Issues for South African Academic Libraries in the Post-Apartheid Era: A Review of Selected Literature -Christopher Stewart

Abstract

Since the end of the apartheid era in 1994, South African higher education has been in an ongoing process of transformation. The goals of this transformation include higher education reform, expanded access, financial and operational efficiencies, and improved academic quality. South African academic libraries are faced with many significant challenges in this environment. Institutional mergers, limited financial resources, information literacy, and organizational uncertainties are a few of the major issues facing academic libraries in South Africa today. This paper will explore these and other issues faced by South African academic libraries in the post-apartheid era.

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