Table of contents - Special Issue: African perspectives
Academic libraries in transition: some leadership issues – a viewpoint
Robert MoropaAcademic libraries, in general and more specifically in Africa, are at varying stages of decline: they are gradually being dislodged as top “go‐to” places. This paper aims to…
Positioning the technological university library in higher education and human resources development in Africa
Elisha R.T. ChiwareThis paper seeks to discuss the positioning of academic libraries in universities of science and technology in Africa. With the importance that is given to the establishment and…
Innovative financing for university libraries in sub‐Saharan Africa
Victoria OkojieThe purpose of this paper is to review the different sources of financing university libraries in Africa and the challenges faced by libraries in sourcing for funds, with a view…
Alternative scholarly communication: management issues in a Ghanaian university
Helena Asamoah‐HassanThis paper sets out to present what the KNUST Library has done to introduce alternative scholarly communication in the form of an institutional repository to the University.
Management of national libraries in Africa: a case of Uganda
Gertrude Kayaga MulindwaThis paper aims to look at the development of the National Library of Uganda since its establishment in 2003 and what factors have influenced this development.
Management of open distance libraries with reference to learner support
Judy C. HenningThe purpose of this paper is to share information on the management of open distance libraries with special reference to technology applications. It seeks to provide information…
Human resource management in Southern African libraries
Matšeliso M. Moshoeshoe‐ChadzingwaThe purpose of this paper is to review human resource management (HRM) in the selected, mainly academic libraries of Southern Africa. It is to determine the level at, and manner…
Assessing the impact of new technology on internal operations: With special reference to the introduction of mobile phone services at UNISA Library
Buhle Mbambo‐ThataThe purpose of this paper is to discuss issues surrounding implementation of technology in libraries. The paper aims to focus on the process of implementing mobile phone services…
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