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Confronting Different Realities: Libraries in Cabo Verde and the Case for Comparative Librarianship

In: e-Journal of Portuguese History
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Marilla MacGregor null

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Online Publication Date:
22 Aug 2022

Libraries are institutions whose mission is to both conserve and disseminate information for the purposes of education, culture, and amusement. This paper analyzes the history, politics, culture, economy, and state of education in Cabo Verde, emphasizing the unique situation of libraries and Library and Information Science (LIS) on the islands. Notwithstanding their global mobility, serving the diaspora and the islands implies retaining trained LIS professionals, sustaining digital library platforms and websites, and building collections. In the spirit of comparative librarianship, this paper proposes ways in which Cabo Verde can create a new “mission” for libraries which best serves its people, honors its culture, and helps the nation to flourish in the information age.

Title:
Confronting Different Realities: Libraries in Cabo Verde and the Case for Comparative Librarianship
Article Type:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.26300/9stg-va63
Language:
English
Pages:
68–85
Keywords:
Libraries; LIS; information systems; higher education; constitution; Cabo Verde
In:
e-Journal of Portuguese History
In:
Volume 20: Issue 2
Received:
15 Jun 2022
Accepted:
15 Oct 2022
Publisher:
Brill
E-ISSN:
1645-6432
Subjects:
General, History, Global History, Economic History

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