Genevieve Hart
Public libraries in South Africa - agents or victims of educational change?
University of the Western Cape
paper explores impact educational change south africa public libraries surveys recent literature conclude position school libraries precarious public librarians feel victimised new curriculum represents puzzling contradiction librarians expectations ethos methodologies new curriculum curriculum 2005 c2005 would provide favourable climate curriculum indeed brought increased use public libraries school learners yet little recognition official quarters educational role public libraries suggested librarians gain better footing curriculum planning need engage educationists role libraries play resourcebased learning need provide documented evidence means research studies example study paper describes authors study school learners use two public libraries disadvantaged community cape town libraries found playing crucial role learning programme learners however suggested two libraries need design systematic structured programmes needs school learners information literacy education met might require explicit endorsement educational role governance structures provincial education department