...%) regions in relation to PC and tablet equipment in Moroccan households. The gap is more than half, with a 38% difference between the two areas. Literacy and illiteracy Education Public libraries Developing countries Morocco Africa Widely, the advocacy for the importance of education...

...Asmaa Bouaamri; Fredrick Otike; Ágnes Barátné Hajdu Purpose The purpose of this paper was to highlight pertinent issues relating to digital access and the development of digital reading culture in Africa. This study established the appropriate strategies of promoting digital reading culture...

.... This study recommends strategies of the use of different databases for data digitisation and creation of awareness on DL education in HEIs in Africa, specifically Nigeria. Originality/value This study is insightful with the understanding of DL in HEIs. The significance in this era of digital literacy...

... Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Africa 4IR LIS curriculum 4IR skills Curriculum review Library school It is no more a dream or imagination, the fourth industrial revolution otherwise known as FIRe or 4IR is here, and its impact...

...Janet Lee Janet Lee can be contacted at: jlee@regis.edu © Emerald Publishing Limited 2019 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Libraries Africa technology Ethiopia Open educational resources Developing economies OER Chromebooks Fulbright Peace corps...

... 2030 agenda on sustainable developmental goals (SDGs). Originality/value With SCECSAL, LIS professionals in southern, eastern and central Africa are increasingly gaining access to information, exchange of ideas, skills and collaboration in the region. However, the future of the LIS sector depends...

...T. Michael Weah Purpose This conference report aims to detail proceedings of the African Public Library Summit, Johannesburg, South Africa. Design/methodology/approach This conference report results from the author's attendance at the meeting. Findings The conference was a positive...

... in the organisations in which they exist. Design/methodology/approach Literature review and authors” experiences in academic libraries in east and southern Africa. Findings Learning organisations” role includes knowledge creation, sharing and dissemination and the ability to effectively operate...

...T. Rexwhite Enakrire; O. George Onyenania Purpose This paper aims to strengthen ways of improving the growth or development of information transfer in Africa. Design/methodology/approach A descriptive method was used in the simplification of possibilities in exploding actions to be taken...

...T. Rexwhite Enakrire; O. George Onyenania Purpose This paper sets to elicit the factors affecting the development of information infrastructure in africa. Design/methodology/approach A Descriptive method was employed in looking at the various infrastructure that we have, based...

...A. Alemna; M. Cobblah Purpose To share with a global readership the progress made and the infrastructure in the making to create digital resources and utilize digital resources in libraries in Africa. Design/methodology/approach Comparisons of how digital libraries evolved or transitioned...

... in information work in Africa. Table I Africa Ghana Internet Telecommunication systems Ghana’s experience with electronic telecommunications (like the rest of Africa) has been very recent and much of it has been in areas other than the academic sector. Computers were usually...

... and Information Science, University Botswana. Findings The interview covers opinions about professional publishing trends and challenges in Africa as well as professional curriculum in library science. Originality/value Provides insights into the thinking of one of the leaders in the library profession...