Indigenous knowledge exists and particularly in Africa and is being challenged as science
and this negatively influences the harnessing of it globally. The study focused on the history …

Indigenous knowledge points to the fact that Africa has been able to generate, test and apply
knowledge through its own methodologies and approaches. This knowledge sustained …

Indigenous knowledge points to the fact that Africa has been able to generate, test and apply
knowledge through its own methodologies and approaches. This knowledge sustained …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to explore why Africa's indigenous knowledge is not
playing a more active and visible role in the knowledge economy and to the roles that …

Globally, libraries are established to provide information resources in the areas of teaching,
learning, research, information literacy and recreation to support the activities of their parent …

This paper is to examine the role academic libraries can play to organize and make
indigenous knowledge accessible for national development. The target audience for the …

Digital information and communication technologies have transformed knowledge and
technical know-how in the world. Thus, information and communication technologies can …

African libraries and information centres are faced with a plethora of challenges in the
documentation and communication of indigenous knowledge. These include the lack of …

African nations are going through many changes resulting in a loss of traditional, cultural
and customary knowledge as a result of a lack of the preservation and digitization of African …

Indigenous knowledge (IK) and practices are usually unwritten, relying on oral transmission
and on memory. This reliance often led to distortions. IK is relevant for development …