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Globalization a disservice to human development in Africa: the impact of ICT

Kabamba, Juliano M (IFLA: WORLD LIBRARY AND INFORMATION CONGRESS: 74TH IFLA GENERAL CONFERENCE AND COUNCIL, 2008)

Libraries in Africa are a product of the underdevelopment of the continent. To understand the current state of libraries in Africa it is important to appreciate the broader ramifications of global machinations and, in ...
LIBRARIES RE-LOADED IN SERVICE OF THE MARGINALIZED

Kabamba, Juliano M. (IFLA: XVIII Standing Conference of Eastern, Central and Southern Africa Library and Information Associations (SCECSAL), 2008)

From inception the journey of public libraries in Africa has been very bumpy for reasons well documented in literature. Some of the key issues are discussed. The main thrust of this article is that public libraries as ...
Open Access4D: Battle not won

Masinde, Muthoni (Library and Information Services: Central University of Technology Free State, 2015-10)

The trend is still: “transferring of Northern designs to Southern realities” While 41% of the world’s household have access to the Internet, Africa is lagging far behind at 9%. Africa has abysmal penetration rate for ...

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