Web Content for Africa

Adam, Lishan

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“…In recent years ECA has been promoting the use of IT to accelerate the socio-economic development of the African region through AISI (Adam, 1999). University libraries must seize the opportunity and take advantage of the enhanced telecommunication infrastructure to improve their services.…”

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“…The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has been a leader in IT for more than 15 years and has been assisting African governments and institutions in building computerised development information management and exchange systems. In recent years ECA has been promoting the use of IT to accelerate the socio-economic development of the African region through AISI (Adam, 1999). University libraries must seize the opportunity and take advantage of the enhanced telecommunication infrastructure to improve their services.…”

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IT developments in Eastern and Southern Africa: implications for university libraries

Mutula

2000

Library Hi Tech

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If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. AbstractLibraries in the university environment in Eastern and Southern Africa are making efforts to join and participate effectively in the information revolution. However, these efforts continue to be hampered by many problems both internal and external. This paper reviews information technology (IT) developments in the university environment in Eastern and Southern Africa, and illustrates what university libraries can do to meet user expectations and remain relevant. The current scene in the region is assessed and analysed through selected literature reviews, the author's personal experience working in the region, visits to some universities, other key institutions such as the Telkom telecommunications and Eskom electricity companies of South Africa, and discussions with professional colleagues in national seminars and regional conferences. Electronic accessThe current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at

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Section: Opportunities and Challengesmentioning

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Section: Opportunities and Challengesmentioning

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IT developments in Eastern and Southern Africa: implications for university libraries

Mutula

2000

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“…Other constraints limiting the implementation of new information technologies include shortage of funds to meet the costs of the new technology and lack of well-articulated vision or policies by institutions on the deployment of IT. Adam (1999), in his research on the impact of ICT in sub-Saharan Africa, established among other things the under-utilisation of existing technology, inappropriate education, lack of awareness, inappropriate tools, lack of resources, lack of academically qualified managers, undeveloped legal framework for information sharing, poor connection to global network, maintenance problems, weak research and development, high taxes, over-dependency on donors and poor access to credit. These problems have affected library efforts to adopt and use technology within the SCECSAL region.…”

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Issues in library associations in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa: the case of Botswana Library Association (BLA)

Mutula

2003

The Electronic Library

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This paper reviews the challenges facing library associations within Eastern, Central and Southern Africa with particular attention paid to the Botswana Library Association (BLA). The challenges occasioned by information technology and the future outlook in the SCECSAL region are analysed in the context of the implication for libraries. The paper looks at how the BLA could prepare strategies to deal with the paradigm shifts occasioned by information technology in order to participate in the global information arena.

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“…Adam 14 and Chisenga 15 describe the negative impact of inadequate IT expertise on digital library initiatives. Further, Neill 16 laments the lack of strategic thinking among most librarians in Southern Africa.…”

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Digital Library and Information Services in Southern Africa

Muswazi

2000

Information Development

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Considers Southern African Development Community (SADC) digital library and information service (LIS) developments and observes an uneven regional pattern, the highlights of which are: though a number of libraries, mostly academic, have Web Online Public Access Catalogues (OPACs), these facilities are generally underdeveloped across the region; South African and Namibian public libraries metadata is accessible on the Internet; regionally, there are a few Internet links to SADC based resources; digital information access policies are restrictive; leadership from National Library Associations is limited; and, regionally, a number of digital library projects are under way. The critical issues affecting digital LIS developments are: insufficient finance; lack of focused management strategies; underdeveloped information technology and communications infrastructure; predominance of English and low information and computer literacy rates. It is concluded that information technology advances require libraries to restructure, establish cooperative networks and empower selective target user groups with digital skills to give shape to the nucleus of a regional information society.

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Web Content for Africa

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IT developments in Eastern and Southern Africa: implications for university libraries

IT developments in Eastern and Southern Africa: implications for university libraries

Issues in library associations in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa: the case of Botswana Library Association (BLA)

Digital Library and Information Services in Southern Africa

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