Risorse in rete su biblioteche, raccolte bibliotecarie e organizzazioni internazionali

• African Books Collective
  http://www.africanbookscollective.com/acatalog/lit_index.html
  
• African Civilizations
  Internet Resources and Reference in Print
  http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/africa/cuvl/AfCivIT.html
  
• Association for the development of education in Africa (ADEA)
  Working Group on Books and Learning Materials
  http://www.adeanet.org/workgroups/en_wgblm.html
  
• Le biblioteche del deserto: un patrimonio da salvare
  http://www.missioni-africane.org/index/oualata.htm
  
• FAVL: Friends of Africa Village Libraries
  Organizzazione no profit che fornisce assistenza alle biblioteche rurali dell’Africa sub-sahariana
  http://www.favl.org/
  
• IFLA – Africa regional section
  http://www.ifla.org/VII/s25/index.htm
  Priorità e obiettivi della sezione sono lo sviluppo delle risorse umane, della formazione, dell’edilizia bibliotecaria, della tecnologia dell’informazione
  
• INASP – International network for the availability of scientific publications - Library Support Programmes
  Rete internazionale a stretto contatto con le comunità bibliotecarie per lo sviluppo delle capacità e la promozione della cooperazione e dell’accesso all’informazione
  http://www.inasp.info/lsp/index.shtml
  
• Libraries on the Web: libraries and the Middle East
  http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Libweb/africa.html
  
• Libraries with Major Africana collections in West, Eastern and Southern Africa
  http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/africa/cuvl/SALibs.html
  
• SIBMAS – International Directory of Performing Arts Collections and Institutions
  Contiene numerosi link a istituzioni congolesi
  http://www.sibmas.org/idpac/africa/cd.html
  
• South African Libraries and Archives
  http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/rsalibs.html
  
• United States Institutes of Peace
  Contiene numerosi link a risorse generali, agenzie governative e organizzazioni internazionali, mappe e guide, media, accordi di pase e risorse politiche
  http://www.usip.org/library/regions/drc.html
  

Associazioni bibliotecarie africane

• Association for Health Information & Libraries in Africa, Congo
  http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/Sauna/1910/
  
• Adlib - School Librarians in the province of Gauteng, South Africa
  http://www.adlibschoollibrarians.co.za/
  
• Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA)
  http://www.liasa.org.za
  
• Botswana Library Association
  http://www.bla.0catch.com
  
• Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Branch (ESARBICA)
  http://www.ica.org
  
• Development of Information Science in South Africa (DISSANET)
  http://www.dissanet.com/jsp/index.jsp
  
• Library and Information Studies Student Association(LISSA)
  
  
• Namibian Information Workers Association
  P.O. Box 3060 Windhoek, Namibia
  
• Organization of South African Law Libraries (OSALL)
  http://sunsite.wits.ac.za/osall/
  
• Senegalese Association of Librarians Archivist and Documentalists
  http://www.ebad.ucad.sn/
  
• Standing Conference of African National and University Librarians (Eastern, Central and Southern region) (SCANUL-ECS)
  http://www.inasp.info/pubs/bookchain/db.cgi?db=bookchain&uid=default&view_records=1&ID=948&ww=on
  
• Standing Conference of Eastern, Central and Southern African Library and Information Associations, SCECSAL
  http://www.geocities.com/scecsal/index.html
  
• Swaziland Library Association
  http://www.swala.sz
  
• Tanzania Library Association
  http://www.tlatz.org/index.htm
  
• Uganda Library Association
  http://www.ou.edu/cas/slis/ULA/ula_index.htm
  
• West African Library Association (WALA)
  Contact: Chairman Dr. James Daniel
  daniel@nmc.edu.ng.daniel@nmc.skannet.com
  
• Zambia Library Association
  http://www.zla.co.za
  
• Zimbabwe Library Association
  P.O. Box 3133, Harare, Zimbabwe
  

Progetti per le biblioteche e la promozione della lettura

• Supporting the Revitalization of Public Libraries in Africa
  La Carnegie Corporation di New York, con il supporto tecnico dell’INASP ha lanciato tre progetti per rivitalizzare le biblioteche pubbliche in Africa.
  Il servizio bibliotecario nazionale del Botswana ha identificato quattro biblioteche pilota per l’aggiornamento dei materiali bibliotecari, la formazione del personale, lo sviluppo delle nuove tecnologie. Il servizio bibliotecario nazionale del Kenya automatizzerà cinque biblioteche. In Sud Africa tre servizi bibliotecari provinciali e tre servizi bibliotecari municipali garantiranno i servizi a comunità finora mai raggiunte.
  http://idv.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/18/4/245
  
  
• Bringing books to the bookless
  Punto di forza delle attività di Biblionef in Sud Africa: fornire libri nuovi ai bambini in tutte le undici lungue ufficiali del Sud Africa.
  Tra gli altri progetti promossi da questa Associazione:
  
  Container Libraries
  
  • Blind and visually impaired
    
  • Minority Languages
    
  • Children’s rights
    http://www.biblionef.nl/index.php?id=109&L=0
    
  
  
• Africa@21
  Progetto panafricano promosso dal British Council per accrescere l’impatto dei servizi bibliotecari e informatici nell’Africa subsahariana (Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Zimbabwe).
  http://www.encompassculture.com/readinggroups/africa@21/
  
  
• Programmes to increase literacy in South Africa
  Numerosi programmi di alfabetizzazione a cura della Leland Stanford Junior University:
  
  • Centre for the Book
    
  • Read, Educate, Adjust, Develop (READ)
    
  • The Molteno Project
    
  • Early Learning Resource Unit (ELRU)
    
  • Project Literacy
    
  http://www.stanford.edu/~jbaugh/saw/Yoo-Yoo_Literacy.html
  
  
• Volunteer in South Africa!
  2004 Inform the World (ITW)
  Library Skills Exchange
  http://www.nocall.org/nocallnews/0311itw.html
  

Riferimenti bibliografici

• University Libraries in Africa: A Review of Their Current State and Future Potential. D.B. Rosenberg (ed.). London: International African Institute, 1997.
  
• A. Issak, Public Libraries in Africa: a Report and Annotated Bibliography. Oxford: INASP, 2000.
  
• P. Sturges - R. Neill. The Quiet Struggle: Information and Libraries for the People of Africa. 2nd ed. London: Mansell, 1998: 177-225.
  http://www-staff.lboro.ac.uk/%7Elsrps/Quiet%20Struggle%20E-Book/The%20Quiet%20Struggle%20Small%20Version/QS-Web-intro.htm
  
• C. Abbott. Performance Indicators: a Training Aid for University Librarians London: International African Institute, 1996.
• UNESCO. Rural Information Provision in Developing Countries: Measuring Performance and Impact. Paris: UNESCO, 1997.
  
• Sustainable Financing of National and University Libraries: Proceedings of the 4th SCANUL-ECS Conference. Windhoek: Namibian Information Workers Association, 2000.
• D. B. Rosenberg, (ed.), Income Generation: Experiences from University Libraries in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa. London: INASP; Sovenga: SCANUL-ECS, 2001
  
• D. Rosenberg. Current Issues in Library and Information Services in Africa
  http://www.inasp.info/pubs/bookchain/profiles/rosenberg.html
  
• Revitalisation of Public Libraries in Africa: Botswana National Library Service: Advocacy and Lobbying Workshop 11th - 14th June 2002
  Materials and facilitation by Book Aid International
  on behalf of the International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications
  Sponsored by the Carnegie Corporation of New York
  http://www.bookaid.org/resources/downloads/al-materials.pdf
  
• Jeremy Dowe. ITN 339 Professional Practice/ Group Colloquium: Libraries resources in developing countries - Libraries in Africa. October 2004
  Tesi con ampia bibliografia
  http://jeronimo.net.au/write/ITN339_b.htm