Towards appropriate, accessible information networks in developing communities

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dc.contributor.authorJacobs, Veronicaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-07T14:07:45Z
dc.date.available2014-02-07T14:07:45Z
dc.date.issued1998en_US
dc.description.abstracten_US
dc.description.abstractThe central theme of this study revolves around information delivery in a developing community. The notion of appropriate, accessible information networks is scrutiniseden_US
dc.description.abstractThe Okavango region in Namibia is used as a case study of a developing, rural community. The region is underdeveloped in important spheres such as health, agriculture and education. Library and related information services are either underdeveloped or undeveloped. The region has a favourable rainfall pattern and a viable agricultural resource base. This is important for Namibia, because the country has large areas of semi-desert and deserten_US
dc.description.abstractAlthough the Okavango region is vast (some 4. 6 million hectares), the majority of the population (137, 000 at the 1991 census), are settled in a narrow 5-10 kilometre strip along the south bank of the Okavango river. This in itself offers challenging opportunities to improve connectivity and access to appropriate information for community developmenten_US
dc.description.abstractThe current situation with regard to information delivery and information literacy levels in Namibia is sketched and a detailed description of two projects striving towards appropriate, accessible information delivery given. Both projects are based in a tertiary environment, one at the University of Namibia and the other at five Western Cape tertiary institutions in South Africa. Although, essentially these projects aim at improving information delivery at a tertiary level, community outreach components are woven into the long term vision of both projects. The information literacy components of the projects described are of special significanceen_US
dc.description.abstractThe concept of information literacy and the potential of information literacy projects and programmes to facilitate the delivery of appropriate, accessible infonnation to developing communities are probeden_US
dc.description.degreeCape Townen_US
dc.description.degreeSouth Africaen_US
dc.description.degreeUniversity of Cape Townen_US
dc.description.degreeMasters Degree in Library and Information Scienceen_US
dc.identifier.isisF009-199807030002149en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11070/225
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.masterFileNumber2140en_US
dc.subjectInformation provisionen_US
dc.subjectCommunity developmenten_US
dc.titleTowards appropriate, accessible information networks in developing communitiesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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