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Factors Influencing Indigenous Publishing in Africa
Authors: Badisang Bobana 
Published: April 2022

Citing Ayi Kwei Armah, Kotei has this to say about the plight of indigenous publishing in Africa: “if you [the writer] set out to print anything on your own, the printing costs will stagger you. If you manage to print, the distribution difficulties will blow your mind. If you give your stuff to a local publisher, you will sympathize so much with his problems so that you may not write again…So all our work… appears first to an audience which either regards us like some glass-enclosed specimen…or like an exotic weed to be sampled and made a conversation piece…or else we become some international organization's pet”.This article assesses the development of the indigenous publishing industry in Sub-Saharan Africa - the economics of publishing in relation to production, marketing and distribution of locally published materials, indigenization, current trends in publishing and the book trade in general, and the roles played by the different bodies concerned.
Accessing African Archives, Libraries & Journals: Partnerships, Ethics & Equity in the 21st Century
Authors: Limb Peter 
Published: April 2022

AbstractIn terms of African scholarly resources, the new millennium has begun much as the last ended. Book and journal famines, limited Internet connectivity outside capital cities, and continuing brain and document drains that sap the resources and morale of African scholars and libraries. Co-operation among Africana librarians and between scholars and information workers thus has never been more urgent. The author reports on several important new projects focusing on electronic scholarly communication, publishing, and information resources, including the African e-Journals Project, African Journals Online, and the African Online Digital Library. He also draws attention to the contradictions and ethical issues apparent in some Western collecting practices, for instance the deployment of Western financial muscle to acquire African collections.
Department of Library and Information Science, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria; past, present and future
Authors: Ibrahim Umar 
Published: April 2022

It is only courteous to start a discussion of the development of the Department of Library and Information Science at Ahmadu Bello University by first and foremost paying a glowing tribute to two outstanding scholars. The first is F.A. Sharr, who not only recommended in his report On the library needs of Northern Nigeria that a central library training school should be established at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, but went further to propose the types of programmes to be offered in the library school. His report undoubtedly allowed the Department to begin its life with a firm vision of its mission.The second is Dr. Edward Anthony Olden, who, as noted by Benge (1982, xviii) was involved with the foundation of the Department.
Library and information services in Ibn Kashim Ibrahim Library, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
Authors: Izah Maimuna 
Published: April 2022

Kashim Ibrahim Library, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria is one of the largest libraries in Africa. It is the main library of the university and serves the research and study needs of staff and students located on the main campus.The origins of the library date back to 1955 when it was established to serve the Nigerian College of Arts, Science and Technology, Zaria Branch. A new and bigger building was put up in 1963. However as the university grew and expanded it became too small and inadequate, and in 1976 the library moved to its present location. This occupies an area of about 13,000 square metres. It has a capacity for holding 500,000 volumes of books and a seating capacity for 2,000 readers. As of September 2003 it has a stock of about 475,600 volumes of books and about 6,350 serial titles.
Film Archives: A Decaying Visual History
Authors: Forbes David 
Published: April 2022

The 20th Century saw a movement from the Industrial Revolution to what we could call the Communication Revolution, and perhaps a newer revolution in the past 20 years, which we could characterise as the Information Revolution.The Communication Revolution began with the discovery of photography (and shortly thereafter, cinema) at the end of the 19th Century. The Lumiere brothers in France, Edward Muybridge in England, and Thomas Edison in America explored the possibilities of moving and still images. Rapid expansion of technology and opportunity saw the rise of revolutionary cinema in Russia, and the emergence of Hollywood - the beginnings of an industry that today engulfs our world with images.
ITDG's approaches to knowledge sharing
Authors: Gibson Sandra 
Published: April 2022

The Intermediate Technology Development Group (ITDG) has been involved in the production and dissemination of information, focused on promoting small-scale technology transfer, since it was founded in 1966. We take a positive view on the importance of knowledge: it is both a mission statement and organisational objective.A challenge for ITDG is to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of knowledge sharing practices. Each of our country or regional offices has a library which serves the needs of staff and the public. Other avenues are being explored to see how we can bring information closer to our key users, the poorest in society. This paper presents various ways in which ITDG is exploring alternative ways of sharing knowledge.
Classifying Africa
Authors: Ndakotsu Tsuzom M. 
Published: April 2022

AbstractAfrica will not easily shed its sensitivity to its past. It is therefore not surprising that there is a high degree of dissatisfaction with the treatment of the continent in the major library classification schemes. Both the LC and the DDC have gone through far reaching revisions which still fall short of what Africa expects for itself. Given that Africa is trying to keep pace with the rest of the world of information, this article argues that rather than continue to whine about neglect, Africa can take its fate into its own hands and in the process make its own contribution to classification by endowing the library world with a home-grown, Africa-based scheme which can help the revisers of the major schemes to integrate properly the continent into the mainstream.
An Unsinkable “Warship” of the Victorian Era: H.M.S. Ascension Island, 1835
Authors: Pinfold John 
Published: April 2022

It is well known that during the Cold War Britain was regarded as an unsinkable aircraft carrier; much less well known is the fact that this idea of the island as ship was first thought of by the British over a hundred years earlier when Ascension Island in the South Atlantic was officially regarded as a “Sloop of War of the smaller class.” The Bodleian Library of Commonwealth and African Studies has recently acquired a logbook of this “ship” for 1835, which sheds a fascinating light on life on the island during this period of naval occupation.Ascension Island was first discovered by the Portuguese in the early 16th century, but as it was so dry and barren (it was many years before a supply of fresh water was discovered on the island) it was neither settled nor much used as a source of supply for the East India fleets of Portugal, Holland or England.
“A Monument more Lasting than Bronze”: The Collections of the Bodleian Library of Commonwealth and African Studies at Rhodes House, Oxford
Authors: Pinfold John 
Published: April 2022

“The past is only the present become invisible and mute; and because it is invisible and mute its memoried glances and its murmers are infinitely precious. We are tomorrow's past. Even now we slip away like those pictures painted on the moving dials of antique clocks … and we, that were the new thing, gather magic as we go.“(Mary Webb, in the preface to her novelPrecious Bane, 1924)This sense of the precariousness of both the past and the present is something that most, if not all, historians must have felt at some time as they search, sometimes in vain, for relevant sources for their research. And archivists and librarians, even as they save what they can from disappearing, maybe for ever, or from the ravages of decay, know that it is perhaps only a small fraction of what should or could be saved.
Archiving a Cameroonian photographic studio with the help of the British Library ‘Endangered Archives Programme’
Authors: Zeitlyn David 
Published: April 2022

In 2005 I helped organise an exhibition of the work of two Cameroonian studio photographers in the National Portrait Gallery, London (see ed. Swenson 2005). This arose from my twenty year involvement as a social anthropologist working in Cameroon. One of the photographers, Joseph Chila, introduced me to Jacques Touselle who had taught him photography in the early 1960s. Together we made several visits to ‘Photo Jacques’ in Mbouda, Western Province, and I was shown the pile of boxes containing what I now know to be some 40,000 negatives, which is the legacy of Touselle's 40 year career. The collection is an unparalleled archive of local photographic practices spanning several decades. With the help of the British Library's ‘Endangered Archives Programme’ the negatives are being scanned and catalogued as a first step to ensuring their long term survival.Since pioneering work in the late 1970s (e.g. Sprague 1978) there has been an explosion of interest in African photography.
Asians and Uganda: a bibliography and introductory essay
Authors: Mickleburgh Andrew 
Published: April 2022

Asians have played important roles in the social and economic history of Uganda from the start of the colonial period up to the present. Asians had contact with the East African Coast for at least 2000 years. The first Asians to arrive in Uganda were troops from the Punjab, sent to join the colonial army in the mid-1890s. They were followed immediately by indentured workers and ‘free migrants’. Although some colonial officials viewed Asians as important agents in social change and sought to encourage the indentured workers to settle in Uganda, less than twenty percent chose to remain after their contracts expired.For much of the twentieth century growth of the Asian population in Uganda was due to migration and natural increase in roughly equal proportions. Most migrants came from either the Punjab or Gujurat in Western India, but were not in any sense a homogenous group.
Eric M. Bonner, Africana bookseller
Authors: Pollak Oliver B. 
Published: April 2022

Eric M. Borgzinner was born in London in 1903. His father, a German Jew, had emigrated to England as a young man. During the First World War the family changed its name to Bonner. Eric trained reluctantly for a career in banking. He served in the British Army during the Second World War ending his contribution, using his German language skills, in an Allied denazification project. Following the war he pursued his true passion, bookselling. He probably started as a “runner,” purchasing single items from one bookseller and making a few shillings or a pound by reselling it to a bookseller who specialized in the item.Between 1949 and 1970 Bonner, an antiquarian bookseller, produced at least 39 catalogues, about two per year, almost all of which are in the British Library. He specialized in Africa, Australia, New Zealand, voyages, exploration, with some attention to the East and West Indies.
Some highlights in AMLIB's 21 years of existence
Authors: Fraser Maryna 
Published: April 2022

Twenty-one years ago, on 1 May 1978, an historic workshop was held which led to the formation of the Association for Archivists and Manuscript Librarians (AMLIB). This name was suggested by founder member Dr A M Lewin Robinson, and Dr Moonyean Buys provided the Afrikaans version as well as the format for the Newsletter. Hosted by Professor Reuben Musiker at the University of the Witwatersrand the theme of the workshop was Current Issues Confronting Archivists and Manuscript Librarians. The issues discussed were ‘A Coordinated Collecting Policy, Problems of Copyright, Sensitive Material’ and ‘Care of Collections.’At the end of a stimulating and fruitful day the delegates resolved that an association should be formed and a steering committee was appointed, comprising Maryna Fraser (Barlow Rand Archives), Anna Cunningham (University of the Witwatersrand Library), and Marie Coetzee(University of South Africa Library).
Sources of Literature on Nigerian Visual Art Since 1960: history, potentialities and constraints
Authors: Emi Rod Adoh , Adetoro Niran 
Published: April 2022

AbstractA major constraint to the study of the visual arts as a school subject in Nigeria today is the dearth of art literature such as learned journals and textbooks. Several factors have also contributed to this problem. It is the objective of this paper to examine these and assess their impact on the study of visual arts in Nigeria in contemporary times. In doing this, it will mention the efforts that some individuals, groups of persons and organisations have made and are still making to address the problem. It concludes by stating that much could still be done to meet the demands for books on visual arts in order to enhance the study of the subject now and in the future.
The Value of Managing Library Information Resources in Digital Form in Uganda
Authors: Mukasa Geoffrey , Kamusiime Nicholas 
Published: April 2022

The explosion of information in libraries has led to several means and measures of managing this information. New technologies are driving new developments in electronic publishing and learning and people have become increasingly dependent on digital information and the internet as a medium for gaining and exchanging information. There is growing evidence in Uganda of successful digitisation projects to develop digital resources. Libraries and Archives have embarked on digitising their information resources to provide access to and to preserve their unique materials in their collections.The records at UCU have been digitised and made available in both digital and microfilm format. The digitised Archives of the Church of Uganda Office of the Archbishop are divided into series and these are: Administrative Records, General File, Dioceses, Programs/Activities/Institutions, and Related Organisations.
Log Analysis and Text Mining on Internet Access to Dissertations of the INSEPS (Institut National Superieur de l'Education Populaire et du Sport) Dakar, Senegal
Authors: Rossi Pier Luigi , Thiaw Anastasie 
Published: April 2022

The dissertation collection of INSEPS (Higher National Institute of Popular Education and Sport, Dakar, Senegal) consists of 152 documents (PDF format) related to academic work submitted between 2005 and 2008 (2005:21,2006:29, 2007: 45 and 2008: 57) as well as all references to available dissertations of INSEPS’ library (imported from a CDS/ISIS database).These have, since January 2011, been hosted on the BEEP (Electronic libraries in partnership) website which uses the Greenstone software (Rossi, 2011). Pdf files of the collection were created either by scanning paper or by converting electronic versions (Word files). The collection of electronic documents was achieved as part of the SIST (System for Scientific and Technical Information) project funded by the MAEE (French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs).
Endless Possibilities: Why Africa keeps travel writing alive
Authors: Saro-Wiwa Noo 
Published: April 2022

Why do we travel? Sometimes we are curious, sometimes we are looking for profit; sometimes we are escaping the mundane or running away from circumstances; some travellers are looking for romance or a chance to immerse themselves in a landscape they love. We travel to understand ourselves as well as the place we are visiting. And our journeys reveal hidden aspects of our character. We may become more adventurous, or perhaps surprise ourselves with our timidity or latent prejudices.It is hard to pin down exactly when travel as a recognised genre first began. Expeditions are one of the oldest human endeavours, and people, be they military officers, missionaries, explorers, scientists or migrants, have combined it with literature ever since linear alphabets were invented. Travel writing as a genre is thought to have begun with Herodotus, the Greek historiographer, who reported from foreign lands in the fifth century BC. Travel literature became popular in China during the Song Dynasty between the 10th and 13th centuries, and it featured strongly in Arab literature from the 15th century onwards.
Looking for Africa: Sources in London Archives at London Metropolitan Archives (LMA)
Authors: Wiltshire Richard 
Published: April 2022

This paper is based on a talk given to SCOLMA on the 3 November 2014 by Maureen Roberts, Senior Development Officer and Richard Wiltshire, Senior Archivist Business Archives at London Metropolitan Archives.This article explores sources on Africa in the collections at London Metropolitan Archives and highlights the strong links London had with the African continent and its people. Particular focus is given to the archives of Standard Chartered Bank, and of Eric and Jessica Huntley, Black publishers and to associated cataloguing and outreach projects the repository has been involved in.Based in Clerkenwell, London Metropolitan Archives is the largest local authority archive in the United Kingdom and holds over 105 linear shelf kilometres of archives. Managed by the City of London Corporation, London Metropolitan Archives collects records relating to pan-Greater London and the City of London Square mile. London Metropolitan Archives is open to the public as a free service for all including family historians, academics, school children, community and other user groups.
Africana Personal Papers at Indiana University: issues and questions
Authors: Frank-Wilson Marion 
Published: April 2022

Indiana University (IU) owns several collections of Africana personal papers. In this presentation, I will discuss this conference's theme, that is the research potential of such papers, from a librarian's perspective, based on my work with those collections, and based on research which resulted from this work.First, a brief overview of IU's collections of personal papers:While IU's Africana collection in the Wells Library (i.e., the main library) is primarily a working collection, it also includes several collections of personal papers. Probably the most notable among them is the• H.K. Banda Archive: this archive, dating mostly from the 1950s to the 1990s, was given to us by Dr. Don Brody, the late President Banda's official biographer.
Personal Archives in the Library of the University of Botswana
Authors: Kgosiemang Rose T. 
Published: April 2022

The 1998 University of Botswana Collection Development Policy compiled by J.O. Asamani, the then Acquisitions Coordinator, is explicit on materials generated through purchase. It is also clear on acceptance of gifts and donations. The policy was not specific on the collection of private archives even though it did not sanction the function. The whole process of collection development has since been narrowly confined to published collections and papers that are either published in journals or those that have been presented at workshops and conferences. It is the view of the present paper that for the sake of the interested user it is important for the collection development policy to stretch beyond published material.The University of Botswana library has been in existence since 1971. The UB Library system consists of the main library on the Gaborone Campus and three branch libraries.
Characteristics of Visually Impaired Information Users in Nigeria
Authors: Adetoro Niran 
Published: April 2022

Persons with visual impairment have been known to experience functional loss of vision or visual incapability which cannot be rectified by refractive corrections, medications or surgery (Adetoro, 2009). Visually impaired persons experience eye disorders which include retina degeneration, albinism, cataracts, glaucoma, muscular problems that result in visual disturbances, cornea disorders, diabetic retinopathy, congenital disorders and infection (Arditi and Rosenthal, 1998). They contend with visual system defects which affect their individual ability to perform activities of daily living. These conditions include partial sightedness, low vision and total blindness.The visually impaired rely on alternative formats such as Braille, large prints and talking book or audio recordings to meet their reading needs.In Nigeria, the population of the visually impaired is estimated at 3 million (Atinmo, 2002). Very few of these have received formal education and are capable of reading or writing Braille. The majority resort to begging on the streets as a means of livelihood (Adetoro, 2009).
Museums, Libraries and Archives: Collaborating for the Preservation of Heritage Materials in Nigeria
Authors: Zaid Yetunde , Abioye Abiola 
Published: April 2022

Preservation of heritage materials constitutes a big challenge to heritage institutions in Africa. The challenge of heritage preservation in the tropics seems to be overwhelming due to a number of factors which include the harsh tropical environment, absence of a preservation policy and general lack of preservation awareness and appreciation of the importance and sensitivity of heritage materials. The strategic role of preservation to the survival of and long term access to heritage materials cannot be over-emphasised. It not only prevents or delays deterioration but also ensures access. “Without preservation, access becomes impossible and collections will decay and disintegrate” (Drijfhout, 2001). The greatest obstacle to access is deterioration or loss of collection.National heritage institutions such as the National Library, the National Archives and the National Museums are in the forefront in the preservation of heritage materials in Nigeria.
Bookselling and the library: a partnership for enhancing the book trade in Ghana
Authors: Alemna A. A. 
Published: April 2022

AbstractThe paper describes the types of booksellers in Ghana, their problems, and the library's role as a partner with booksellers for enhancing the book trade in Ghana. The writer is of the view that the future of bookselling in Ghana does not appear gloomy. There are several ways in which libraries can help in promoting the book trade in Ghana, and attempts must be made to develop this partnership.
A Very Different Land: Echoes of Kenya in the 1930s and '40s
Authors: Sunman Hilary 
Published: April 2022

‘A Very Different Land’ tells the story of how the strong . agricultural economy of present day Kenya is based on the agriculture of the Colonial period, a story told through the eyes of my father and his colleagues. My father, Owen, was an Agricultural Adviser in Kenya from 1928 to 1950, rising from Assistant Agricultural Officer to assistant director of the department. It was a period which saw a transformation in farming throughout all parts of Kenya.Kenya was always part of my life. I grew up surrounded by talk of life in Kenya, and it was a benchmark of comparison and memory. My parents both loved their life there and my childhood was full of reminiscences and Swahili phrases; when we went to France and my parents were searching for a word in French, out came a word in Swahili.