Browsing Research Articles (Information Science) by Subject "SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions"

Browsing Research Articles (Information Science) by Subject "SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions"

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  • Democracy, information, and libraries in a time of post-truth discourse 
    Lor, Peter Johan (Emerald, 2018)
    PURPOSE : To serve their clients in a time of post-truth discourse and fake news, librarians need to understand the post-truth phenomenon. The purpose of this paper is to examine it, what is being done in response to it, ...
  • Developing a national library consortium in Zimbabwe : lessons learnt from other co 
    Chisita, Collence Takaingenhamo (Unisa Press, 2017)
    This article examines the main lessons learnt from other countries to aid in accelerating the development of library consortia in Zimbabwe. The study explored the development of library consortia in southern Africa, other ...
  • Facts, truth, and post-truth : access to cognitively and socially just information 
    Fischer, Rachel; Klazar, Erin (University of Toronto Library, 2020)
    This article addresses facts, truth, post-truth, and the impact on access to cognitively and socially just information. It is predominantly situated within the post-truth context where information is manipulated to such ...
  • The impact of the Marrakesh Treaty on South African publishers 
    Cassells, Laetitia (Springer, 2021-03)
    The significant technological advances in reading and content provision technologies since the 1978 Copyright Act in South Africa have not been considered in the expanding exemptions to Copyright nationally. The 2017 version ...
  • Intellectual freedom, libraries and democracy 
    Sturges, Paul (De Gruyter, 2016-09)
    This exploration of the connection between the library and the broader socio-political sphere in which it functions is based on a keynote presentation originally given at the BOBCATSSS Conference in Lyons, January 2016. ...
  • Introduction : redefining the role of libraries in the political process and in conflict situations 
    Stilwell, Christine; Bats, Raphaelle; Lor, Peter Johan (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016)
    For better or worse, libraries are part of the fabric of society. They cannot survive and thrive as alien bodies nor, to use the language of systems theory, as closed systems with impermeable boundaries. It should ...
  • Legal deposit of electronic books - a review of challenges faced by national libraries 
    De Beer, Marietjie; Van der Merwe, Marieta; Ball, L.H. (Liezl Hilde); Fourie, Ina (Emerald, 2016-03)
    PURPOSE : The purpose of this paper is to explore the challenges faced by national libraries regarding the legal deposit of electronic books, and to make recommendations for issues to consider – especially with regard to ...
  • Librarians and crises in the ‘old’ and ‘new’ South Africa 
    Dick, Archie L. (Sage, 2016)
    This article reviews the responses of librarians to crises in the ‘old’ and ‘new’ South Africa. It draws on primary and secondary sources to tell the stories of librarians during personal, political and professional crises. ...
  • Librarians and peace 
    Lor, Peter Johan (CILIP, 2016)
    Libraries need peace. They originated in settled, peaceful societies; when peace is broken, libraries are threatened. In recent years we have unfortunately seen this demonstrated all too often. Librarians have long ...
  • Risks and benefits of visibility : librarians navigating social and political turbulence 
    Lor, Peter Johan (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016)
    The deliberate burning of libraries is nothing new, but it seems surprising that such incidents have also occurred in peacetime in democracies. What does this say about community perceptions of libraries and the response ...
  • Role of libraries in developing an informed and educated nation 
    Fourie, Ina; Meyer, Anika (Emerald, 2016)
    PURPOSE : Libraries of all types have often been called on to take on challenges ranging from information literacy and developing a reading culture to promoting social justice. In recent literature they have been challenged ...
  • The South African publishing gate : information keepers and seekers 
    Miller, Samantha (UNISA Press, 2019-11)
    The phenomenon of state capture is creating political angst among South African citizens, and therefore the role the media is playing in revealing sensitive information about key personas, as well as evoking public ...