Are Alternative Information Services Compensating for Dysfunctional School Libraries in South Africa? The Case of Limpopo Province

Abstract

AbstractOwing to uneven resource-provisioning during the apartheid era, dysfunctional library facilities are a major concern in the majority of South African schools. Since only 7 % of state schools have functional school libraries, teaching and learning are negatively affected. The article is limited to just one part of a research project which investigated the