Celebrating libraries in 20 years of democracy : an overview of library and information services in South Africa

Satgoor, Ujala

Title: Celebrating libraries in 20 years of democracy : an overview of library and information services in South Africa
Creator: Satgoor, Ujala
Subject: Libraries
Subject: Library administration -- South Africa
Subject: Information services -- South Africa
Subject: Public libraries -- South Africa
Subject: Library science -- South Africa
Date: 2015
Type: Article
Identifier: vital:6997
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1019841
Identifier: ISSN ISSN: 0340-0352
Identifier: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0340035215585100
Description: Since the establishment of the first public library in 1818, the South African library and information services landscape has also been a reflection of the socio-political order and developments in the country. This article presents an historical perspective as well as an overview of libraries in South Africa since 1994, the context within which libraries function, library governance and legislative framework, government funding for redress, library technologies, library and information services education and the professional association. The article further highlights the importance of libraries in meeting the goals of the national development agenda towards entrenching a strong democracy and an educated and informed nation
Description: Original publication is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0340035215585100
Format: 15 pages, pdf
Publisher: IFLA Journals
Language: English
Relation: Satgoor, U. (2015) Celebrating libraries in 20 years of democracy: An overview of library and information services in South Africa. IFLA Journal, vol. 41(2) 97-111
Rights: Satgoor, Ujala
Rights: The author gave permission for the publishing of her article in the Rhodes Digital Commons

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Celebrating libraries in 20 years of democracy : an overview of libraryand information services in South Africa

Celebrating libraries in 20 years of democracy : an overview of library
and information services in South Africa