Alternative Approaches to Funding University Libraries in Africa Available to Purchase

University libraries in Africa are at present poorly funded. This has adversely affected their collections as well as the image of the libraries and librarians. Major sources of funding such as the central Government and overseas organizations are no longer adequate. Proposes other sources of funding such as contributions from alumni, desk‐top publishing and literature searching. It is hoped that this will reverse the role of the library from information collector to library as information producer.