The role of national archival institutions in the ESARBICA region in fostering collaboration and building Partnerships in the information society

Ngulube, Patrick; Sibanda, Rosemary

doi:10.4314/esarjo.v25i1.31002

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“…In fact, institutional autonomy becomes unsustainable when dealing with the daunting task of preserving heritage collections (Ngulube and Sibanda 2006). In addition to promoting training activities, such organizations should foster partnerships and collaboration with other organizations such as museums, art galleries and others.…”

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The Achilles Heel of the Preservation of Documentary Materials in Sub Saharan Africa: Knowledge and Skills or Funding?

Ngulube¹

2007

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The Achilles Heel of the Preservation of Documentary Materials in Sub Saharan Africa: Knowledge and Skills or Funding?

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2007

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“…Collaboration among LIS schools thrives in the presence of certain critical success factors. These have been identified in the literature to include formal commitment among partners (Ngulube & Sibanda, 2006), quality, credit, awareness, legitimate authorization, academic culture and funding (Chisita & Abdullahi, 2012). Sacchanand (2012) rolled up successful collaboration factors into 3PC strategies which are policy, people, process and communication, commitment, credibility.…”

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9.Enhancing Library and Information Science Education through Cross-border Collaboration

Abioye¹

2014

LIS Education in Developing Countries

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Collaboration has been widely acknowledged as a potent tool for meeting the challenges of library and information science (LIS) education. Collaboration is forged not only among LIS institutions within national boundaries but also across borders. While collaboration is known to have been well-developed in the developed countries of Europe and North America and is, indeed, advancing the cause of LIS education, not much seems to have been done in developing countries, particularly those in West African region. Nigeria and Ghana are two West African countries with strong historical ties. They share, among others, a common colonial experience which culminated in the establishment of the University of Ibadan, Nigeria and the University of Ghana the same year (1948) as affiliate colleges

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“…Blais and Enns (1991) argue that this can only happen if archives increase their visibility and accessibility in the societies they serve. Collaboration with other organisations that have similar interests, such as libraries and museums, has been proposed as one way of making archival institutions more visible (Ngulube and Sibanda 2006; Yarrow, Clubb and Draper 2008; Hedlin 2011; Marcum 2014).…”

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“…Sullivan (2009:85) defines collaboration as:“Cooperation between two or more people, entities or organisations to bring about results, such as solutions to problems or the creation of practises or technologies. Collaboration is in use across various disciplines of study and across various occupational and professional fields.”Collaboration has become a common phenomenon in the 21st century, (Ngulube and Sibanda 2006; Tanackoviae and Badurina 2008). According to Ngulube and Sibanda (2006:22) “ the need to collaborate and develop partnerships is underscored by the globalisation of information which in turn led to the development of the information society”.…”

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“…Collaboration is in use across various disciplines of study and across various occupational and professional fields.”Collaboration has become a common phenomenon in the 21st century, (Ngulube and Sibanda 2006; Tanackoviae and Badurina 2008). According to Ngulube and Sibanda (2006:22) “ the need to collaborate and develop partnerships is underscored by the globalisation of information which in turn led to the development of the information society”. In the recent past, collaboration among archives, libraries and museums has been encouraged for the mutual benefit of these institutions and the communities they serve (VanderBerg 2012; Yarrow, Clubb and Draper 2008; Marcum 2014).…”

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To collaborate or not to collaborate, that is the question

Saurombe

Ngulube

2016

Information Development

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Public archives in east and southern Africa are functioning in a competitive information environment. Institutions such as libraries and museums also offer information, but fewer people utilise public archives. More effort is required to make archives a part of the daily lives of citizens in east and southern Africa. This study sought to explore whether or not public archives should collaborate with other information providers in their mission to increase social interaction with the archives. Directors of National Archives, archivists and members of the East and Southern Africa Regional Branch of the International Council on Archives (ESARBICA) Board were invited to shed light on their experiences and views regarding collaboration in outreach initiatives. The directors completed a questionnaire, while the archivists and board members participated in face-to-face interviews. Country reports from the different ESARBICA member states were also reviewed. The findings indicate that collaboration in outreach initiatives took place to a certain extent, but libraries and museums were rarely part of this. This paper recommends that public archives play a stronger role in collaborative efforts to improve their visibility and widen their outreach to the public in east and southern Africa. The findings provide an overview on collaborative outreach projects from the perspective of selected archivists from this region, and therefore cannot be generalised to represent the common views of this entire region.

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The role of national archival institutions in the ESARBICA region in fostering collaboration and building Partnerships in the information society

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The Achilles Heel of the Preservation of Documentary Materials in Sub Saharan Africa: Knowledge and Skills or Funding?

The Achilles Heel of the Preservation of Documentary Materials in Sub Saharan Africa: Knowledge and Skills or Funding?

9.Enhancing Library and Information Science Education through Cross-border Collaboration

To collaborate or not to collaborate, that is the question

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