This literature review focused on the role of rural community libraries in minimizing
information poverty. The potentials of rural community libraries in promoting sustainable …

Refugees are being empowered by their access to and use of information, enabled by
information communication services and technologies and public libraries. Drawing on the …

Refugees, in Oru camp, who chose integration instead of repatriation, are confronted with
socio-cultural challenges which constrain them to adopt the language of their host …

Purpose This chapter analyzes the role of public libraries in providing access to information
to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Nigeria. It examines some of the challenges …

Abstract Information is a resource used to increase knowledge and usable for the intended
purpose. Its need is a global widespread essential feature of production, consumption and …

In this extended abstract, we use a postcolonial lens with a focus on global citizenship to
outline some of the information needs experienced by refugees in refugee camps. A …

The paper discusses the role of village libraries forming part of public library system (PLS).
They are most important for empowering the citizens and in narrowing the digital divide and …

The state of Micro and Small-Scale Enterprises (MSEs) in Nigeria has been of great concern
to the government, citizens, operators, practitioners, and organized private sectors. Over the …

Purpose: This study was carried out to investigate the information needs, seeking behaviour,
as well as impact of information and influence of academic environment on informal sector …

Understanding the information needs and information seeking behaviour of refugees is the
basis for designing and developing information systems and services to adequately satisfy …