From borders and landscape to ecosystem: reconfiguring library services to meet the needs of South African youth

Hart, Geneviève; Nassimbeni, Mary

doi:10.7553/79-1-106

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“…Some writers in the South African library literature suggest that the challenges surrounding vulnerable young people are best addressed though the concept of the social ecosystem: the network of resources in a community (Hart & Nassimbeni, 2013;Stilwell, 2011;Theron & Theron, 2010). Schools and libraries might serve as "anchors" in a community's social ecosystem, taking on an important role in the alleviating of young people's social exclusion and pursuing social justice (Stilwell, 2011).…”

Section: South African Youthmentioning

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The Drive for School Libraries in South Africa: Intersections and Connections

Hart¹,

Zinn²

2015

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This paper traces the important developments in school librarianship in South Africa since 2007, during which time the drive to address huge backlogs in school library provision has gained momentumlargely, it argues, from the intersections of two phenomena: the Library and Information Services (LIS) Transformation Charter; and Equal Education, a civic-action NGO campaigning on behalf of school libraries. South African youth face daunting challenges, and their schooling is perhaps where the heritage of apartheid is most visible. The lack of libraries, it is argued, has undermined the attempts at curricular reform since the late 1990s. The daunting backlogs in school library provision mean that innovative models of service will be needed that cut across existing divisions. Given the impact of the lack of school libraries on all sectors of LIS, the paper examines the recommendations in the LIS Transformation Charter that South African LIS should turn to the concept of ecosystem to provide the framework for concerted action.

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Section: South African Youthmentioning

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The Drive for School Libraries in South Africa: Intersections and Connections

Hart¹,

Zinn²

2015

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“…When studying, students are obliged to make references to materials used when writing assignments and school projects. According to Fourie ( 2007) and Hart and Nassimbeni (2013), it has been discovered in several studies that youth 8. After 1994, the ANC government in South Africa implemented the Reconstruction and Development Policy (RDP) framework, with the aim of addressing the socio-economic challenges that the people of South Africa suffered as consequences of the laws of the previous apartheid regime.…”

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Identifying the information needs of public library and information services users in Limpopo province

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Dikotla

Mahlatji

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Public libraries are indispensable institutions that contribute towards the socioeconomic development of every citizen in every country by providing access to information. In South Africa, the provision of access to information through public libraries was marred by the inequalities of the apartheid laws. In order to address past injustices regarding access to information, the government of today, through the Department of Arts and Culture, is committed to allocating an annual library conditional grant to all the nine provinces to build and develop new and already existing public libraries, respectively. This study investigated the information needs of people who use these newly built and developed public libraries and information centres in Limpopo Province. The questionnaire was distributed to the library users of selected public libraries in Limpopo Province to collect information about their basic information needs and expectations. The results showed that the majority of public libraries and information services users in Limpopo Province are the youth and young adults, who specifically use these libraries and information services for study space and accessing the internet. The kind of information required by these youth, young adults and adults revolves around health matters, education programmes, career guidance and crime prevention. It is therefore recommended that library users be made aware of other services offered by public libraries and that user needs analysis studies be conducted from time to time in order for public libraries to meet the ever-changing needs of library users.

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“…Even in the post-apartheid era, South Africa has a shortage of LIS, particularly community and school libraries. Hart and Nassimbeni (2013: 13) state that: In 2010, there were 7,384 libraries, made up of:366 community libraries within the six metropolitan areas1,386 community libraries affiliated to the nine provincial library services210 higher education libraries1,801 functional school libraries: 7.23% of all schools112 special and government departmental librariesTwo national libraries (one in the conventional sense, and a national library for the blind ( South African Yearbook 2011/2012 2012).…”

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Challenges faced by libraries in a democratic South Africa

Mojapelo

2017

Information Development

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Community libraries are crucial for people to have access to information to satisfy their multiple needs. As custodians of information and knowledge in diverse spheres, they play a role in the socioeconomic development of nations. This article attempts to investigate challenges faced by libraries in three different settings in post-apartheid South Africa. The study adopted a qualitative research design. The users, librarians and a wellplaced official of the relevant department were interviewed. Convenience sampling was used to select users and librarians while purposive sampling was used to select an official. Face-to-face interviews and observation and a checklist were used to collect data. Senior officials of the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture need to study challenges revealed by the findings and to take action to remedy the situation.

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From borders and landscape to ecosystem: reconfiguring library services to meet the needs of South African youth

Abstract: In this article we consider the configuration of the South African library and information services (LIS

Cited by 8 publications

References 10 publications

The Drive for School Libraries in South Africa: Intersections and Connections

The Drive for School Libraries in South Africa: Intersections and Connections

Identifying the information needs of public library and information services users in Limpopo province

Challenges faced by libraries in a democratic South Africa

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