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ICADLA Front Page
(2010-12-15) Pickover, Michele
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The Archival Platform, a New Networking, Advocacy and Research Initiative
(2010-12-15) Deacon, Harriet
The Archival Platform is a new research, advocacy and networking project in South Africa, initiated in May 2009 and formally launched in November 2009. The “archive” is understood in this project as material traces of the past in public/private archives and collections, heritage sites and cultural practices. The Archival Platform aims to promote public engagement with and investment in the archive through networking and information sharing. It is fostered and supported by the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the University of Cape Town (UCT) Archives and Public Culture Programme, and funded by The Atlantic Philanthropies.
Building Capacity for Archives and Dissemination of Information in Uganda: A Case Study of Uganda Broadcasting Corporation and Directorate of Information
(2010-12-15) Magara, Elisam
In today's information age, knowledge has become the gold standard. A great deal of information is being generated every day in central and local governments and this is likely to increase with the continued empowerment of the population. In Uganda the government has been for a long time committed towards building an integrated, self sustaining and independent national economy. For instance, there have been a number of attempts to enact laws and policies in Uganda regarding access to and protection of information including the National Records and Archives Act, 2001, the Access to Information Act, 2005, the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act, 2006, The Press and Journalist Statute, 1995, the Electronic Media Statute, 1995 and the Uganda Broadcasting Corporation Act, 2005. These laws been not properly utilised, nor have proper guidelines for building capacity for storage, archiving, utilisation, dissemination and use of information been put in place. Building capacity in any organisation requires considerable effort, covering restructuring systems, development of human resource and institutional capacity, and organisational structure. The aim of this study is to review the current state of the audiovisual records and materials in the Directorate of Information (DOI) and the Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC), to provide a digitization strategy to enhance effective information dissemination in Uganda.
Open Source Platforms, Tools & Approaches for 21st Century Connected Learning
(2010-12-15) Keats, Derek
Open Source platforms, tools & approaches for 21st Century connected learning
Digitization Strategies for Legacy Resources in Africa: Incremental or Collection-based Approaches? Experience from the University of Botswana
(2010-12-15) Morrison, Monica
Digitization of library, archival and other legacy resources is frequently associated with the concept of collections. Materials collected by a single scholar or enthusiast are attractive candidates for capture in electronic form because they offer the promise of creating a resource that is much more than the sum of its parts, a resource that reflects and, to some extent, recreates the knowledge of the collector and the context in which he or she worked. The resulting product also has a certain aesthetic integrity that appeals to people: it tells a story, often a colourful or dramatic one, enriched by personal anecdote, documentation and images from the period.
Film Archives: a Decaying Visual History
(2010-12-15) Forbes, David
The 20th century saw a movement from the Industrial Revolution to what we could call the Communication Revolution, and perhaps a newer revolution in the past 20 years, which we could characterise as the Information Revolution. The Communication Revolution began with the discovery of photography (and shortly thereafter cinema) at the end of the 19th century. The Lumière brothers in France, Edward Muybridge in England and Thomas Edison in America all explored the possibilities of moving and still images. Rapid expansion of technology and opportunity saw the rise of revolutionary cinema in Russia and the emergence of Hollywood, the beginnings of an industry that today engulfs our world with images.
The Case for Knowledge Management Governance for Africa
(2010-12-15) Mchombu, Kingo
In organisational context KM refers to the totality of strategies aimed at creating smart organisations able to leverage knowledge from its various information and communication assets, to learn from past experiences whether bad or good and to create new value through knowledge (Menkhoff 2007). In other words, using knowledge as a strategic business resource
Capacity Building in Context
(2010-12-15) Motsi, Alexio
The challenges (from an African perspective) • Lack of coherent approach • Limited understanding of the complex issues relating to digitization • Donor influence –many donors tend to enforce their own agendas • Lack of commitment at strategic levels • Legislative shortcomings • Lack of own resources • Improper prioritization
The “First” and “Third World” in Africa: Knowledge Access, Challenges and Current Technological Innovations in Africa
(2010-12-15) Molawa, Segametsi
This paper focuses on digitization in the African continent. It highlights the fact that some countries in Africa have both the “first” and “third” world characteristics in terms of development and access to information and communication technology (ICT) tools. The study uses South Africa as a case study representing the minority privileged , who are very rich “first world”, compared with the majority population living in rural and urban townships that represents the underdeveloped, poor parts of the country, sometimes referred to as the “third world” component of South Africa. The underdeveloped areas, as in other countries on the African continent, face challenges in accessing information technology as a result of poor infrastructure. The South African case study is further complicated by the apparent divide between the nine provinces in terms of accessing ICTs. For example, some of the provinces are more rural than others and this factor has implications in terms of digitization and availability of infrastructure. Digitization is a process that is currently looked upon by many to bring about maximum access to global knowledge. Most countries are generating knowledge that is traditionally shared and disseminated in the form of books, journals, monographs and many other formats that have been used for preservation, like microfiche. These are stored in physical buildings such as libraries and archives that pride themselves on the management and dissemination of knowledge. With the advent of modern technology, however, digitization transcends the geographical divide and rigidity of a physical building, as presented by a library and archive, by making global knowledge readily and widely available. Digitization also promotes access to knowledge and information in a faster and cheaper way because the production and geographical challenges are limited if the appropriate infrastructure is available. As a result, the Internet has become the primary vehicle in the sharing of knowledge in addition to TV, radio and other ICT tools.
Digitization and Data Preservation Centre - A Collaborative Initiative of the Carnegie Foundation and National Research Foundation
(2010-12-15) Selematsela, Daisy
Stakeholders identified the NRF as an important organisation in bringing resolution to the digitization / preservation issues in playing a central role as convener and facilitator of collaborative solutions
Utilizing the e-Government Framework as Principles for the Development of Digital Libraries and Archives
(2010-12-15) Kamar, Nerisa; Otenyo, S.C.
Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) have been embraced in most developing countries as a vehicle to provide government information and documents through the e-government concept. This paper attempts to give highlights of Kenya’s 2006 ICT strategy, Strategic Plan (2004), e-Government Strategy (2004), ICT Investor Guide, Draft Freedom of Information Bill (April 2007), Freedom of Information Policy (April 2007) and e-Transaction Bill 2007, and how these can guide the development of digital libraries and archives. It concludes by discussing hindering factors and challenges in the development of digital libraries and archives. These include infrastructure, finance, copyright and human resources, and gives highlights on the way forward and recommendations.
Providing Access to Knowledge in Africa: the Need for Capacity Building in Classification, Indexing & Abstracting Skills
(2010-12-15) Imo, Nwabuisi T.; Igbo, Harriet U.
The realities of the present era of globalization and information and communication technologies (ICT) culminating in the African Virtual Library and Information Network (AVLIN) have made it expedient that African information professionals should be able to develop, showcase and make accessible African indigenous information to the knowledge world. This literature-based opinion paper has tried to identify with the view of the conference organizers that “Major digital initiatives involving African content are currently being undertaken by non-African organization without widely accepted protocols and agreement”. The paper argues that there is a serious need for a theoretical and policy framework necessary to provide a basis for systematic training of library and information science professionals to place African knowledge on a pedestal that will make it accessible to the world of knowledge. It was found that the library schools in most African universities are ill-equipped to train professionals to handle information in the new digital era. This is exacerbated by the fact that professional associations are not doing enough to retool the existing workforce for the task ahead. The paper recommends, among other things, that much emphasis should be placed on the training of cataloguers and indexers in African research institutions and universities to be able to organize African knowledge and produce information surrogates that will help researchers locate them on the internet.
Harnessing Knowledge to Accelerate the Implementation of NEPAD
(2010-12-15) Nnadozie, Emmanuel
HOWcan knowledge accelerate NEPAD’s implementation? ◦ How can we harness knowledge to improve the effectiveness of NEPAD structures and processes? ◦ How can we harness knowledge to accelerate the implementation of NEPAD priorities?
Knowledge-Oriented Development: A Fresh Start for Africa
(2010-12-15) Azubuike, Abraham
The capacity to recognize actionable value in existing or new information or events, and to use such information efficiently in various ways, including the ability to use information to innovate -that is, to restructure things and processes so as to produce new and useful effects, products and services
ICADAL Prelim page - Convenors
(2010-12-15) Pickover, Michele
Conference Prelim Page - Convenors
Digital Information Services at the African Development Bank
(2010-12-15) Karim, Bakri Abdul
Through lending, grants, technical assistance and policy advice, AfDB has a distinct comparative advantage in generating and disseminating knowledge to support its operations.
Building Online Global Access to African Cultural Heritage: DISA - An Appropriate Model?
(2010-12-15) Liebertrau, Patricia
Statement at the opening of the First International Conference on African Digital Libraries and Archives (ICADLA-1)
(2010-12-15) Barka, Lalla, Ben
Statement at the opening of the First International Conference on African Digital Libraries and Archives (ICADLA-1) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1st-3rd July 2009
Policies for Digital Libraries and Archives in Africa: Developing Strategies for Access to Knowledge for Development
(2010-12-15) Diso, Lukman Ibraheem
The paper highlights the strategic role of regional and national policies for digital libraries and archives in promoting access to knowledge for development in Africa. It views regional/national information policies as general frameworks and contexts within which policies for digital libraries and archives are situated. It recognizes, however, the need to highlight the latter as instruments for effective access to, and sharing of, knowledge in the contemporary world in which increasing dependence on digital technology makes the effective participation of digitally deficient nations virtually impossible. The paper provides an overview of the existing provisions in terms of laws, policies, agencies, institutions, facilities and such information/information and communication technologies (ICT) infrastructures that are supposed to be the basis for developing national and regional links for resource sharing. It identifies and analyses the dilemma in achieving the set objectives of African information policies. While this dilemma, rooted in the political, economic and socio-cultural factors, operates at different, specific levels, these factors combine to constitute an obstacle to national and regional coordination and cooperation. Without coordination, effective resource sharing at global level is severely constrained. Hence the paper suggests strategies of formulating and coordinating the implementation of comprehensive regional and national policies for the development of digital libraries and archives in Africa, thus ensuring effective preservation of, and access to, African resources, and enabling resource sharing between Africans as well as on the global scale. The paper concludes by stressing that neither the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) nor the entire development agenda of Africa can be achieved without developing a strong and sustainable knowledge base by establishing a powerful and enduring backbone of information infrastructures capable of creating links for effective intra and inter-continental sharing of knowledge resources. The paper therefore recommends the setting up of a coordinating agency under the African Union (AU), to develop a policy framework on the basis of various existing national policies and to monitor and coordinate implementation at various levels.
Digitization of Libraries/Archives and Development
(2010-12-15) Okwaro, Peter Dennis
Libraries and archives are essential components of any strategy aimed at improving information access, both for the public at large and for other specialised groups, including students and researchers. Information in all its forms is an important vehicle for knowledge development, which contributes enormously to the socio-economic development of societies and nations.