Library Funding: Adequate financial support for African university libraries

In 2000 the Standing Conference of African National and University Libraries in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa (SCANUL-ECS) requested Professor John Willemse to develop guidelines which might assist African university libraries determine levels and sources of financial support.

His report includes a brief review of library funding worldwide, before moving to an examination of the current funding situation in African universities and their libraries. Standards and norms are considered in depth and particular attention is paid to the use of student fees and income generation as means of supplementing government grants. The final chapter summarises the findings and recommendations.

Publication and ordering details

Published by INASP and the Standing Conference of African National and University Libraries in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa (SCANUL-ECS) c/o The Library, University of the North, Private Bag X1112, Sovenga 0727, South Africa.
64pp, 205x145mm
ISBN-10 1 902928 13 X
ISBN-13 978 1 902928 13 5
£6.00
Publication date: 2002
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A limited number of complimentary copies of this publication (in print) are available to libraries in developing and emerging countries. To request a free copy, please email inasp@inasp.info