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International Library Development in Africa: Benefits, Challenges, and Sustainability

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: Through interviews with the two leaders, site visits, and analysis of documentation, this dissertation presents both the benefits and potential negative consequences of book aid, as well as issues relating to the viability of creating sustainable international library programs in Africa. This research addresses the following two research questions: How do the leaders of international library development programs balance the benefits of ILD programs with the possible negative effects of supplying foreign aid; and, is sustainability an achievable goal in international library development?

Source: NC Digital Online Collection of Knowledge and Scholarship (The University of North Carolina at Greensboro)

DOI: 10.71889/5fylantbak.29859998

Author: Cramer, Elizabeth Ellen

Language: English

Topic: Library Science and Administration

Subfield: Library and Information Sciences

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Partnerships for the goals

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1524025069

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Cited by: 3

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