Towards enhancing the delivery of information for development with a special focus on addressing poverty and social exclusion.
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2011
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UNISA
Abstract
Do South African libraries and information centres contribute to development? Such
interventions would require the effective addressing of poverty and social exclusion. This
article refers to a two-phase survey which identifi ed, documented, and shared examples
of local instances of social exclusion initiatives in the public library sector. The research
is qualitative, based on a simple form of thematic analysis.
The article concludes that the initiatives identifi ed in the survey do contribute to fostering
social inclusion and that public libraries have the potential to be key role-players in
development efforts. Adequate measures, using specifi c criteria, should be developed to
enable effective evaluation and monitoring.
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Stilwell, C. 2011. Towards enhancing the delivery of information for development with a special focus on addressing poverty and social exclusion. Mousaion 29 (2) 2011 pp. 3—22.