Freedom of information: in search of a niche for the library profession in Swaziland

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dc.contributor.authorMuswazi, Paiki
dc.date.accessioned2007-10-18T15:18:32Z
dc.date.available2007-10-18T15:18:32Z
dc.date.issued1999-01
dc.descriptionPublished in IFLA journal, Vol.25, No.1, Jan.1999en
dc.description.abstractThe primary objective of the article is to assess the effect of censorship on collection development and librarianship as well as to ascertain future prospects in Swaziland. It is based on Swaziland legal documents. It is argued that (i) historically censorship is institutionalized through a range of legal instruments and seeks to maintain acceptable standards of morality and political stability, (ii) while the library profession's response is lukewarm, the Internet and the changed Southern African political conditions are conducive to the promotion of intellectual freedom. It concludes that awareness raising is the key to desensitizing the hitherto controversial materials and themes and giving access to all points of view without prejudice.en
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dc.identifier.citationCitations of this article should be referenced to the original publication, IFLA journal, Vol.25, No.1, Jan.1999en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10539/3915
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherSage Publicationsen
dc.subjectFreedom of informationen
dc.subjectIntellectual freedomen
dc.subjectCensorshipen
dc.subjectCollection developmenten
dc.subjectLibrarianshipen
dc.subjectSwazilanden
dc.titleFreedom of information: in search of a niche for the library profession in Swazilanden
dc.typeArticleen
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