Fifty years ago | Inadequate library services in Asia and Africa
This archival piece from 1976 highlights concerns raised by the University of Zambia regarding the poor state of library and information services in Africa and Asia. It emphasizes that inadequate infrastructure and a lack of trained personnel hinder the educational and economic development of these regions.
Why it matters
It provides historical context on the digital and information divide between developing and developed nations, reflecting on long-standing challenges in global knowledge accessibility.
Lusaka, October 13: The Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University of Zambia, Mr. Moses Musonda has underlined the need for greater efforts by developing countries in Asia and Africa to develop their information systems to get over the woefully inadequate situation in this field.
The state of libraries and information services in Africa — and indeed in developing countries — are appalling, he said, in a closing speech to the six-day standing conference of Eastern, Central and Southern African librarians here yesterday.
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