Table of contents - Special Issue: Selected papers from the Standing Conference of Eastern, Central and Southern Africa Library and Information Associations (SCECSAL) XIX, 2010
Guest Editors: Priti Jain, R.B. Nfila
Enhancing democracy and good governance: A curriculum proposal for information/knowledge management professionals (IKMPs) in the SCECSAL region
Isaac M.N. Kigongo‐Bukenya, Sarah KadduThis paper seeks to advance the case for designing an information and knowledge management curriculum (IKMC) to produce information and knowledge management professionals (IKMPs…
Developing strategic partnerships for national development: a case of Botswana
Priti Jain, R.B. NfilaThe purpose of this paper is to explore how libraries and information centres can play a key role in national development through strategic working partnerships with government…
Access and use of agricultural information and knowledge in Tanzania
Edda Tandi Lwoga, Christine Stilwell, Patrick NgulubeThe purpose of this study is to assess access to and use of agricultural knowledge and information in the rural areas of Tanzania.
Information seeking behaviour of orphaned and vulnerable children's caregivers in Namibia
Chiku Mnubi‐Mchombu, Janneke MostertThe purpose of this paper is to determine how the caregivers of orphans and vulnerable children in Namibia seek information to ensure their own and the children's survival.
Public libraries: pathways to making Botswana an educated, informed nation
Tshepo Maswabi, Tiroyamodimo Sethate, Sebusang E.M. Sebusang, Resego TaoloThe purpose of this paper is to discuss how implementing a public access to ICT project, Sesigo, at Botswana public libraries can help contribute to the achievement of the…
An exploratory survey of the SADC e‐government web sites
Akakandelwa AkakandelwaThis paper aims to evaluate selected Southern African Development Community (SADC) governments' web sites with regard to their language, content, currency, interactivity, and…