LIBRARIES RE-LOADED IN SERVICE OF THE MARGINALIZED
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Kabamba, Juliano M.
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IFLA: XVIII Standing Conference of Eastern, Central and Southern Africa Library and Information Associations (SCECSAL)
Abstract
From inception the journey of public libraries in Africa has been very bumpy for
reasons well documented in literature. Some of the key issues are discussed. The
main thrust of this article is that public libraries as we know them today have
failed the cause of the majority of Africans who are disadvantaged and marginalised.
A radical shift to the general principles underpinning public library practice
is proposed to give way to a recipe of an ‘African public library’: A model
which is essentially based on relationship building and networking.
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