IASL Research Abstracts: 293

Hart, G. (2009). Dual use school community libraries: expedient compromise or imaginative solution? South Africa.

Abstract: The paper describes a case study of a group of six dual use school community libraries in one remote region of South Africa. The recent government sponsored LIS Transformation Charter has placed a spotlight on the backlogs in school library provision. The study, conducted in April 2009, investigates if shared libraries might help fill gaps and, if so, under what conditions. The background, research questions, methodology and site are described but only an outline of possible findings are provided here.

Subject Categories: 3, 16

Abstract Submitted by Janice Newsum, Florida State University