The purpose of this paper is to examine the current situation and the future of information literacy programs in Zanzibar universities by looking at information literacy awareness, the extent of information literacy provision and the role of university libraries in promoting it. The survey was conducted in three universities of Zanzibar, where university library staff, deans and directors of schools/ faculties, heads of departments and undergraduate students were involved in the study. A total of 200 respondents participated in the study and the results were analyzed quantitatively. The findings show that a certain degree of information literacy awareness exists among library and academic staff, though promotion and provision of its skills are still in the infancy stages. Inadequate numbers of qualified information literacy specialists, lack of background in teaching information literacy and lack of cooperation between librarians and faculty members were identified as the sources of the problems. Based on the findings, the researchers made a number of recommendations to address the shortcomings, which include: organize information literacy seminars and workshops, create awareness programs, design and implement information literacy curriculum and course content.
The aim of this paper is to examine the role of teachers in fostering students' independent learning through school library use by looking at the availability of school library materials; the patterns of school library use by students and teachers; cooperation between teachers and library staff and the different ways used by high school teachers in fostering high school students to become independent learners. The study was conducted in Zanzibar and it involved three public and two private high schools. By using survey method, a total of 95 respondents were given questionnaires. Interviews were conducted with 35 respondents including students, teachers, library staff, heads of schools and the Director of the Public Library. Observation method was used in all the schools. The main finding of this study which is based on the author's MA dissertation revealed that school libraries were confronted with limited library stock which contains outdated and few current materials, lack of library education and limited library use habits among students and teachers, inefficient and untrained school library staff, lack of integration of information, curricula and classroom learning and lack of cooperation between teaching and library staff. A number of recommendations were made based on the findings.
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