Capacity Building for Library and Information Science Professionals in University Libraries

Tsekea, Stephen

doi:10.1108/978-1-80043-656-520201024

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“…Additionally, the study by Tsekea stated that library officers as developmental agents have definite roles to play in understanding, locating, collecting, interpreting and disseminating information that empowers people in business and that build workforce participation. Furthermore, with regard to insufficient knowledge among library staff, Tsekea noted that the need for training is currently more crucial than before and thus, if libraries are to remain relevant in the 21st Century, they need to adapt constantly and need to have professional staff who are able to cope with such rapid changing environments that is enabling them to deliver resources and services efficiently and effectively to stakeholders who are always confronted with information needs (Tsekea, 2021).…”

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The Role of Libraries in Community Empowerment: A Systematic Review

Mubofu¹,

Mambo

2021

ijolib

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Problem Statement: Libraries as public information agencies act as catalysts that provide reliable information that empowers people in making the right decision in terms of development plans put forward by various sectors. However, studies on how and where the society, access, and the use of relevant information that empower them to contribute positively in these sectors are inadequately reported in scholarly literatures. Purpose: This study in particular reports the role of libraries in community empowerment and the challenges faced by libraries in the dissemination of information for community empowerment. Method: This study is a scoping and a literature review of the role of libraries in community empowerment. The study adopted Arksey and O’ Malley framework. Google scholar, JSTOR, Ebscohost, Emerald insight, fullfreepdf, Eric, Research4life databases, and Taylor & Francis were used as the main sources of information. Results: The result revealed that libraries provide free internet access and information resources. Libraries also act as information acquisition centre, community empowerment programs as well as a centre for building capacity, and learning support. The study also revealed that job dissatisfaction among library staff, inadequate facilities, lack of commitment, lack of teamwork and poor relationships among staff, insufficient knowledge and skills among library staff are some of the challenges libraries have to face as an effective provision of information services. Conclusion: The study concludes that there are countless and well established role of libraries in community empowerment in various sectors like education, health, agriculture and technology. Libraries are the main centre for information that contributes greatly to community empowerment through building capacity and learning support. Keywords: Libraries; Empowerment; Community Empowerment; Role of Libraries Abstrak Latar Belakang: Perpustakaan sebagai pusat informasi publik berperan sebagai katalisator yang menyediakan informasi terpercaya yang memberdayakan masyarakat untuk membuat keputusan tepat dalam hal rencana pengembangan yang dikemukakan oleh berbagai sektor. Namun, penelitian tentang bagaimana dan dimana masyarakat, akses, dan kegunaan informasi relevan yang membuat mereka berkontribusi secara baik pada sektor-sektor ini jarang sekali dilaporkan dalam literatur ilmiah. Tujuan: Penelitian ini secara khusus melaporkan peran perpustakaan dalam pemberdayaan masyarakat dan tantangan yang dihadapi perpustakaan dalam penyebaran informasi pemberdayaan masyarakat. Metode: Penelitian ini menggunakan metode scoping dan tinjauan literatur tentang peran perpustakaan dalam pemberdayaan masyarakat. Studi ini mengadopsi kerangka kerja dari Arksey dan O' Malley dengan sumber informasi menggunakan database GOOGLE SCholar, JSTOR, Ebscohost, Emerald insight, Fullfreepdf, Eric, Research4life, dan Taylor & Francis. Hasil: Hasil dari penelitian ini mengungkapkan bahwa perpustakaan menyediakan akses internet gratis dan menjadi sumber informasi. Perpustakaan juga bertindak sebagai pusat perolehan informasi, program pemberdayaan masyarakat serta pusat untuk membangun kapasitas, dan dukungan pembelajaran. Penelitian ini juga mengungkapkan bahwa adanya ketidakpuasan pekerjaan di antara staf perpustakaan, fasilitas yang tidak memadai, kurangnya komitmen, kurangnya kerja tim yang baik dan hubungan yang buruk antar staf, pengetahuan dan keterampilan yang tidak memadai di antara staf perpustakaan adalah beberapa tantangan yang harus dihadapi perpustakaan sebagai penyediaan layanan informasi yang efektif. Kesimpulan: Penelitian ini menyimpulkan bahwa perpustakaan berperan sangat baik dalam pemberdayaan masyarakat di berbagai sektor seperti pendidikan, kesehatan, pertanian dan teknologi. Perpustakaan juga merupakan pusat distribusi informasi yang berkontribusi terhadap pemberdayaan masyarakat melalui peningkatan kapasitas dan dukungan pembelajaran. Keywords: Perpustakaan; Pemberdayaan Masyarakat; Peran Perpustakaan

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The Role of Libraries in Community Empowerment: A Systematic Review

Mubofu¹,

Mambo

2021

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“…Academic libraries make use of various digital media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, websites and student learning management systems to share information with university communities. A study of 15 academic libraries in Zimbabwe found that the key challenge faced by these libraries was updating and managing the content of their social media pages and websites (Tsekea & Chigwada, 2023). In South Africa, a survey I conducted in 2022 with five universities, found that libraries that had a dedicated person managing the library's marketing and website were able to offer up-to-date information, make changes to information quickly and continuously provide notifications about upcoming training effectively.…”

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Introduction: The Impact and Importance of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and Sustainable Development for Academic Libraries in Africa

Frahm-Arp

2023

Academic Libraries in Africa

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Particularly in academic libraries in Africa the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) are possibly the two most significant issues that need to be addressed by librarians in order to offer staff and students at their universities the support they need to flourish in the twenty-first century. This chapter critically examines some of the current literature exploring how academic libraries address the challenges and opportunities presented by these two factors. Five key areas are identified as being of particular importance in the current literature: the literacy rates and the academic reading ability of university students; accessibility of information to university students, researchers and communities in Africa; the impact, importance and limitations of open access information; the role of digital media to market libraries and the importance of teaching digital literacy in libraries; and lessons learnt from online teaching and learning during Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) which can help to enhance learning amongst students in the post-COVID-19 world. Overall, the chapter explores each of these five areas, showing how the 4IR tools, especially artificial intelligence (AI) and makerspaces can be used to address many of the concerns raised in the literature. It also shows how each of these five areas are avenues through which libraries are and can address SDGs in various ways. The chapter argues that libraries need to address the challenges they face without waiting for more government funding, but rather more innovatively use the funding they have. While admirable research has been conducted on the library needs of students at universities, much more work needs to be performed to understand the needs of researchers and how to support them.

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