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On the night when Nelson Mandela made his acceptance speech as victor of South Africa's first democratic election, he paid tribute to 'some of South Africa's great leaders including John Dube, Josiah Gumede, Moorooghia Naidoo, Dr Abdurahman, Chief Luthuli, Lilian Ngoyi, Bram Fisher, Helen Joseph, Yusuf Dadoo, Moses Kotane, Chris Hani and Oliver Tambo. They should have been here to celebrate with us, for this is their achievement too'.

Bibliography: leaves 199-207. ; This survey aims at reflecting the historical development of the Carnegie Non- European Library, from 1950 known as the Non-European Library Service, Transvaal, and attempts to evaluate the contribution of a small private library organization to the development of library services for Africans in South Africa. Since 1931 the (Carnegie) Non-European Library Service, Transvaal, has been engaged in its self-appointed task of promoting the reading habit and the use of libraries among Non-Whites, and amongst Africans in particular. The administering Committee consists of officials from government, provincial and municipal authorities as well as representatives of various organizations, who all serve in a voluntary capacity. With their active assistance and interested co-operation a considerable amount of work has been achieved despite the many difficulties encountered. The (Carnegie) Non-European Library Service, Transvaal, administered its own lending library services between 1931 and 1962; encouraged the training of Non-Whites for library work; entered the publishing field to produce two hand- books of library methods and two books for children written in the Bantu languages. The administering Committee has also provided many opportunities for the exchange of information on various aspects of library development for Non- Whites, and particularly for Africans. In its efforts to promote through reading, the intellectual development of the African, and so further his understanding of the cultures of his own peoples and other civilizations, the (Carnegie) Non- European Library Service, Transvaal, has also emphasised the role of the library in the African's spiritual quest for cultural awakening and upliftment.

"In South Africa, with the end of formal apartheid in 1994, the national government, provincial and local authorities have made all possible the memorialization of the anti-apartheid and liberation struggles that deserve critical attention and reflection. This is necessary because who were directly involved are growing older and their stories/narratives have begun to recede into the past in the name of continued social, economic, and political progress. Architects, urban planners and heritage professionals continue to play an important role in the memory-making and recording/telling process across South Africa's cultural landscape. Moreover, museum are spaces and institutions that collect, houses, research, reflect on, circulate and exhibit objects of historical, scientific, artistic and cultural significance. The nation's representation of culture in its museums is also revealing of dominant ideologies and to a degree may be interpreted as a kaleidoscope of research and collecting foci of the time."

"Discusses the history of South Africa from the early centuries of the Common Era to the present-day and addresses broad themes of world history such as colonialism, white settlement, nationalism and reconciliation"--Provided by publisher

This paper investigates the history, deployment, and content of institutional repositories (IRs) in public universities in South Africa. Some of the local, national and international drivers and enablers that ensure the establishment and survival of the institutional repositories are identified. Lastly, an attempt is made to determine the future of the IRs. Findings include that South African universities were among the first universities in the world to host IRs with the first IR established in 2000. The most prevalent and dominant content in South African public university collections are electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs). There are signs that this is changing as more libraries cover research outputs emanating from the universities. African languages are sparsely represented in IRs in South Africa. The majority of universities in the country signed the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities, and the Budapest Open Access Initiative. Many of them do not have their own open access policy. The driving factors include the decline in government subsidy, increase in journal subscriptions, depreciation of the South African currency, and addition of the Value Added Tax (VAT) of 14% on electronic resources by the South Africa taxman while the enabling factors include the international open access mandates, the Carnegie Foundation grants, and the National Research Foundation's statement on open access.

English Abstract Turkey has a long library tradition in history. Public libraries are administered by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, General Directorate of Libraries and Publications in Turkey, where the population is around 71 million with 81 provinces in 7 large geographic regions. If the law passes in the Turkish Parliament, Turkish public libraries will operate under the responsibility of local authorities in the near future. The main problem of the public libraries is that they also serve as school libraries, because of the insufficient number of school libraries in most places. Musical materials number is insufficient in Turkish public libraries. ; Turkish Abstract Türkiye tarihte güçlü bir kütüphane geleneg˘ine sahiptir. Türkiye'de halk kütüphaneleri Kütüphaneler ve Yayımlar Genel Müdürlüg˘ü tarafından yönetilmektedir. Türkiye 7 cog˘rafik bölgede yer alan 81 ilde yas¸ayan yaklas¸ık 71 milyon nüfusa sahiptir. Halen Türk Parlamentosunda bulunan yasa tasarısı geçerse halk kütüphaneleri yakın bir gelecekte . yerel yönetimlerin sorumlulug˘una devredilecektir. Türkiye'de halk kütüphanelerine ilis¸kin temel sorun onların çog˘u yerde birer okul kütüphanesi gibi is¸lev görmeleridir. Türk halk kütüphanelerinde yetersiz sayıda müzik materyali bulunmaktadır.

1. Introduction -- 2. From Community to Public Libraries: Liberalism, Education, and Self-Government -- 3. Cultivating Public Readers: Citizens, Classes, and Types -- 4. 'A mob of light readers': Holdings, Genre Proportions, and Modes of Reading -- 5. Knowing the 'Native Mind': Ethnological and Philological Collections -- 6. Conclusion

This list shows the amount of money given to the county libraries from the South Carolina State Library for the fiscal year 2005/06. It also shows the population of each county according to the 2000 census.

"Public Libraries and Marxism provides a Marxist analytical framework for understanding public libraries and presents a set of proposals for transforming the capitalist libraries of today. Evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of this Marxist framework, the authors also provide a critical examination of the history, theory and practice of libraries in the Soviet Union and North Korea. Considering what a Marxist library service would look like in the western capitalist countries of today, Pateman and Pateman synthesise the insights provided throughout the book into a set of Marxist proposals that are designed to promote the transformation of contemporary western public librarianship. These proposals suggest how western public libraries can change their organisation and practices - their strategies, structures, systems and culture - in order to best serve those with the most needs, particularly as society evolves in response to new challenges. Public Libraries and Marxism will be relevant for scholars and students of library and information science, history, politics and sociology. Outlining the rudiments of a Marxist library service that should be applicable around the world, the book will also appeal to library practitioners who want to develop libraries in a community-led and needs-based direction"--

School libraries are the backbones of the mother body, which is a school. They are also regarded as the hub in which a wide range of library collections are made available in order to meet the information needs of learners, students and teachers. There are more challenges that are associated with libraries in South Africa. The research method employed to collect data concerning school libraries in South Africa, their challenges, and the current status of school libraries in South Africa, is a literature review along with narrative and integrative approach. Considerable literature exists on various aspects of a school library and the challenges faced by them in South African schools. The aim of this conceptual article is to highlight the school libraries in South Africa as well as the current status of school libraries in South Africa. Based on the literature review, this study brings to light the different aspects of the school libraries. The study recommends that a school library should be a place that is conducive to learning. The library should also provide both teachers and learners with a location that encourages individual study, group cooperation and a big group exhibition.

A list of per capita and total state appropriations to public libraries from 1942/43 to 2005/06.