen durch die Finanzierungslücken behindert worden, sodass Computer nicht angeschafft und Netze nicht aufgebaut werden konnten, zum anderen durch das Fehlen von geschultem EDV-Personal und durch die kümmerliche Telekommunikations-Infrastruktur im Lande. Diese Untersuchung kommt zu dem Ergebnis, dass Maßnahmen erforderlich sind, die Situation der Universitätsbibliotheken in Kenia zu verbessern - dies auch als ein Weg, die Qualität des Universitätsstudiums in Kenia zu steigern. Diese Maßnahmen umfassen zunächst die Aufnahme einer langfristigen Planung auf allen Gebieten bibliothekarischer Arbeit. Zweitens sollten die leitenden Bibliothekare die zentrale Bedeutung der Bibliotheken hervor heben, welche ihnen im Zusammenhang der gesamten Universität zukommt. Um nutzbare Quellen der Information zu bleiben, müssen die Universitätsbibliotheken in Kenia, die moderne Informations- und Kommunikationstechnik einsetzen. Die Anwendung neuer Informations- und Kommunikationstechnik kann den Bibliothekaren an den Universitäten helfen, besseren Zugang zu örtlichen und zu globalen Informationen zu schaffen, zum Beispiel durch elektronische Media und Internetzugang.
This study argues that the provision of library services in Kenyan public universities is characterised by extremely inadequate resources in terms of funds, information materials, equipment and staff. Private university libraries experience these problems albeit to a lesser degree. Although there is widespread opinion among students, lecturers as well as university administrators that university libraries play a critical role in the teaching, research, and learning activities, there is also awareness that university libraries in Kenya, especially those in public universities are not effectively providing services which has limited their role in research and learning in the university. Finally, modern information and communication technology is being incorporated in the management of university libraries in Kenya. However, this trend has been hindered by first, lack of funds to purchase equipment such as computers and set up networks, secondly by lack of skilled personnel in information technology, and finally by poor telecommunications infrastructure in the country. There is therefore need for adoption of strategic planning in all areas of library management and to remain viable sources of information, university libraries in Kenya have to make use modern information and communication technology. This will enable university libraries to facilitate better access to local and global information for example through electronic and internet media.
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Maphopha, Khomotso Amanda. "The training of cataloguers in university libraries in South Africa." Pretoria : [s.n.], 2006. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-07132006-162547/.

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Books on the topic "Africana libraries"

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Bils-Lambert, Ch. Regards sur la Bibliothèque africaine: Son histoire, son fonctionnement, ses collections. Bruxelles: Ministère des affaires étrangères, du commerce extérieur et de la coopération au développement, 1991.

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Tschabrun, Susan. Africa research central: Repositories : a clearinghouse of African primary sources. [Fullerton, Calif.?]: S. Tschabrun and K. Green, 1998.

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South Africa) Conference of South African Bibliophiles (8th 2005 Cape Town. Bibliophilia Africana 8: From papyrus to print-out : the book in Africa. Cape Town: National Library of South Africa, 2005.

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Conference of South African Bibliophiles (5th 1985 Cape Town, South Africa). Bibliophilia Africana V: Proceedings of the Fifth South African Conference of Bibliophiles, South African Library, Cape Town, 19-22 November 1985 = verrigtinge van die Vyfde Suid-Afrikaanse Konferensie van Bibliofiele Suid-Afrikaanse Biblioteek, Kaapstad 19-22 November 1985. Cape Town: South African Library, 1986.

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Sitzman, Glenn L. African libraries. Metuchen, N.J: Scarecrow Press, 1988.

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Cooperative Africana Microform Project (U.S.). CAMP catalog. Chicago, Ill: Cooperative Africana Microform Project and the Center for Research Libraries, 1985.

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Companion to South African libraries. Craighall: AD. Donker Publisher, 1986.

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The 21st-century Black librarian in America: Issues and challenges. Lanham: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2012.

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Musiker, Reuben. Directory of South African music libraries. Johannesburg: South African Music Libraries Association, 1993.

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Shayne, Mette. African newspapers currently received by American libraries. Evanston, Ill: Northwestern University Library, 1996.

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Book chapters on the topic "Africana libraries"

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Ngom, Fallou. "Digital Archives for African Studies: Making Africa’s Written Heritage Visible." In Libraries and Archives in the Digital Age, 83–107. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33373-7_8.

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Chimwaza, Gracian, Blessing Chataira, and Chipo Msengezi. "Africa: Building on Digital Libraries’ Growing Momentum." In Understanding Global Higher Education, 175–78. Rotterdam: SensePublishers, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6351-044-8_38.

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Bonate, Liazzat J. K. "Manuscript Libraries of Sub-Saharan Muslim Africa." In The Palgrave Handbook of Islam in Africa, 485–505. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45759-4_24.

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Olaleye, Sunkanmi, and Hussein Suleman. "Xamobile: Usability Evaluation of Text Input Methods on Mobile Devices for Historical African Languages." In Digital Libraries: Providing Quality Information, 209–14. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27974-9_21.

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Parry, Kate. "Chapter 5. Languages, Literacies and Libraries: A View from Africa." In TheLanguages of Africa and the Diaspora, edited by Jo Anne Kleifgen and George C. Bond, 80–95. Bristol, Blue Ridge Summit: Multilingual Matters, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.21832/9781847691354-008.

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Dube, Meluleki, and Hussein Suleman. "Language Identification for South African Bantu Languages Using Rank Order Statistics." In Digital Libraries at the Crossroads of Digital Information for the Future, 283–89. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34058-2_26.

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Olatoye, Oluwayemi IbukunOluwa, Ndakasharwa Muchaonyerwa, and Tolulope Ayodeji Olatoye. "Impact of Knowledge Management and Digital Libraries on Climate Change in West and Central Africa." In Nutrition, Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change in Africa, 157–73. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47875-9_11.

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Nhamo, Godwell, and Melanie Malan. "Role of Libraries in Promoting the SDGs: A Focus on the University of South Africa." In Sustainable Development Goals Series, 137–53. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-70948-8_10.

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Ojo, Rachel Ronke. "Leadership Training for 21st Century Librarians Using INELI-SSAf Model as a Case Study." In Advances in Library and Information Science, 75–88. IGI Global, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1116-9.ch005.

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Leadership is an integral aspect of successful organisations including libraries. Helping librarians to acquire leadership skills in order to adroitly navigate libraries through 21st century changes and challenges of the information environment is crucial. INELI (International Network for Emerging Library Innovators) was birthed globally as an initiative of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to provide young leaders in public libraries across the world the opportunities to connect, learn, and explore new ideas and services that can transform their communities. INELI Sub-Saharan Africa (INELI-SSAf), an offshoot of the initiative for African public librarians, is a leadership training program with the primary objectives of exposing participants to concepts and practices about innovative information services in current times and assisting them to create within and across border networks for peer leaning. The topics taught include time management, advocacy, data management, smart risks, and innovations in libraries. (INELI SSAf is run by African Library and Information Associations and Institutions (AfLIA)).
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Ogola, Sylvia A., and Japhet Otike. "Strategies for Marketing an Academic Library in an African Setting." In Library and Information Science in Developing Countries, 61–69. IGI Global, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-335-5.ch005.

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Marketing of library services varies from one environment to another. This chapter discusses the kind of strategies that a librarian manning a university library in Africa needs to come up with to realize a successful marketing programme. The limited resources and an adverse working environment characteristic of the African situation are highlighted. It is observed that a successful marketer is one who has the right personal qualities, sensitive to the needs of the users, knowledgeable about the product, and promoting it with passion. The chapter also looks at issues that affect the marketing capabilities of academic libraries in Africa. It concludes that academic libraries in Africa have very tight budgets, and most cannot afford to earmark any funds towards marketing their services. The chapter is significant in that not much literature is available for marketing of academic libraries in an African setting, and it provides some solutions that can be applied without extra funding. Students in Africa rely on mobile phones and social networking sites to communicate, and it is recommended that the use of social media for marketing can be very effective in Africa today
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Conference papers on the topic "Africana libraries"

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Gabriel, Jamillah. "Investigating reading culture in Tanzania." In ISIC: the Information Behaviour Conference. University of Borås, Borås, Sweden, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.47989/irisic2034.

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Introduction. This poster is an investigation of reading culture in Tanzania via the lens of Africana critical thought and everyday life theory. Method. Informal interviews were conducted to gauge an understanding of the cultural from various perspectives including libraries and the book industry. Analysis. This subject is explored using analytic autoethnography to understand the culture in relation to the lived experiences of this author. Results. The paper illuminates issues and concerns around the country’s current reading culture and relation to information behaviour, highlighting factors that play a major role, such as book retail, libraries, and publishing. Conclusion. There is much more that can be done to improve reading culture in Tanzania. Perhaps the future lies in the grassroots organisations that are working hard to develop and sustain it.
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Johnson, Matthew, Jose Santillan, Michael Walsh, and Silvia Figueira. "SCAN — Automatizing libraries in African villages." In 2017 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC). IEEE, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ghtc.2017.8239256.

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Lengoatha, Lebohang, and Lisa F. Seymour. "Determinant factors of intention to adopt blockchain technology across academic libraries." In SAICSIT '20: Conference of the South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists 2020. New York, NY, USA: ACM, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3410886.3410905.

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Njoroge, Rose W., Daniel M. Wambiri, and Nobert Ogeta. "Physical security measures for computer-based information systems: A case study of selected academic libraries in Kenya." In 2015 IST-Africa Conference. IEEE, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/istafrica.2015.7190590.

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Ocholla, Dennis N., and Lyudmila Ocholla. "Responsiveness of Academic Libraries in South Africa to Research Support in the 4th Industrial Revolution: A Preliminary study." In The Book. Culture. Education. Innovations. Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.33186/978-5-85638-223-4-2020-169-177.

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At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in 2016, the concept of the 4th Industrial revolution (4IR) was coined by Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, with the reference that it would be building on «the Third, the digital revolution» and would be «characterized by a fusion of technologies that is blurring the lines between the physical, digital, and biological». Thus, the ‘smart’ technologies will spearhead the revolution. We acknowledge that the 4IR will impact on everything, everywhere, including research and libraries. In this paper we conceptualize 4IR, and compare current academic/university library services/trends in South Africa with 4IR requirements through the analysis of 26 public university library websites. The findings show that the libraries are responding well to the revolution through their services, with remarkable of innovation and creativity on display. The study expects library services to be responsive, resourced and accessible anytime and anywhere, and provides a framework for further research and exploration in the region and perhaps elsewhere.
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Ilogho, Julie, Mercy Iroaganachi, Odaro Osayande, Mary Nwokeoma, Victoria Itsekor, Promise Ilo, Michael Onuoha, et al. "INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES: MEETING THE LEARNING CHALLENGES OF THE 21ST CENTURY IN AFRICA." In 13th International Technology, Education and Development Conference. IATED, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.21125/inted.2019.1773.

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Nieuwenhuysen, Paul. "Information Literacy Didactics for Higher Education and Research: Some Lessons from an International Workshop." In InSITE 2016: Informing Science + IT Education Conferences: Lithuania. Informing Science Institute, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.28945/3497.

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This contribution identifies challenges in information literacy didactics in contemporary higher education all over the world: • Heterogeneity among organizations for higher education hinders co-operation. • Information literacy is competing with media literacy. • Leadership and responsibility are needed in information literacy education. • Developing information literacy training materials requires an adequate budget. • Expertise in didactics is also needed for teaching in the area of information literacy. • Marketing should support information literacy didactics. • Information literacy should be integrated in the curriculum of all students. • Libraries should not neglect contemporary information systems. • Study materials should be adapted to the upcoming mobile information technology tools. • Regional training and workshops on information literacy didactics would be welcome. • Data management skills become important besides information literacy. These challenges should be faced constructively and therefore we formulate for each challenge also a recommendation towards stakeholders. This paper is based mainly on recent project activities of organizations of higher education in Flanders, Belgium, aimed at 1. getting a view on the growing expertise in didactics to upgrade the level of information literacy in their region, and paving the way towards more efficient cooperation on information literacy didactics with partner universities, mainly in developing countries, 2. sharing their experience with universities in developing countries, in Asia, Africa and America, in the form of a fruitful international workshop and follow-up activities.
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