A framework for digital preservation of Indigenous knowledge system (IKS) in repositories in South Africa

Balogun, Tolulope; Kalusopa, Trywell

doi:10.1108/rmj-12-2020-0042

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“…These online engagements range from restricted online databases to stand-alone databases with community-only access to public webpages of varying standards (Scott, 2004). The globalization of Africa’s IK can only happen if there is a deliberate approach to capturing, documenting, storing and providing access to such knowledge on the Web (Balogun and Kalusopa, 2021). One way of ensuring this is for African countries to set up national IK resource centres (Chisenga, 2002; Plockey, 2014), which revealed that lack of human resource, finance, infrastructure, internet connectivity and copyright, among other things, poses a great challenge in the digitization of IK.…”

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Digitization of Indigenous knowledge systems in Africa: the case of South Africa’s National Recorded System (NRS)

Balogun

2023

RMJ

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to highlight the indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) preservation efforts in South Africa, with a focus on the National Recordal System and the Indigenous Knowledge Systems Documentation Centres (IKSDCs) across South Africa. Design/methodology/approach Anchored in the interpretivist paradigm, the qualitative research approach was adopted to explore the objectives of the study. The multiple case study method was considered appropriate and adopted for the study. The data for this study was collected through comprehensive face-to-face interviews and Web content analysis. The population of the study consisted of the staff at the IKSDCs in the selected academic institutions. The purposive sampling technique was used to select the following set of participants in each academic institution: IKS managers/coordinators, digitization officers and online collection administrators. Findings The findings provide an in-depth understanding of the IKS landscape in South Africa. The findings and recommendations of this paper would be useful to researchers who wish to know more about digitization efforts in South Africa. It would also be useful to all stakeholders and policymakers. Originality/value The paper brings to the fore the efforts of the South African government in preserving IKS through documentation and digitization. The paper highlights the sources of indigenous knowledge, types of indigenous knowledge captured, how the indigenous knowledge is ingested in the repositories and how the data is captured. Generally, the roles of the IKSDCs in the capture and preservation of IKS are highlighted.

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Digitization of Indigenous knowledge systems in Africa: the case of South Africa’s National Recorded System (NRS)

Balogun

2023

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“…Balogun and Kalusopa (2021, p. 79) note that there are few studies on the preservation of digital resources in Southern Africa. This study’s researchers are unaware of a more comprehensive literature review that assesses the state of digital preservation practices within the national departments of the South African public sector, which suggests strategies for improved digital preservation to achieve good governance, effective public service delivery and transparency.…”

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“…In their recent assessment of policies and plans for long-term preservation in South African repositories, Balogun and Kalusopa (2021) developed a framework to ensure the authenticity, integrity and trustworthiness of South African resources. Data was collected from eight respondents in four Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) Documentation Centers in institutions that are part of the National Recordal Systems initiative across four provinces using a multiple case study research design.…”

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“…Because of the lack of digital record management systems among most South African institutions, the problem is magnified (Shibambu and Ngoepe, 2020, p. 1). Balogun and Kalusopa (2021, p. 188) also note that there are no solid digital preservation plans, strategies or policies in place for the long-term preservation of resources outside a few warehouses that are OASIS-compliant. To date, there has not been enough published information on how government departments are preserving digital records for research access over the long term.…”

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The state of digital records preservation in South Africa’s public sector in the 21st century: a literature review

Matlala

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Parbanath

2022

RMJ

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Purpose This study aims to assess the status of the digital records preservation practices in the South African public sector at the national department level. It set out to establish to what extent digital preservation policies have been implemented in South Africa’s public sector, to determine the related skills and competency of public sector staff, and to make any necessary recommendations of the basis of the results. Design/methodology/approach A content review of Southern Africa literature dealing with the preservation of digital records, its importance and related factors over the past 20 years was conducted. Findings The current state of preservation of South African digital records suggests serious consequences of existing knowledge and training gaps. Addressing those gaps may provide the knowledge needed to support new ways of working. Records management professionals in the South African public sector at the national department level are currently ill-equipped to adequately preserve digital records. This complicates the application of tools offered by the information and communication technologies that have resulted in increased creation of digital records. Research limitations/implications The study was limited to only the public sector of South Africa. Practical implications The study makes practical implications concerning the policy framework for improving the state of digital preservation in South Africa so as to ensure long-term preservation of digital records. For instance, government departments are recommended to formulate and implement in-house policy frameworks, guidelines and plans that address digital preservation of records. Social implications Sufficient funding and resource allocation ought to be provided to advance electronic records management programmes. In addition, the formulation of proper strategies needed to preserve digital records should incorporate technological tools and media software in the existing operations for the creation, capturing, appraising and preserving of digital records. Originality/value This study offers informed recommendations to address the challenges of preserving digital records in South Africa so that future losses may be avoided and allow readers to see changes over the 20-year period.

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“…Recently, many have linked it to the restrictions of the new normal. However, despite either lack of care or expertise, the truth remains that there is a general belief that preservation of knowledge in academic institutions is at a challenging state in general and in Global South Countries in particular (Balogun, 2021). This paper has identified the building and management of digital collections in academic institutions as a way out of this critical situation and sustainable development goals.…”

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Management of digital records for knowledge preservation in academic institutions for a sustainable development in education sector

Ujoumunna¹

2021

LBSHerald

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Building and managing digital collections or information resources for knowledge perseveration in academic institutions, especially tertiary institutions, has increasingly become more needful than ever before as many believe it remains the way out for sustainable academic teaching and learning in the 21st century. This belief stems from the fact that the 21st-century teaching and learning activities, as well as research, has already moved to a digital base, especially as the new normal, having witnessed the sudden emergence of coronavirus 19 with physical restrictions to buildings where physical collections are housed such as the library and other information centres. From the data collection stage to the research data analysis to the publication stage, knowledge preservation has fully embraced digital processes where Google forms, Survey Hearts and Monkeys are now used for building data. Questionnaires, interviews, and so many other instruments are now done through digital processes and mediums, thereby building the collection of knowledge in the digital format. The issue may not really be the processes of building the collections in the digital format, however, but the management of these digital collections in the digital format to preserve the knowledge for posterity via different databases and digital preservation processes. Therefore, this opinion paper is designed to explore different kinds of literature on this subject area of digital collections management to close the gap in this area of digital collections for a 21st-century academic institution and to proffer some recommendations with a special interest in institutional repositories moving fully into automated version. Therefore, the opinion of this paper is to review relevant literature to argue whether digital collections in academic institutions is the way out for sustainable development in the knowledge management aspect.

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A framework for digital preservation of Indigenous knowledge system (IKS) in repositories in South Africa

Cited by 19 publications

References 44 publications

Digitization of Indigenous knowledge systems in Africa: the case of South Africa’s National Recorded System (NRS)

Digitization of Indigenous knowledge systems in Africa: the case of South Africa’s National Recorded System (NRS)

The state of digital records preservation in South Africa’s public sector in the 21st century: a literature review

Management of digital records for knowledge preservation in academic institutions for a sustainable development in education sector

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