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The Influence of Social Networking and Library 2.0 as a Gateway for Information Access and Knowledge Sharing in Africa

The Influence of Social Networking and Library 2.0 as a Gateway for Information Access and Knowledge Sharing in Africa

Manir Abdullahi Kamba
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 14
ISBN13: 9781466687516|ISBN10: 1466687517|EISBN13: 9781466687523
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8751-6.ch067
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Kamba, Manir Abdullahi. "The Influence of Social Networking and Library 2.0 as a Gateway for Information Access and Knowledge Sharing in Africa." Mobile Computing and Wireless Networks: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2016, pp. 1516-1529. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8751-6.ch067

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Kamba, M. A. (2016). The Influence of Social Networking and Library 2.0 as a Gateway for Information Access and Knowledge Sharing in Africa. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Mobile Computing and Wireless Networks: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 1516-1529). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8751-6.ch067

Chicago

Kamba, Manir Abdullahi. "The Influence of Social Networking and Library 2.0 as a Gateway for Information Access and Knowledge Sharing in Africa." In Mobile Computing and Wireless Networks: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 1516-1529. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2016. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8751-6.ch067

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Abstract

The chapter tries to highlight the influence of social networking and library 2.0 in providing access to information and knowledge sharing in Africa. It further discusses the panorama at which the information environment is changing from traditional to electronic, where access to information and knowledge stands to benefit all. The chapter, however, exhibits that in most developing worlds today the electronic information environment is gradually spreading and obviously will take time to be fully integrated into the systems, especially in Africa. The chapter provides a highlight on the value, usefulness, access to information, and knowledge sharing, which has become a necessary component for human existence and development. The premise is that librarians' role is to facilitate this effective management and promote access to information and knowledge sharing through the influence of social networking and library 2.0; this in turn will strengthen and empower the African people to be among global players in the knowledge-based economy. The emergence of Web 2.0 principles and technologies that has given rise to social networking and library 2.0 offer libraries and information centers many opportunities for sharing information and knowledge among people regardless of distance or geographical areas. This reaches out beyond the walls of the library and Websites of any library or institutions. These developments make it possible for people to share knowledge and information online, borrow locally, and buy or sell on a global scale as appropriate to their needs and circumstances.

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