Librarianship in the South

We can't afford not to : costing the provision of functional school libraries in South African public schools

Conyngham, Richard and Isaacs, Doron and Dwane, Yoliswa | 2010
  • Author(s): Conyngham, Richard and Isaacs, Doron and Dwane, Yoliswa
  • Publisher: Equal education
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: primary education, secondary education, libraries
This paper aims to draw the attention of policy makers to the pressing need for libraries in every school across South Africa, by serving as a starting point for what will hopefully be refined and developed into a clear-cut implementation plan.

Institutional repositories for open access : the Ghanaian experience : proceedings...

Corletey, Abednego | 2011
  • Author(s): Corletey, Abednego
  • Publisher: University of Cape Town (UCT). Department of computer science. Digital libraries laboratory]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: library resources, data bases, information management, archives, electronic publishing, africa
This paper looks at how institutional repositories in Ghana have met the challenges of technical support, content provision, qualified personnel and institutional backing, the achievements, and some lessons for other academic institutions concerning the implementation of a repository.

Library publishing services : strategies for success : final research report

Crow, Raym and Mullins, James L. and Murray Rust, Catherine and Ogburn, Joyce L. | 2012
  • Author(s): Crow, Raym and Mullins, James L. and Murray Rust, Catherine and Ogburn, Joyce L.
  • Publisher: Purdue university
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: technical services (libraries), electronic publishing, university and college libraries
The report presents the findings and recommendations of the \"Library Publishing Services: Strategies for Success\" project which investigated the extent to which publishing has now become a core activity of North American academic libraries and suggests ways in which further capacity could be built.

Development through dialogue : report of a research initiative

Cummings, Sarah | cop. 2008
  • Author(s): Cummings, Sarah
  • Publisher: Royal tropical institute (KIT)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: research
The study examines whether and how dgroups: facilitate the spread of information and knowledge among the actors (individual and institutional) working in the thematic areas of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) between different sorts of institutions and professional groups.

The case for openness : access to knowledge, visibility, influence, participation and quality

Czerniewicz, Laura | [2011]
  • Author(s): Czerniewicz, Laura
  • Publisher: Southern Africa regional universities association (SARUA)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: information management, scholarly publishing, electronic publishing, africa
A briefing paper for a meeting of the Southern African Regional Universities Association when they held a meeting to develop scenarios for the future of African universities. The opening up of scholarly resources through multiple mechanisms and by open access publishing overcomes serious barriers.
 

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