The Need For Networks Among Public, Academic, and School Libraries in Metropolitan Sierra Leone

Kargbo, John Abdul

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“…NMAA as an organization remains under development with limited resources. "Sharing sometimes is hard when your resources seem so small as to cause professional despair" (Kargbo, 2009). Cadet competition for resources leads to materials being claimed and unavailable for others.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Related to what Kargbo (2009) noted in Sierra Leone, "In advanced countries like Britain, Canada, Australia, Germany, and the United States of America, library and information staff make attempts to join in cooperative ventures to achieve more comprehensive coverage and easier access through planning material expenditures and sharing their resources. Sierra Leone is bereft of such collaborative ventures, and there is every need to establish them to improve library services for all citizens."…”

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confidence: 99%

“…To add injury to the problem the flow of new technology (ICTs) is minimal. Collection development in these institutions is largely by donation while the curriculum and teaching methods in schools and colleges do not require intensive library use as pupils and students are instructed and quizzed orally by their tutors" (Kargbo, 2009).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Embedded: a systems librarian’s experience in Afghanistan

Kovalcik

2019

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present the experience of a systems librarian deployed to Afghanistan as an academic advisor from the US Military Academy, West Point. While discussing tasks and challenges faced, the author provides accounts of events that shaped and strengthened professional lessons learned as the first library academic advisor to the National Military Academy of Afghanistan (NMAA). The focus of the paper emphasizes the importance of listening, collaborating, leadership, immersion and integration of disparate teams into a cohesive unit. Design/methodology/approach Utilizing summaries of daily events taken during a six-month deployment along with relevant research on library’s in developing countries and embedded librarianship, this paper provides an overview of the projects, challenges and relationships necessary to become successfully embedded. Findings Integration into various aspects of NMAA and the advisor team leads to successful project outcomes and greater relevance of the library in the academy. Practical implications Administrators and librarians will be able to review the experience and professional lessons learned of an embedded librarian into a foreign environment and team. Originality/value In addition to providing unique perspectives involving embedded librarianship, this paper addresses topics of leadership, team cohesion and influence.

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Section: Ownershipmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%