The Provision of Library and Information Services to Distance Learners: The Open University of Tanzania (OUT)

Msuya, Jangawe; Maro, Farijala

doi:10.1515/libr.2002.183

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“…After the failure of the decision of Open University in Tanzania (OUT) not to provide direct library services to its students as reported by Mmari (1997), Msuya and Maro (2002) observe that OUT main library provides services to staff and students residing in Dar es Salam-the capital of Tanzania. Some books and other reading materials are placed at branches of the Tanzania Library Services (public library) for students living in those areas.…”

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The Information Environment of Distance Learners: A Literature Review

Oladokun¹

2014

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The distance mode of educational delivery has become a very trendy method of popularizing education and breaking down the "insularity and the elitism of the typical conventional university". It is widely known that distance learners can be found everywhere and anywhere-in metropolitan, non-metropolitan areas as well as any other environment. It is equally known that the information environment of users should aim to allow discovery, access and use of resources for research and learning irrespective of a user's location. Consequent upon the fact that information support services are part of higher education programmes that add to the value and quality of learning regardless of the mode of delivery, the information needs of distance learners deserve to be met, irrespective of where they are located. It is in this respect that this review of literature seeks to examine the information needs of distance learners. It also peeps into the information (seeking) behaviour culminating in how the information needs of distance learners are met. The other aspect of this review is the channels and, or sources of information through which the information needs of distance (remote) learners are met. Some of the sources or channels considered are the library, modules/study guides, lecturers or tutors, interaction with peers, friends/colleagues and massmedia. The review examines literature both in the western world, as well as what is available in Africa.

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Section: Library and Information Services For Distance Learnersmentioning

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The Information Environment of Distance Learners: A Literature Review

Oladokun¹

2014

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“…commonly myths associated with albinism are that an albino child is conceived when a woman has sexual intercourse during her menstruation; that a child with albinism is a ghost or a replacement or a substitute for a proper child by a deity or a spirit; and that a person with albinism is a curse from a god and/or the ancestral world (Richter et al 2017). There is a belief that the condition can also result from witchcraft or bad omen (Likumbo et al 2021;Richter et al 2017;Msuya 2002). Some of the misconceptions include the notion that albinos do not die but simply disappear, and that sex with a woman with albinism could cure infertility and AIDS (Clarke & Beale 2018).…”

Section: Albinism: Types Myths Misconceptions and Their Social Conditionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…And finally, but not least, it is believed that albinism can be contagious. As a result, in places such as Tanzania, it is reported that some pregnant women refuse to shake hands with people with albinism or share utensils/dishes with them to avoid its transmission to their unborn children (Msuya 2002). In some African countries, albinism is believed to result from parents' wrongdoing; that is, it is contracted through behaviours that evoke social disapproval.…”

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Are Albinos People like Us? Albinism and Social Exclusion in Ghana

Benyah

2022

Contemporary Discourses in Social Exclusion

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Albinism, an inherited condition from birth as a result of the lack of melanin pigment which usually changes the colour of the skin, hair and eyes, is usually greeted with resentment in most African communities. With the use of case studies, this chapter through the multidimensional approach or perspective to social exclusion analyses how myths, religio-cultural beliefs, misconception and superstition about albinism contribute to their social exclusion in Ghana. The analysis focuses on four dimensions of multidimensional perspective to social exclusion which includes political, economic, social and cultural. The chapter through selected case studies tease out the ways in which exclusion of albinos takes place in areas such as education, employment, health, housing and denial or lack of friendship and community support. The chapter argues that the social exclusion of albinos in these areas of social life are reinforced by socially constructed notions of humanness and religio-cultural beliefs, myths, misconception and superstition.

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“…As library services are crucial for distance students, lack of adequate library services may negatively affect them. In a study of library services for distance students in a Tanzanian university, deficient library and information services were indicated as one of the reasons that led many students to withdraw from their studies (Msuya and Maro, 2002).…”

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Developing a digital library model for virtual universities in Korea

Kim

Lee

2016

Information Development

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This study examines the current status of 21 virtual university libraries in Korea and explores the possibilities of establishing a national-level central digital library through which these libraries could share resources. Interviews were conducted with 16 virtual university administrators to investigate their opinions and requirements of a central digital library. It was found that many virtual university libraries do not provide sufficient library resources and services due to a lack of qualified librarians and necessary funds. The interviewed administrators were willing to participate in a central digital library initiative to benefit from joint acquisition of databases and resource sharing, but they wanted to ensure local autonomy and control in managing their digital library sites. Therefore, the present study proposes a hosting model in which shared applications and resources reside on a central server and users from different universities access them remotely through the interfaces of individual library sites.

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The Provision of Library and Information Services to Distance Learners: The Open University of Tanzania (OUT)

Cited by 9 publications

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The Information Environment of Distance Learners: A Literature Review

The Information Environment of Distance Learners: A Literature Review

Are Albinos People like Us? Albinism and Social Exclusion in Ghana

Developing a digital library model for virtual universities in Korea

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