Effects of COVID-19 on sub-Saharan African library associations
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Date
2022
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International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
Abstract
Professional associations serve as a backbone for their members in Africa and globally. They promote the
welfare of their members and have standards and principles that guide their activities. This is a quantitative
study of 10 national library associations in sub-Saharan Africa. The study looks at some of the activities of the
national library associations and how they were impacted by the outbreak of COVID-19. The findings show
that the majority of the associations had to postpone their annual conferences and continuous professional
education programmes. The study recommends that national library associations from sub-Saharan Africa take
advantage of technological platforms to reach out to their members in the organization of conferences and
training programmes. Also, national library associations should have a policy that can drive their activities in the
future in the event of the occurrence of another pandemic.
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Research Article
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National library associations, professional associations, COVID-19, sub-Saharan Africa, Africa