LEADER 04385oam 2200601 450 001 9910822054303321 005 20170523091616.0 010 $a1-283-40345-5 010 $a9786613403452 010 $a3-598-44025-1 024 7 $a10.1515/9783598440250 035 $a(OCoLC)527378493 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL2ERL 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000698048 100 $a20071101d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aLibrarianship as a bridge to an information and knowledge society in Africa /$fedited by Alli Mcharazo and Sjoerd Koopman 210 $aMu?nchen $cK.G. Saur$d2007 210 1$aMunchen, Germany :$cK.G. Saur,$d2007. 215 $a1 online resource (248 pages) $cillustrations 225 1 $aIFLA publications,$x0344-6891 ;$v124 300 $aSelected papers from the XVII Standing Conference of Eastern, Central and Southern Africa Library and Information Associations (SCECSAL XVII) held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, July 10-14, 2006. 300 $aInternational conference proceedings. 300 $aCopyright by International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, The Hague, The Netherlands. 311 $a3-598-22031-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $t Frontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPreface -- $tAbbreviations and Acronyms -- $tAuthors' Contact Details -- $tHARNESSING KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT FOR AFRICA'S TRANSITION TO THE 21ST CENTURY -- $tPOLITICS OF INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE IN AFRICA: THE STRUGGLE FOR AN INFORMATION INCLUSIVE SOCIETY IN A GLOBALISED WORLD -- $tLIBRARIES AND DEMOCRACY -- $tMANAGEMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE: A CASE FOR THE SCECSAL REGION -- $tA DIGITAL LIBRARY IN A RURAL MALARIA RESEARCH CENTRE IN AFRICA: THE KENYAN EXPERIENCE -- $tTHE MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS WITHIN LIBRARY ENVIRONMENTS IN EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICAN REGION -- $tMAKING A CONTRIBUTION TO THE CIVIL SOCIETY: KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND THE INFORMATION PROFESSIONAL -- $tINFORMATION VACCINE: INFORMATION AND UGANDA'S REDUCTION OF HIV/AIDS -- $tSOCIO-CULTURAL DETERMINANTS OF HIV/AIDS INFORMATION IMPACT: EXPERIENCES FROM BABATI DISTRICT IN TANZANIA -- $tMAASAE RESOURCE CENTRE FOR INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE IN TANZANIA -- $tWHAT CAN BE THE ROLE OF AFRICAN LIBRARIES IN COUNTERBALANCING THE "KNOWLEDGE POWER" OF THE WEST? CAN WE CREATE NEW KNOWLEDGE TOGETHER? -- $tWORKING IN PARTNERSHIP TO BUILD KNOWLEDGE SOCIETIES -- $tKNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF AFRICA'S INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND SERVICES: SOME LEGAL ISSUES FOR INFORMATION SYSTEM EXPERTS -- $tCROSS-CULTURAL INFORMATION RETRIEVAL: SEARCHING FOR ENGLISH DOCUMENTS USING ZULU QUERIES -- $tKNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT: ISSUES FOR AFRICA'S LIBRARY AND INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS 330 $aKnowledge Management was the theme of the Standing Conference of Eastern, Central and Southern African Library and Information Associations (SCECSAL XVII) in 2006. This selection of conference papers provides a cross-disciplinary approach to knowledge, information and development and how the three together can mould a new and more informed society. The challenge is to make our libraries more people-centered and Afro-centric, not simply serving the interests of the elite and paying little attention to the plight of the less well off. This needs to change, with libraries becoming more inclusive 410 0$aIFLA publications ;$v124. 606 $aLibraries$zAfrica, Sub-Saharan$vCongresses 606 $aLibrary science$zAfrica, Sub-Saharan$vCongresses 606 $aInformation society$zAfrica, Sub-Saharan$vCongresses 606 $aKnowledge management$zAfrica, Sub-Saharan$vCongresses 607 $aAfrika$2gtt 615 0$aLibraries 615 0$aLibrary science 615 0$aInformation society 615 0$aKnowledge management 676 $a020.960 686 $a06.40$2bcl 702 $aMcharazo$b Alli 702 $aKoopman$b Sjoerd M. J.$f1949- 712 12$aStanding Conference of Eastern, Central and Southern African Librarians 801 0$bMiFhGG 801 1$bMiFhGG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910822054303321 996 $aLibrarianship as a bridge to an information and knowledge society in Africa$94121439 997 $aUNINA