[A2k] Libraries in developing countries: eIFL joins the BBC in broadcasting to the world

[Teresa Hackett (eIFL)]

"Libraries in developing countries: eIFL joins the BBC in broadcasting
to the world"

With an average listenership of 163 million people worldwide, the BBC
World Service provides international news, analysis and information in
English and 32 other languages. The Word, a weekly look at books and
writing, this week explored libraries, a vital foundation of literary
culture, and their role in developing countries. Rima Kupryte, eIFL
Director, was joined by two librarians from Uganda to discuss the
changing face of libraries in Africa from reading tents to telecentres
and the new opportunities in the digital world. Rima highlighted the
lead role of librarians in transforming connectivity for the education
and research community in Malawi and the importance of having access to
up-to-date information for development.

South African author Justin Cartwright explains why libraries are
important to him and prize winning novelist Lionel Shriver, believing
that there is no greater leveller than giving people equal access to
information through libraries, has left her money in her will to a
public library.

You can listen to The Word anytime until Tuesday, 29 May. We recommend it!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/programmes/the_word.shtml.

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