Librarianship as a bridge to an information and knowledge society in Africa / / edited by Alli Mcharazo and Sjoerd Koopman

• Pubblicazione: München, : K.G. Saur, 2007; Munchen, Germany : , : K.G. Saur, , 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (248 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 020.960
• Soggetto topico: Libraries - Africa, Sub-Saharan; Library science - Africa, Sub-Saharan; Information society - Africa, Sub-Saharan; Knowledge management - Africa, Sub-Saharan
• Soggetto geografico: Afrika
• Classificazione: 06.40
• Persona (resp. second.): McharazoAlli; KoopmanSjoerd M. J. <1949->
• Note generali: Selected 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.; International conference proceedings.; Copyright by International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, The Hague, The Netherlands.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Authors' Contact Details -- HARNESSING KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT FOR AFRICA'S TRANSITION TO THE 21ST CENTURY -- POLITICS OF INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE IN AFRICA: THE STRUGGLE FOR AN INFORMATION INCLUSIVE SOCIETY IN A GLOBALISED WORLD -- LIBRARIES AND DEMOCRACY -- MANAGEMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE: A CASE FOR THE SCECSAL REGION -- A DIGITAL LIBRARY IN A RURAL MALARIA RESEARCH CENTRE IN AFRICA: THE KENYAN EXPERIENCE -- THE MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS WITHIN LIBRARY ENVIRONMENTS IN EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICAN REGION -- MAKING A CONTRIBUTION TO THE CIVIL SOCIETY: KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND THE INFORMATION PROFESSIONAL -- INFORMATION VACCINE: INFORMATION AND UGANDA'S REDUCTION OF HIV/AIDS -- SOCIO-CULTURAL DETERMINANTS OF HIV/AIDS INFORMATION IMPACT: EXPERIENCES FROM BABATI DISTRICT IN TANZANIA -- MAASAE RESOURCE CENTRE FOR INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE IN TANZANIA -- WHAT CAN BE THE ROLE OF AFRICAN LIBRARIES IN COUNTERBALANCING THE "KNOWLEDGE POWER" OF THE WEST? CAN WE CREATE NEW KNOWLEDGE TOGETHER? -- WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP TO BUILD KNOWLEDGE SOCIETIES -- KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF AFRICA'S INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND SERVICES: SOME LEGAL ISSUES FOR INFORMATION SYSTEM EXPERTS -- CROSS-CULTURAL INFORMATION RETRIEVAL: SEARCHING FOR ENGLISH DOCUMENTS USING ZULU QUERIES -- KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT: ISSUES FOR AFRICA'S LIBRARY AND INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS
• Sommario/riassunto: Knowledge 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Librarianship as a bridge to an information and knowledge society in Africa
• ISBN: 1-283-40345-5; 9786613403452; 3-598-44025-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910822054303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: IFLA publications ; ; 124.