Exploring models for the management of indigenous knowledge in academic libraries of Ghana
dc.contributor.author | Asamoah, C. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ngulube, P. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-12-29T10:38:22Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-12-29T10:38:22Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
dc.description | Research Article | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | The need to manage indigenous knowledge (IK) as a key knowledge base of society has become vital in the era of information society. The lack of representation of IK is partly blamed on its exclusion from academia because IK is not primarily the core focus of academic library’s collection. The study sought to explore existing models and develop a framework for the management of indigenous knowledge in academic libraries in Ghana. The qualitative methodology using content analysis was adopted for the purpose of the study. Data was ana lysed using themes developed from the documents and literature. It was evident that the library services and programmes did not reflect on the African content of knowledge management. For an integrated indigenous knowledge management system, stakeholder’s partnership, policy guidelines and integration of IK into library’s collection is instrumental. Transformation of knowledge systems was identified as the starting point of integra tion. Social inclusion of marginalised knowledge, equality, sustainable development was identified and recom mended in the effort to integrate indigenous knowledge management systems into the library’s collection. A proposed framework has been developed for the management of indigenous knowledge in academic libraries as a blueprint for any integration effort. | en_US |
dc.identifier.other | DOI: 10.1177/02666669211052928 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/37392 | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | SAGE | en_US |
dc.subject | indigenous knowledge | en_US |
dc.subject | indigenous knowledge systems | en_US |
dc.subject | indigenous knowledge management systems | en_US |
dc.subject | indigenous knowledge management | en_US |
dc.subject | preservation of indigenous knowledge | en_US |
dc.subject | indigenous community leaders | en_US |
dc.subject | stakeholders partnership | en_US |
dc.subject | community participation | en_US |
dc.subject | integration of indigenous knowledge | en_US |
dc.subject | information professionals | en_US |
dc.subject | academic libraries | en_US |
dc.subject | Ghana | en_US |
dc.title | Exploring models for the management of indigenous knowledge in academic libraries of Ghana | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
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