Obstacles and Challenges to Library Service in Uganda

Bushman, Bobbie; Lund, Brady; Wang, Ting; Garrett, Nicole; Manyonga, David

doi:10.1080/10572317.2020.1732850

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“…Some of the factors I have identified as inhibiting publishing in Uganda are policies, language barriers, high illiteracy rate, piracy, lack of government support, lack of national policy on book publishing, limited capital, lack of a virile national publishing association among many other challenges. Language is not a major challenge in comparison to lack of funding, which impacts both scholarly endeavors and library services (Bushman et al, 2021).…”

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Barriers to scholarly publishing among library and information science researchers: International perspectives

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Wang

Shamsi

et al. 2021

Information Development

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The 21 authors of this study, 19 of whom are non-native English speakers, reflect on the barriers to publishing academic journal articles in top international journals. Each author responded to the same set of questions pertaining to educational (PhD) opportunities for emerging scholars, financial conditions for researchers, and challenges in publishing their work. Limited English language skills, lack of research funding, and different research topics were identified as the most significant barriers to publish in the journals. Recruiting volunteers or using electronic translations for accepted articles for journals, reducing software and subscription to academic journals costs, expanding journal scope, and providing guidance and collaboration across borders are possible measures to reduce the negative impact of the barriers.

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Barriers to scholarly publishing among library and information science researchers: International perspectives

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“…Alam and Mezbah-ul-Islam (2020) revealed that users were satisfied with the services being provided by the ten private university libraries investigated in a study conducted in Bangladesh. Bushman et al (2020) pointed out that the library services in Uganda were affected by some challenges and obstacles inherent to the country such as widespread poverty; limited access to education and limited information literacy; electricity shortages; limited Internet access; lack of library leadership, professional organizations, infrastructure, library funding and record management; governmental disinterest; as well as high cost of books and other library material etc. It has also been reported that the LP is the most optimal service quality dimension out of all three LibQUAL dimensions (Riansyah et al, 2020).…”

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The users' expectations of library service quality in the college libraries of Pakistan: a LibQUAL study

Mahmood¹,

Rehman

Ashiq

2023

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PurposeThis research study is conducted to thoroughly investigate the users' expectations for excellent library service quality (LSQ) from college libraries. It will also identify whether there is any difference in the desired library service quality among different type of users, gender and academic discipline.Design/methodology/approachA survey method was used, and the data were collected from 998 respondents, which included faculty members, masters, bachelor's and intermediate students. In order to conduct the study, LibQUAL + instrument were adapted.FindingsThe results demonstrated that the users expected a higher level of services from the college libraries of Pakistan. The highest desired expectation of the users were related to “library as a place (LP)” dimension, while the lowest expectation was with regards to the “information control (IC)” dimension. The results indicated a significant difference among the various types of users and academic disciplines regarding their expectations with library services.Practical implicationsThe appointment of college librarians against nearly 500 vacant posts would significantly improve the LSQ in these libraries. The result of the study would indeed be useful for the college administration, librarians the Government of the Punjab and the Punjab Higher Education Commission (HEC) for future planning, improvement of services and allocation of resources.Originality/valueThis study is the first in-depth effort into investigating the LSQ of the college libraries of the Punjab, Pakistan. This study will be helpful to understand the LSQ from developing countries’ perspective.

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“…Beberapa organisasi yang mendukung perpustakaan komunitas, seperti RLRDP (Rural Libraries Resources Development Programme) yaitu organiasi berbasis perpustakaan di Zimbabwe berbasis komunitas di desa terpencil yang memberikan bantuan dana, layanan gratis dan meberikan bahan bacaan cetak dan noncetak yang relevan, serta pelatihan bagi pustakawan (Moyo, 2017). SKILLS (Supporting Knowledge Information Literacy Learning Services) adalah organiasai yang akan memobilisasi investasi di perpustakaan (Bushman et al, 2021).…”

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Strategi Pengembangan Taman Bacaan Masyarakat Di Beberapa Negara Berkembang

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Jamjam²

2021

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Abstrak: Taman Bacaan Masyarakat adalah lembaga yang menyediakan bahan bacaan yang dapat diakses oleh berbagai lapisan masyarakat untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan, kemampuan, dan keterampilan agar tercipta masyarakat pembelajar sepanjang hayat. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui strategi pengembangan Taman Bacaan Masyarakat yang dilakukan di beberapa negara berkembang dalam meningkatkan minat membaca masyarakat. Teori yang mendasari penelitian ini adalah teori pendidikan sepanjang hayat dan pengembangan perpustakaan. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode naratif kualitatif dengan teknik literatur review. Analisis data menggunakan teknik pengumpulan data yang terdiri dari reduksi data, penyajian data, verifi kasi data, dan penarikan kesimpulan. Adapun teknik analisis menggunakan aplikasi Atlas.ti 9. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa strategi pengembangan taman bacaan masyarakat yang digunakan di beberapa negara berkembang termasuk di Indonesia memiliki kesamaan diantaranya menumbuhkan partisipasi masyarkat, menciptakan suasana inklusif, aman, lokasi yang mudah di akses, pustakawan yang ramah, kemitraan dan merancang program serta kegiatan promosi sesuai dengan budaya masyarakat sekitar. Selain itu, strategi yang menjadi ciri khas dari masing-masing negara seperti di Thailand menggunakan proyek membaca yang menyenangkan atau Reading for Pleasure (RfP), di Malaysia fokus pada pemuda sebagai sasaran dari pelayanan perpustakaan pedesaan yang dilengkapi fasilitas TIK, di beberapa negara Afrika menggunakan sumber terbuka untuk membuka bantuan dan donasi dalam penyediaan bahan bacaan dan pendirian perpustakaan komunitas, dan di Indonesia strategi yang digunakan sangat beragam menyesuaikan dengan kondisi dari masing-masing daerah. Penulis menyarankan untuk mendorong pendirian TBM di seluruh wilayah di Indonesia melalui kerjasama antara berbagai pihak baik pemerintah, pihak pengelola, dan masyarakat.Abstract: Taman Bacaan Masyarakat is an institution that provides reading materials that can be accessed by various levels of society to increase knowledge, abilities, and skills in order to create a lifelong learning community. This study aims to determine the strategy for developing Taman Bacaan Masyarakat carried out in several developing countries in increasing public interest in reading. The theory that constitutes this research is the theory of lifelong education and library development. The method used in this study is a qualitative narrative method with a literature review technique. Data analysis used data collection techniques consisting of data reduction, data presentation, data collection, and drawing conclusions. The analysis technique uses the Atlas.ti 9 application. The results show that the strategy for developing community reading gardens used in several developing countries including Indonesia has in common to increase community participation, create an inclusive, safe atmosphere, easily accessible locations, friendly librarians, partnerships and design programs and promotional activities in accordance with the culture of the surrounding community. In addition, strategies that are characteristic of each country such as in Thailand using a reading fun project or Reading for Pleasure (RfP), in Malaysia focusing on youth as the target of rural library services equipped with ICT facilities, in some African countries using open sources to open assistance and donations in the provision of reading materials and community establishment, and the strategies used in Indonesia vary widely according to the conditions of each region. The author suggests encouraging the establishment of TBM in all regions in Indonesia through cooperation between various parties, including the government, management, and the community.

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Obstacles and Challenges to Library Service in Uganda

Cited by 5 publications

References 33 publications

Barriers to scholarly publishing among library and information science researchers: International perspectives

Barriers to scholarly publishing among library and information science researchers: International perspectives

The users' expectations of library service quality in the college libraries of Pakistan: a LibQUAL study

Strategi Pengembangan Taman Bacaan Masyarakat Di Beberapa Negara Berkembang

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