Libraries and academic development strategies in South African universities

Simple item page
dc.contributor.advisorNassimbeni, Maryen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorCuthbertson, Mary-Lynnen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-14T08:33:01Z
dc.date.available2015-07-14T08:33:01Z
dc.date.issued1992en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaves 122-145.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation examines the role of university libraries in academic support and development programmes in South Africa. It focuses on how libraries and librarians can assist under-prepared students whose educational backgrounds under apartheid have not equipped them for the transition from school to university. The socio-political, educational and library contexts are analysed in comparative perspective by looking at the experience of ethnic minorities in the United Kingdom. Issues of nation building and multi-culturalism in both Britain and South Africa are critically discussed, and the institutional aspects of professional librarianship are construed as the backdrop of user education in academic libraries. Academic development strategies in university libraries are reviewed under the rubric of affirmative action, racism awareness training, a multi-media environment, reading programmes and information retrieval and censorship. Recommendations are offered on the basis of an investigation of the literature on user education in libraries and its application to academic development for under-prepared students.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationCuthbertson, M. (1992). <i>Libraries and academic development strategies in South African universities</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Library and Information Studies Centre (LISC). Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13393en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationCuthbertson, Mary-Lynn. <i>"Libraries and academic development strategies in South African universities."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Library and Information Studies Centre (LISC), 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13393en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationCuthbertson, M. 1992. Libraries and academic development strategies in South African universities. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Cuthbertson, Mary-Lynn AB - This dissertation examines the role of university libraries in academic support and development programmes in South Africa. It focuses on how libraries and librarians can assist under-prepared students whose educational backgrounds under apartheid have not equipped them for the transition from school to university. The socio-political, educational and library contexts are analysed in comparative perspective by looking at the experience of ethnic minorities in the United Kingdom. Issues of nation building and multi-culturalism in both Britain and South Africa are critically discussed, and the institutional aspects of professional librarianship are construed as the backdrop of user education in academic libraries. Academic development strategies in university libraries are reviewed under the rubric of affirmative action, racism awareness training, a multi-media environment, reading programmes and information retrieval and censorship. Recommendations are offered on the basis of an investigation of the literature on user education in libraries and its application to academic development for under-prepared students. DA - 1992 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1992 T1 - Libraries and academic development strategies in South African universities TI - Libraries and academic development strategies in South African universities UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13393 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/13393
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationCuthbertson M. Libraries and academic development strategies in South African universities. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Library and Information Studies Centre (LISC), 1992 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13393en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentLibrary and Information Studies Centre (LISC)en_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherLibrary and Information Scienceen_ZA
dc.titleLibraries and academic development strategies in South African universitiesen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMBiblen_ZA
uct.type.filetypeText
uct.type.filetypeImage
uct.type.publicationResearchen_ZA
uct.type.resourceThesisen_ZA
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
thesis_hum_1992_cuthbertson_m_l.pdf
Size:
4.51 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Download
Collections
Masters