Strengthening leadership in libraries by learning from emerging future

Kemal Shaheen discusses how learning to reflect and adapt opens up new possibilities. He shares how this approach is making a difference to the strength and sustainability of Southern library networks.

Library consortia sharing expertise: A small meeting tackling important issues in Addis Ababa

Library consortia sharing expertise: A small meeting tackling important issues in Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa is used to hosting big and important meetings. The African Union and UNECA are both based here. A...

Why Obama’s visit wasn’t the only reason for excitement in Kenya this week

Why Obama’s visit wasn’t the only reason for excitement in Kenya this week

The big excitement in Nairobi this week has been President Obama’s impending visit – his first as president. Workers were...

Launch of the Consortium of Academic Publishers in Tanzania

Launch of the Consortium of Academic Publishers in Tanzania

Does Tanzania have a reading culture? This was one of the questions raised at the launch of the Consortium of...

Publishers, Zanzibar and chimpanzees

Publishers, Zanzibar and chimpanzees

Maaike Duine is leading on a pilot project entitled “Strengthening Indigenous Academic and Digital Publishing in Tanzania”. The project aims...

Strengthening academic publishing in Tanzania – getting ready for Dar!

Strengthening academic publishing in Tanzania – getting ready for Dar!

This is the first of a series of blogs from Maaike Duine on a pilot project which aims to increase...

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