Semiconductors — Past, Present and Future

Booyens, H.; Basson, J. H.

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“…Durban's reading public was considerably greater and had more book issues, 132,000 (Pretoria 52,000, Johannesburg 113,000) than any other library in the Union of South Africa. 16 This was despite Durban having a smaller population than the other boroughs. Within one year the librarian reported that 'the appreciation of this section by the children is encouraging' .17 In September 1919 the children's section moved to its 4°G ORDON ARMSTRONG own room, and South Africa's first children's librarian, Miss Muriel Kent, was appointed in February 1920.18 This innovative step can be gauged from the fact that Portsmouth City Library in England had no properly organized children's library service as late as 1966.…”

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The Culture and History of South African Public Libraries: The Experiences of Durban Library

Armstrong¹

2000

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This paper looks at the history and culture of South African libraries over the last I80 years, using Durban Library as a case study. It examines the cultural influences on libraries and their effect on library provision and the esteem with which the library was held in the community. Durban was chosen as a library model due to its rich and illustrious history and because it is more representative of a major library than others. Research indicates that without the British influence on the establishment of libraries it is doubtful if libraries would have been established until well into the twentieth century, as the indigenous peoples were preliterate and the Afrikaners lacked a culture and inclination towards reading. Research further indicated that a relatively small provincial library which is innovative and progressive can aid the development and be at the centre of the community.The author is a graduate from the University of Brighton, England, who lived in South Africa for four years during the early I970S before returning to England. Since the end of apartheid the author has visited South Africa on a number of occasions and spent several months in South Africa researching this and other papers. I would like to thank Jeremy Potter for his encouragement and guidance whilst writing this. paper. It would have been extremely difficult to write without availing myself of library facilities in South Africa. To this end I would like to thank Mr Jayaram, Director of Durban Metro Library, and his staff, for all their help and time that I received while I was completing my research in Durban. I would also like to thank Miriam Natalwalla for her encouragement and her infectious enthusiasm for librarianship in South Africa and whose professionalism can be used as a model for librarians in the '·new' South Africa.

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“…33 The political pressure put upon the council by the Natal Indian Congress forced the council to start a travelling service to Non-Europeans, which became an instant success.…”

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The Culture and History of South African Public Libraries: The Experiences of Durban Library

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2000

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Semiconductors — Past, Present and Future

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