Development and the Documentation of Indigenous Knowledge: Good Intentions in Bad Company?

Lindh, Karolina; Haider, Jutta

doi:10.1515/libr.2010.001

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“…According to Lindh and Haider (2010), the continuing endangerment of IK has resulted in increased sensitization of the need to codify it to prolong its existence. As a result, libraries have been urged to go beyond their role as custodians of what has already been put out for use by actively taking part in the codification of these resources (Ebijuwa 2015).…”

Section: Discussion Of Findingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In recent years, there has been growing attention to collection and documentation of IK by governments, development agencies, cultural and knowledge management institutions, and traditional people. The development should be credited to the need to preserve IK so as to prevent its extinction, likely to be contributed to by its fragile existence and unreliable transmission (Lindh et al 2010;Sarkhel 2011). The Word Intellectual Property Organisation (2016) asserts that the documentation of IK is intended to enhance customary holders' capacity to benefit from their knowledge in dealings with third parties.…”

Section: Initiatives To Harness Ikmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The fate of indigenous knowledge: The role played by libraries in Tanzania

Mbilinyi

Mwabungulu

2019

Information Development

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The study aimed at assessing libraries’ role in sustaining indigenous knowledge (IK) in Tanzania. To do so, an exploratory design that used face to face semi-structured interviews and non-participatory observations were employed to collect data. The study has established that libraries play an insignificant role in collecting IK, especially when it comes to its codification. However, the libraries have also been found to play a good role at preservation of IK and use a number of ways to disseminate and promote IK usage. Unfortunately, these efforts face a number of challenges including insufficiency of funds and lack of interest in IK.

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Section: Discussion Of Findingsmentioning

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Section: Initiatives To Harness Ikmentioning

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The fate of indigenous knowledge: The role played by libraries in Tanzania

Mbilinyi

Mwabungulu

2019

Information Development

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“…A plethora of definitions and views on what constitutes indigenous knowledge and indigenous knowledge systems abound (Chanza and De Wit 2013;Hagar 2003;Lindh and Haider 2010;Mearns, Du Toit and Mukuka 2006;Nakata, 2002;Ngulube and Onyancha 2011;Onyancha et al 2018;Reynar 1999;Semali and Kincheloe 1999;Sillitoe 1998;Viergever 1999). Attesting to the lack of consistency in nomenclature, Ngulube and Onyancha (2011) identified as many as seventeen labels by which this kind of knowledge is referred to although they observed that 'indigenous knowledge systems' (IKS) seemed to be preferred in the literature.…”

Section: Indigenous Knowledgementioning

confidence: 99%

Resource provision and access to indigenous knowledge in public libraries in South Africa

Mhlongo

Ngulube

2019

Information Development

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This paper is part of a larger qualitative multiple case study that sought to explore the integration of indigenous knowledge in public libraries in South Africa. The paper draws from semi-structured interviews with selected heads of provincial library services in South Africa to determine the extent to which public libraries provide targeted resources to enhance access to IK. Results reveal that that there are no targeted resources to facilitate access to IK. Concerted efforts to facilitate access by increasing the number of libraries were noted. Notwithstanding these efforts, there seems to be a paucity of IK, which has implication for inclusive services. It is recommended that libraries look beyond enabling access to the Internet but also explore how they can further optimise ICT usage as a way of facilitating access to IK through capturing, organising and disseminating knowledge of indigenous communities.

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“…It is vital that material is managed in a way that local people remain connected to it (Stevens, 2008). Documentation and digitisation of indigenous knowledge may not be the most appropriate approach to preservation of indigenous knowledge, particularly in the context of bio-piracy (Lindh and Haider, 2010). IFLA and ALA have both done significant work in defining appropriate principles for work in such areas (e.g.…”

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confidence: 99%