Managing digital information resources in Africa: Preserving the integrity of scholarship
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Date
2009
Authors
Kanyengo, Christine
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Publisher
Elservier
Abstract
Permanent access and storage of recorded knowledge resources have been the
cornerstone of libraries for centuries. Preserving the integrity of scholarship is one of the
greatest challenges facing librarians and information professionals the world over today. In
Africa the issue comes very much to the fore because of the prevailing conditions and the state
of the continent’s knowledge resources. This paper explores and reviews issues of permanency,
accuracy, and integrity of stored digital knowledge resources in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Keywords
Scholarship , Africa , Knowledge preservation , Digital knowledge resources , Access to knowledge , Libraries
Citation
The International Information & Library Review; vol 41, 2009; pp34-43