New vision, new goals, new markets? Reflections on a South African case study of community library services

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dc.contributor.authorHart, Genevieve
dc.date.accessioned09/09/2011 06:22
dc.date.available09/09/2011 06:22
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractThe article reflects on a case study of a group of six school-based dual use libraries in rural South Africa � focusing specifically on their community role. Its starting point is the library and information services (LIS) Transformation Charter�s vision of public libraries that play a meaningful role in the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals. The study employed a mix of data gathering methodologies � interviews, observation and analysis of documents. The key question that emerges from the study relates to the rather low usage of the libraries by the adults in the surrounding villages. All six libraries claim to provide �access� but it is not clear what they provide access to. The study suggests that a sharper focus on their community information services is required. More leadership, staff education and focused programming might enable the libraries to fulfil their exciting potential.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHart, G. (2010). New vision, new goals, new markets? Reflections on a South African case study of community library services. South African Journal of Libraries & Information Science, 76(2): 81-90en_US
dc.identifier.issn0256-8861
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/250
dc.inquiriesghart@uwc.ac.za
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterTRUE
dc.publisherLibrary and Information Association of South Africaen_US
dc.rightsCopyright Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA), 2010. Permission was granted for display of the content under terms of non-commercial use.
dc.status.ispeerreviewedTRUE
dc.subjectDual use librariesen_US
dc.subjectCommunity librariesen_US
dc.subjectRural librariesen_US
dc.subjectMilllennium Development Goalsen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.titleNew vision, new goals, new markets? Reflections on a South African case study of community library servicesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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