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- A Model for Community Participation in African Libraries to Preserve Indigenous Knowledge
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Information Studies, Vol 14, No 2 (2008), Pagination: 71-84Abstract
Africa and African libraries and information centres are poorly equipped to make a meaningftil contribution to the current global digital knowledge economy. The lack of management systems for indigenous knowledge perpetuates the low local content on the Web, retards buy-in from local communities into digital resources and inhibits digital skills development. Afro-centric Libraries and Information Services should include provision of indigenous knowledge resources. This paper discusses a model for community participation in establishing a digital library of indigenous knowledge. It focuses on public libraries and aims to create a virtual resource that is in step with the global information society while at the same time empowering citizens through preservation of indigenous knowledge and through development of digital skills.References
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