Academic Libraries in Africa

Academic Libraries in Africa

academic libraries, digital transformation, Open Access, virtual teaching and learning, academics, academics, SDGs, Sustainable Development Goals, innovation, leadership, leadership development, students; thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GL Library and information sciences / Museology::GLC Library, archive and information management

This book offers an interesting overview of academic libraries and the communities they serve in Africa. The book explores the work of academic libraries from a number of different countries primarily in Sub-Saharan Africa. One of the valuable contributions that the book makes is to highlight the numerous innovative ways in which librarians at African universities have been using their often limited resources to ensure students and academics get continual access to worldclass information. The book explores various examples of best practice in challenging circumstances such as unstable electricity and the COVID pandemic. With its mix of practical solutions to, and critical thinking about, the complex issues facing libraries in the Global South, this book is a must read for librarians who are embracing the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and activity working towards achieving the United Nations Sustainable Goals in their countries.

Contributor(s)
Frahm-Arp, Maria (editor)

https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/138408

UJ Press

Johannesburg, 2023

Siti Muzaroh

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

Pdf

English

Textbooks

DOI
10.36615/9781776460533

ISBN
9781776460526, 9781776460540, 9781776460557