Librarianship in the South

Are African libraries active participants in today's knowledge and information society?

Ocholla, Dennis N. | 2008
  • Author(s): Ocholla, Dennis N.
  • Publisher: University of Zululand. Department of library and information science
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: information needs, libraries, africa south of sahara, south africa
The study concludes that while some African libraries, and South African libraries in particular, are actively part of the knowledge and information society, the same cannot be said for most libraries in Africa.

Developing countries and the need for virtual libraries : problems and prospects

Ogunsola, L.A. and Okusaga, T.O. | 2006
  • Author(s): Ogunsola, L.A. and Okusaga, T.O.
  • Publisher: Kamla-Raj
  • Pages: 221--229
  • Keywords: developing countries, university and college libraries, library resources
The paper examines the poor state of library facilities in developing countries’ educational system and concludes that standard libraries are either non-existent or are in a deplorable state. The poor state of academic libraries is implicated.

Design and implementation of a university library website

Ojokoh, B.A. and Falaki, S.O. | 2006
  • Author(s): Ojokoh, B.A. and Falaki, S.O.
  • Publisher: MedWell online
  • Pages: 113--117
  • Keywords: university and college libraries, information technology, internet, nigeria
This article focuses on designing and implementing a website that provides online information and services to the users and staff of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Nigeria Library.

A survey of preservation and conservation practices and techniques in Nigerian university libraries

Olatokun, Wole Michael | 2008
  • Author(s): Olatokun, Wole Michael
  • Publisher: Curtin university of technology. Department of information studies]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: university and college libraries, document preservation, nigeria
This study investigated the various techniques used in the preservation and conservation of library materials in selected university libraries in Nigeria.

Library associations in Africa : past and present

Olden, Anthony | 2005
  • Author(s): Olden, Anthony
  • Publisher: University of KwaZulu-Natal]
  • Pages: 1--8
  • Keywords: libraries, library associations, africa
This article provides a brief overview of library associations in Africa from the 1930s to the present.
 

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