Towards a transformed library and information sector in South Africa: rethinking roles

The paper examines the current state of libraries in South Africa. It draws on the state’s role in the provision of library services since South Africa became a democracy in 1994. There seems to be a worrisome aspect that the place of public libraries within local and provincial governments is in a...

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Main Author: Gavin Davis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Stellenbosch University 2009-01-01
Series:South African Journal of Libraries and Information Science
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Online Access:http://sajlis.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/93