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Benefits of crowdsourcing for libraries: A case study from Africa
Lynch, Renee; Young, Jason; Boakye-Achampong, Stanley; Jowaisas, Chris; Sam, Joel; Norlander, Bree (Technology & Social Change Group, 2020-09)Many libraries in the Global South do not collect comprehensive data about themselves, which creates challenges in terms of local and international visibility. Crowdsourcing is an effective tool that engages the public to ... -
Connecting African libraries and development organizations: Perceptions and possibilities
Lynch, Renee; Young, Jason; Jowaisas, Chris; Boakye-Achampong, Stanley; Sam, Joel (Technology & Social Change Group, 2020)While perceptions of African libraries as development partners remain low and limited by development organizations, it is possible to change these perceptions. Quantitative data are necessary but insufficient in demonstrating ... -
Data challenges for public libraries: African perspectives and the social context of knowledge
Young, Jason; Jowaisas, Chris; Lynch, Renee (Sage Journals, 2020-04-06)This article sheds light on the collection and use of data by libraries in sixteen countries across Africa. It highlights the challenges that librarians and library organizations face in gathering, analyzing, and presenting ... -
Volunteer geographic information in the Global South: barriers to local implementation of mapping projects across Africa
Young, Jason; Lynch, Renee; Boakye-Achampong, Stanley; Jowaisas, Chris; Sam, Joel; Norlander, Bree (GeoJournal, 2020-04-08)The world is awash in data—by 2020 it is expected that there will be approximately 40 trillion gigabytes of data in existence, with that number doubling every 2 to 3 years. However, data production is not equal in all ...