Alternative funding and the public library sector: an explanatory overview with reference to South Africa

Leach, Athol

doi:10.4314/innovation.v32i1.26517

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“…In other words, fundraising is not amongst their core activities. This agrees with the observation from Leach (2006) with international literature which revealed that many libraries do not approve of commercial activities in their libraries though they approve of sponsorship in general.…”

Section: Successful Fundraising Initiatives Taken In Unima Librariessupporting

confidence: 94%

“…Ifidon also notes that overall government subventions account for about 90 per cent of the total revenue of each university. Declining library funding will be a concern for libraries in the future (Leach, 2006). Inadequate funding of libraries in Malawi has Changing conditions for libraries reached the extent where government subvention only guarantees the payment of salaries and not any other activity within the libraries (Issak, 2000).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…According to Leach (2006), alternative funding refers to finances libraries receive other than through taxation at the local, provincial or central government level. Leach identifies such funds as donations, revenue from commercial activities, user fees and charges for services, and sponsorship and lottery funds.…”

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Changing economic conditions for libraries

Mapulanga

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to look at the impact of the Government subvention to the University of Malawi (UNIMA) from 2004 to 2009 financial years on its libraries and assess levels of fund raising initiatives in the libraries. Design/methodology/approach -The study adopted a case study approach. Interviews were conducted with five college librarians in the University of Malawi libraries. University budget estimates from 2004/2005 to 2009/2010 financial years were used to assess the amount of income generated by the libraries. Data are presented in the form of tables and analysed by calculating percentage increases and decreases. Findings -UNIMA as a whole has done extremely well in generating income equivalent to subvention. On the other hand, UNIMA libraries are on the receiving end. From financial years, UNIMA libraries realised 7.2 per cent and 5.4 per cent of the income. This means UNIMA libraries were heavily dependent on government subvention for their operations. Fundraising is not emphasised despite being an appropriate and alternative source of funding.Practical implications -The study recommends that college librarians should consider diversifying income-generating activities and consider fund raising activities as well. Heavy reliance on government subvention is not sustainable. Libraries should seriously consider fundraising. Originality/value -There is an information gap on fund raising activities in UNIMA libraries. This information bridges the gap on sources of income for UNIMA libraries and provides an assessment of fund raising initiatives taken by UNIMA libraries.

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Section: Successful Fundraising Initiatives Taken In Unima Librariessupporting

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“…The new constitutional dispensation (noted earlier) presents particular problems for provincial and local authorities in seeking to fund school libraries and public libraries (Dominy, 2003;Leach, 2006;Lor, van Helden and Bothma, 2005).…”

Section: Libraries and Information Centresmentioning

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Library and Information Services in South Africa: an overview

Stilwell

2007

IFLA Journal

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“…The National Library for Blind in Grahamstown serves the visually impaired. Ledwaba (2002: 12) The new constitutional dispensation (noted earlier) presents particular problems for provincial and local authorities in seeking to fund school libraries and public libraries (Dominy, 2003;Leach, 2006;Lor, van Heiden and Bothma, 2005). In the province of Mpumalanga, for instance, the lack of public library infrastructure is "one of the biggest challenges facing library authorities" (Le Roux and Hendrikz, 2006:626).…”

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Mapping the fit : library and information services and the national transformation agenda in South Africa, Part 1

Stilwell

2013

South African Journal of Libraries and Information Science

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Alternative funding and the public library sector: an explanatory overview with reference to South Africa

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Changing economic conditions for libraries

Changing economic conditions for libraries

Library and Information Services in South Africa: an overview

Mapping the fit : library and information services and the national transformation agenda in South Africa, Part 1

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