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Challenges faced by libraries in a democratic South Africa: A case of three community libraries in Limpopo Province

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dc.contributor.author Mojapelo, Samuel Maredi
dc.date.accessioned 2017-11-10T10:29:14Z
dc.date.available 2017-11-10T10:29:14Z
dc.date.issued 2017
dc.identifier.citation Samuel Maredi Mojapelo (2017) Challenges faced by libraries in a democratic South Africa: A case of three community libraries in Limpopo Province. Information Development 1–14 ª The Author(s) 2017 journals.sagepub.com/home/i en
dc.identifier.issn 0266-6669
dc.identifier.other DOI: 10.1177/0266666917712337
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10500/23308
dc.description.abstract Community libraries are crucial for people to have access to information to satisfy their multiple needs. As custodians of information and knowledge in diverse spheres, they play a role in the socio-economic development of nations. This article attempts to investigate challenges faced by libraries in three different settings in post-apartheid South Africa. The study adopted a qualitative research design. The users, librarians and a wellplaced official of the relevant department were interviewed. Convenience sampling was used to select users and librarians while purposive sampling was used to select an official. Face-to-face interviews and observation and a checklist were used to collect data. Senior officials of the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture need to study challenges revealed by the findings and to take action to remedy the situation. en
dc.language.iso en en
dc.publisher SAGE en
dc.subject public libraries en
dc.subject community libraries en
dc.subject Limpopo Province en
dc.subject South Africa en
dc.title Challenges faced by libraries in a democratic South Africa: A case of three community libraries in Limpopo Province en
dc.type Article en
dc.description.department Information Science en


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