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Libraries and Information
Services: Towards the
Attainment of the UN
Millennium Development
Goals
Edited by
Benson Njobvu
Sjoerd Koopman
K. G. Saur
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
Fédération Internationale des Associations de Bibliothécaires et des Bibliothèques
Internationaler Verband der bibliothekarischen Vereine und Institutionen
Международная Федерация Библиотечных Ассоциаций и Учреждений
Federación Internacional de Asociaciones de Bibliotecarios y Bibliotecas
IFLA (The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) is the lead-
ing international body representing the interests of library and information services and
their users. It is the global voice of the library and information profession.
IFLA provides information specialists throughout the world with a forum for exchanging
ideas and promoting international cooperation, research, and development in all fields
of library activity and information service. IFLA is one of the means through which
libraries, information centres, and information professionals worldwide can formulate
their goals, exert their influence as a group, protect their interest s, and find solutions to
global problems.
IFLA’s aims, objectives, and professional programme can only be fulfilled with the co-
operation and active involvement of its members and affiliates. Currently, approximately
1,600 associations, institutions and individuals, from widely divergent cultural back-
grounds, are working together to further the goals of the Federation and to promote
librarianship on a global level. Through its formal membership, IFLA directly or indirectly
represents some 500,000 library and information professionals worldwide.
IFLA pursues its aims through a variety of channels, including the publication of a major
journal, as well as guidelines, reports and monographs on a wide range of topics. IFLA
organizes workshops and seminars around the world to enhance professional practice
and increase awareness of the growing importance of libraries in the digital age. All this
is done in collaboration with a number of other non-governmental organizations, funding
bodies and international agencies such as UNESCO and WIPO. IFLANET, the Federa-
tion’s website, is a prime source of information about IFLA, it s policies and activities:
www.ifla.org
Library and information professionals gather annually at the IFLA World Library and
Information Congress, held in August each year in cities around the world.
Edited by
Benson Njobvu and Sjoerd Koopman
U
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ISBN 978-3-598-22040-1
ISSN 0344-6891 (IFLA Publications)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface...................................................................................................................7
Abbreviations ........................................................................................................9
Andrew M. Kaniki
Libraries and Information Service in Facilitating Knowledge Production
and Management for the Millennium Development Goals.................................15
Justin Chisenga
The e-Agriculture Initiative: Achieving the MDGs through Sharing of
Innovative Experiences .......................................................................................57
Benson Njobvu
The significance of Marketing Library and Information Services in
ensuring that Libraries Contribute to the Attainment of the Millennium
Development Goals .............................................................................................89
Jaya Raju
Re-thinking Boundaries in the African LIS Work Place: a Contribution
to the Attainment of the Millennium Development Goals ................................115
Charles B. M. Lungu
Mainstreaming National Library and Information Services for the
Attainment of MDGs: a case for the National Library Policy in Zambia .........131
5
Table of Contents
Juliano M. Kabamba
Libraries re-loaded in Service of the Marginalized..........................................145
J. R. Ikoja-Odongo
Strengthening Women Farmer’s Networks to Contribute to the Millenium
Development Goals ...........................................................................................161
Priti Jain
Knowledge Management for Environmental Sustainability in Africa..............177
Vicki Lawal
Library and Information Services and Human Resources Development:
Imperatives for meeting the Millennium Development Goals..........................217
6
PREFACE
The high poverty levels in most countries in East, Central and Southern Africa
send a message to the general populace that it is no longer up to the govern-
ments alone to find ways of abetting it, but that organizations such as libraries in
various countries need to join the fight.
It is now public knowledge that social and political systems are likely to perform
more efficiently if there exist in the systems mechanisms for ensuring that the
functions and tasks of gainful decision making, effective problem solving, plan-
ning, minimizing the chances of unnecessary duplication of effort, promotion of
innovative ideas are supported by the provision to all those participating in and
contributing to the development process with relevant, up to date and reliable in-
formation. Libraries are well placed to provide these functions.
Achievement of the MDGs requires concerted efforts from all stakeholders, in-
cluding governments, the international community and the civil society. It is the-
refore imperative that libraries and information centres in Africa plan to actively
contribute to the attainment of the MDGs.
The papers in this book underscore the need for libraries to ensure that they par-
ticipate in achieving the eight Millennium Development Goals which include:
7
Preface
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the Zambia Library Associa-
tion for successfully hosting the XVIII SCECSAL Conference from 15–18 July
2008 held in Lusaka Zambia.
Special thanks also to all authors who agreed that their articles be published in
this book. We are indebted to the International Federation of Library Associa-
tions and Institutions (IFLA) for funding the publication of these articles which
were carefully selected from papers presented during the conference.
Thank you very much for the good work (English), Dzikomo kwambiri pa nchi-
to yabwino yamene mwachita (Cicewa), Asanteni sana kwa kazi nzuri, (Swa-
hiri), ke leboha haholo ka mosebetsi o motle (Sesotho), Enkosi kakhulu ngomse-
benzi omhle, (IsiXhosa), ke lebogela tiro ya lona e ntle (Tsetswana).
Benson Njobvu
Editor
8
ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
9
Abbreviations and Acronyms
IC intellectual capital
ICT Information Communication Technology
ICTs Information Communication Technologies
IDC Information and Documentation Centre
IDRC International Development Research Centre
IEA Integrated Environmental Assessment
IFAP Information for All Programme
IFLA International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
IICD International Institute for Communication and Development
IK Indigenous Knowledge
IKS Indigenous Knowledge Systems
IMERCSA Musokotwane Environment Resource Centre for Southern Africa
ITDG Intermediate Technology Development Group
KM Knowledge Management
10
Abbreviations and Acronyms
TV Television
UK United Kingdom
UN United Nations
UNDP United Nations Development Program
UNEP United Nations Environment Programme
UNESCO United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNZA University of Zambia
URT United Republic of Tanzania
USA United States of America
USAID United States Agency for International Development
11
Abbreviations and Acronyms
12
AUTHOR’S CONTACT DETAILS
13
LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION SERVICE
IN FACILITATING KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION
AND MANAGEMENT FOR THE MILLENNIUM
DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Andrew M. Kaniki
Abstract
All types of libraries and information services particularly those of the develop-
ing countries of Africa are often questioned about their efficacy in contributing
towards the reduction of poverty, improving the living conditions of its people
and development in general. The millennium development goals (MDG) have
been identified by African countries including those of east, central and southern
African region “…as a tool within their wider development planning frame-
work… to end the tragic conditions in which so many Africans are deprived of
their basic human rights, such as health, education, shelter and security…as
tools for coordinating development policy, within broader development priori-
ties, [Africa through the MDGs] …can tackle the extreme poverty that is hob-
bling [its] people, make…countries more productive and reduce the risk of con-
flict” (Economic Commission for Africa, 2005). The complexity of the devel-
opment issues to be addressed in the MDG requires manipulation and combina-
tion of existing varied knowledge and production of new knowledge. The
knowledge produced and available both locally and internationally must be ap-
propriately used to make meaningful contribution to a country or community.
Knowledge management facilitates knowledge production and utilization. This
keynote paper identifies opportunities for and challenges African libraries and
information services’ role in knowledge production and knowledge management
in contributing to achieving the millennium development goals.
1. Introduction
It has been eight years since the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were
adopted by the United Nations at the Millennium summit “…as a tool within
their wider development planning framework in order to end the tragic condi-
tions in which so many Africans are deprived of their basic human rights, such
as health, education, shelter and security. By making the Goals work as tools for
coordinating development policy, within broader development priorities, Afri-
15
Andrew M. Kaniki
can leaders can tackle the extreme poverty that is hobbling their people, make
their countries more productive and reduce the risk of conflict” (Economic
Commission for Africa, 2005:1). Individual countries have from time to time
been monitoring and reviewing the extent to which they are meeting these goals.
Specific sectors in African countries and continent generally should also monitor
and in effect chart their contributions to meeting the millennium development
goals.
The library and information services sector particularly in Africa is often ques-
tioned about its efficacy in contributing to the reduction of poverty, improving
the living conditions of its people, supporting human rights and development in
general. The millennium development goals provide a framework for libraries
and information services to develop and align their strategies and assess their
contribution towards their countries, and African development in general. It is
therefore most fitting that the theme of this year’s Standing Conference of the
Eastern, Central and Southern African Librarians (SCESAL) Libraries and In-
formation Services towards the Attainment of the Millennium Development
Goals (MDGs)” is rooted in the Millennium Development Goals.
The complexity of the development issues that the MDGs framework aims to
address requires a variety of resources and inputs. Apart from the financial and
material resources, a manipulation and combination of existing knowledge its
component parts, information and data, the production of new knowledge and
skilled human resources to facilitate the use of this knowledge are critical to
achieving the MDGs. While knowledge has been vital all along – in previous
eras, trade secrets inventions or other pieces of highly valuable business knowl-
edge could yield a competitive edge that would endure for many years. How-
ever, today, “knowledge edge” has a much shorter life span. Therefore, to facili-
tate efficient and effective knowledge generation and utilization and gain com-
petitive edge over a country’s own national development challenges and over
other countries requires an environment in which creating knowledge, managing
its transfer and its application or use is efficiently and effectively done. To do
this requires knowledge management. Libraries deal with and manage intangible
resources, namely:
• knowledge and its constituent parts, information and data,
• their (knowledge) artifacts (or carriers) and
• skills to facilitate their use.
16
Libraries and Information Service
This paper addresses challenges and opportunities of all types of African librar-
ies and information services’ – in effect their role in contributing to meeting the
millennium development goals. It addresses the role that African libraries, li-
brarians and information specialists can and should play in facilitating the pro-
duction and management of knowledge – both the so called-scientific and in-
digenous knowledge for meeting the MDGs.
One is aware from the programme of this conference that several papers will
discuss in more specific and detailed form some of the issues that this paper will
only provoke and or simply touch on. It is hoped however, that this paper will
also raise issues that may not necessarily have been addressed in the papers that
will follow, but that can be used for discussions in various groupings at this con-
ference, other future for a, and among individual libraries and information ser-
vices themselves as they set their strategies.
In 2000 the United Nationals adopted the millennium declaration which estab-
lished eight goals – that is, the Millennium Development Goals – each with
quantified targets and forty-eight (48) related indicators, to be achieved by 2015.
The goals and their targets (in alphabetical bullets below) are aimed at:
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