This trend is a topic commonly studied by researchers for other types of library as in South Africa The mobile termination rate glide path led to a decline in voice tariffs As voice revenue
According to the National Library of South Africa s Directory of Public and Community Libraries in South Africa 2012 68 there were ninety four public and community libraries in the five districts of Limpopo Province at the time of collecting data for this study For researchers to reach the targeted libraries a convenience sampling
Msunduzi Public Library South Africa Courtesy of AfLIA This week 14 20 March 2022 is South African Library 2001 the Library and Information Association of South Africa established Library Week for all types of libraries in South Africa to market their services and create awareness of the important role that libraries play in a democracy
INFLUENCE OF THE AVAILABILITY OF SCHOOL LIBRARIES ON THE READING ATTITUDE AND READING ACHIEVEMENT OF PRIMARY SCHOOL LEARNERS IN SOUTH AFRICA by Johanna Jacoba Knoetze submitted in accordance with the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF INFORMATION SCIENCE at the UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH
The purpose of the study is to investigate the readiness of public libraries in South Africa for an enhanced educational role in developing the information literacy of school learners The public libraries in Mpumalanga Province provide the case site for the study Across the world information literacy education has been identified as the raison d etre of school libraries
Similarly poor technological infrastructure and particularly slow speed of the internet especially in developing countries has often frustrated social media users especially academic librarians
Type Thesis Abstract The aim of the study was to examine the implementation of digital preservation practices in academic libraries in South Africa in the light of the rapid changing information environment The study looked into the strategies systems and tools being employed to support digital preservation programmes and the costs
There are nine Library and/or Information Schools in several provinces in South Africa Qualifications can be obtained through full time part time or distance education Support staff or library assistants without formal training fill non professional positions They perform important routine and support tasks in library and information services
The purpose of the study is to investigate the readiness of public libraries in South Africa for an enhanced educational role in developing the information literacy of school learners The public libraries in Mpumalanga Province provide the case site for the study Across the world information literacy education has been identified as the raison d etre of school libraries
The Mobile Library Service has been jointly operated since 2007 by the non profit organisation the South African Primary Education Support Initiative and the FSDoE as part of its literacy programme SAPESI manages the importation of suitably equipped buses from Japan and the FSDoE provides drivers and library assistants who assist teachers
This trend is a topic commonly studied by researchers for other types of library as in South Africa The mobile termination rate glide path led to a decline in voice tariffs As voice revenue
Arts and Culture Task Group South Africa Library and Information Ser vices Subcommittee Report on Libraries and Information Services Chapter Six of the Report of the Arts and Culture Task Group as Presented to the Minister of Arts Culture Science and Technology on 31 July Pretoria State Li brary Department of Arts Culture
Here s how How Mobile Libraries Can Boost Education In South Africa Covid 19 Pandemic or not How Mobile Libraries Can Boost Education In South Africa Some of my most cherished memories involve books Being read to excited to hear my father mimicking different characters in the story; later on thrilled to read on my own Books
Masenya and Ngulube examine digital preservation practices in academic libraries in South Africa in the wake of the digital revolution Masenya and Ngulube 2019 The study highlights the need
This study explores the role of public libraries in making ICTs more accessible to the populations of South Africa and how these libraries increase ICTs relevance to people s lives needs
Container based CSI initiatives in South Africa Many container based schools and libraries already exist across South Africa Mandela Day container library project The Mandela Day Library Project is an ongoing initiative that sets up container based libraries for underprivileged or under resourced schools Since its launch it has opened 75
Toy libraries provide good quality play resources to communities This can be in the form of toys games play opportunities and trained toy librarians who facilitate play and educate others on play and toys Most toy libraries in South Africa provide play sessions at the library as well as a toy lending service to the greater community
The South African School Library Survey of the Human Sciences Research Council in 1999 confirmed the precarious position of school libraries in its finding that 32 per cent of schools nationwide had an on site library and another 12 per cent had some sort of library collection/box service South Africa 1999 iv
"If the kids can t reach the books the books should come to the kids This is the idea of the mobile library service" writes Jolien De Norre End of 2014 she completes an internship with VVOB in South Africa During her internship she has the opportunity to travel along with a mobile library Read her story below
g This chapter describes the library and reading work of some of these organisations in order to tell a wider story of libraries in South Africa incorporating other reading locales library advocates and aims for libraries and reading 2 EARLY INFLUENCES It is well known for example that Lord Charles Somerset s tax on wine financed the
to collect data from respondents in the selected academic libraries in South Africa and Nigeria The data collected were analysed using descriptive statistical tools mobile device to read online Page 2 of 8 Original Research tacit and explicit of its employees who use both types of knowledge to add value and become more competitive
It is recommended that the provincial Department of Education school library services selectively award teacher librarian bursaries to suitable candidates and then combine these awards with the provision of core collections of books and technologies thereby linking the establishment of their school libraries to the practical outcomes in the two year university based training programme
University of South Africa Pretoria South Africa Corresponding author Patrick Ngulube ngulup Dates Received 11 June 2018 Accepted 07 Sept 2018 Published 07 Mar 2019 How to cite this article Masenya & Ngulube P 2019 Digital preservation practices in academic libraries in South Africa in the wake of the digital
Digital libraries have a huge potential towards offsetting the knowledge deficit in many parts of the world and Africa in particular This article reports on a study aimed at exploring the status