Homeless library customers often face barriers to equitable library use. This study examined
homeless library customers' perspectives on general and targeted public library services …

Digital inclusion continues to be a recurring theme and pose serious challenge in achieving
the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goal. Factors such as growing …

Citizens, including those living in poor and developing countries, need equitable access to
information daily to satisfy their diverse and multiple information needs. In this information …

Purpose This paper aims to explore poverty issues in South Africa, to investigate some of the
key contributions that knowledge management can make in the eradication of poverty and to …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to endorse the notion that information is the currency of
democracy and explore the question of the public library's role in promoting democracy …

Community libraries are crucial for people to have access to information to satisfy their
multiple needs. As custodians of information and knowledge in diverse spheres, they play a …

This paper is part of a larger qualitative multiple case study that sought to explore the
integration of indigenous knowledge in public libraries in South Africa. The paper draws …

Purpose This study aims to examine the digital literacy (DL) competencies among librarians
and paraprofessionals of public libraries in Western Visayas, Philippines. It also investigated …

This study investigated a rural community in a village in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South
Africa, to access what was known about South African intellectual property (IP) laws. The …

The relevance of public libraries in the twenty-first century will depend on prioritizing access
to information through the provision of space to spur inclusive development. Public libraries …