Library and information resources in rural schools of Limpopo province: a small study
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Authors
Mojapelo, Maredi Samuel
Issue Date
2014
Type
Article
Language
en
Keywords
school libraries , school library resources , rural schools , teacher-librarians , school curriculum
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Abstract
The purpose of this article is to report on a small study that investigated the availability
of library and information resources in rural schools of Limpopo Province, South Africa.
For the school curriculum to be successfully implemented, adequate library facilities,
collections, staff and funds are required to support it. Data was collected by means of
questionnaires directed to all teacher-librarians and principals in the high schools of
the Lebopo Circuit, Capricorn District. The study found that most schools do not have
functional school libraries. Converted classrooms serving as libraries are unorganised
making it diffi cult to retrieve and access information. Some schools use staffrooms and
storerooms to house library materials but learners cannot use these materials because of
limited space. Unqualifi ed teacher-librarians lack library skills and cannot guide learners
to use resources. A few schools are without electricity making it impossible to operate
electronic equipment. The authors recommend that schools should be provided with
library-based resources managed by professionally qualifi ed teacher-librarians to meet
the needs of learners and the aims of the school curriculum.
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Citation
Mojapelo Maredi Samuel (2014) Library and information resources in rural schools of Limpopo province: a small study. Mousaion 32 (2): 124-149
Publisher
Unisa Press
License
© Unisa Press, 2014
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DOI
ISSN
ISSN 0027-2639