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Dynamic Library Leadership for Sub-Saharan Africa: investing in what works

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2022

Margaret Adeogun
Margaret Adeogun*
Affiliation:
University of Eastern Africa, Baraton, Kenya
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The continuous evolution of communication systems and the availability and accessibility to a wealth of instant information is promoting new ideas, issues, individualised learning and evoking curiosity. Today, being knowledgeable is not enough; rather, the ability to create knowledge is cherished. This diffused information environment is enabling people to gain expertise in many areas and is making people more assertive than ever. Countries such as Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya and Mauritius are experiencing economic vitality because their people are adapting knowledge, information and technology to create enterprise clusters (World Bank, 2008). Knowledge, information, and the ability for self-education are setting people free of the age-long dependence on the library. They are claiming responsibility for their own lives.

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African Research and Documentation , Volume 121 , 2013 , pp. 55 - 65
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Copyright © International African Institute 2013

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