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Libraries as Gateways to
Information and Democracy -
Improving Networking, Advocacy
and Lobbying Strategies
Papers and presentations delivered at six
workshops, April – November 2008

Compiled by the Goethe-Institut South Africa
Edited by Clare M Walker
Libraries as Gateways to Information and Democracy - Improving
Networking, Advocacy and Lobbying Strategies
Published by ada enup cc in 2011
Libraries as Gateways to Information and Democracy
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Libraries as Gateways to Information and Democracy - Improving
Networking, Advocacy and Lobbying Strategies
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
It is a pleasure to thank those whose support and dedication made
this publication possible: our editor Clare Walker, publisher Alicia
Thomas-Woolf, layout designer Carla Scholtz and my colleagues
Ilse Böhringer and Fiona Dwinger for assisting in the many diverse
tasks that went into compiling these conference proceedings.
The foundation for this book was laid by the colleagues of
the Goethe-Institut and their partners in this venture (library
associations, national library services, IFLA Africa Section) who
designed and organised the workshops in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria,
Togo, Namibia and South Africa. Through their lively debates,
organisers and participants have contributed to improved
networking, advocacy and lobbying strategies of libraries in sub-
Saharan Africa, thereby enabling libraries to better fulfill their role
as gateways to information and democracy.
Ulla Wester (Goethe-Institut Johannesburg)
Table of Contents
Table of contents
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Ellen R. Tise
Editor’s introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Clare M. Walker

GHANA. Strengthening the Network among Ghanaian
Libraries and Information Professionals, 15 - 16.04.2008
Workshop programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Workshop report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Networking and the information professional: practical
overview [slide show] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Barbara Schleihagen
Networking and information professionals: practical
overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Barbara Schleihagen
Importance of lobbying for information professionals [slide
show] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
J.A.K. Danso-Quayson
Marketing strategies for libraries [slide show] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Pascal Brenya
Winning ideas: practical ways to market your library . . . . . . . . . .62
Pascal Brenya
Thinking and acting beyond library walls [slide show] . . . . . . . . 67
Pascal Brenya
Ghana Library Association and networking: the challenges . . . .71
Valentina J. A. Bannerman
Structures for effective networking: the South African
perspective [slide show] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Lucille Webster
Building a knowledge-based portal for networking . . . . . . . . . .88
Oliver Safo
NIGERIA. Lobbying, advocacy and fund-raising for libraries in
Nigeria, 23 - 24.04.2008
Conference and workshop programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Workshop report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Libraries as Gateways to Information and Democracy:
Improving Networking, Advocacy and Lobbying Strategies
Getting it right! Successful library strategies: Branding and
marketing for changing the image of libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Hannelore Vogt
Lobbying, advocacy and fund-raising for development of libraries
in Nigeria: sharing experience from Kenya
[slide show] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Rosemary Gitachu
Workshop outcomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Rosemary Gitachu
List of activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Rosemary Gitachu
School libraries: Action Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Rosemary Gitachu
Libraries as gateways to information and democracy: strategies
for improving networking and advocacy capacities in Nigeria
[slide show] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Gboyega Banjo
Libraries as gateways to information and democracy in Nigeria:
strategies for improving networking and advocacy capacities in
Nigeria . Abstract and presentation notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161
Gboyega Banjo
TOGO. Développement des bibliothèques et accès à
l’information pour tous: Quelle stratégie pour l’Afrique
subsaharienne? / Development of libraries and access to
information for all: strategies for sub-Saharan Africa?
23 - 24.06.2008
Workshop programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Rapport final du seminaire international . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Final report: extract / main outcomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Le développement des bibliothèques et l’accès à l’information
pour tous: défis et stratégies du Bénin [slide show] . . . . . . . . . . 187
Francis Marie-José Zogo
Développement des bibliothèques et accès à l’information pour
tous: Quelle stratégie pour l’Afrique subsaharienne? . . . . . . . . . .191
Mbaye Thiam
Accès à l’information dans les bibliothèques allemandes: état
actuel, stratégies, projets, politiques [slide show] . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Hans-Christoph Hobohm
Table of Contents
KENYA. The role of libraries in promoting democracy:
ensuring free access for all, 23 - 25.07.2008
Workshop programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204
Workshop report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207
Libraries and democracy: a metaphorical exploration . . . . . . . . .217
Catherine Kennedy
Public libraries and democracy: the Kenyan experience . . . . . .242
Ruth M. Jemo
The role of libraries in nurturing democracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .262
Richard Masaranga Atuti
Reading more than the one book: resources of information in
Yemen: a comparative study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .266
Guido Zebisch
Libraries and democracy: the role of the Kenya National Archives
and Documentation Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Lilian K. Gisesa
Commercialization of information and its implications for
democracy and good governance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .288
Esther K. Obachi
The evolution of libraries in shaping public opinion: an eye into
the future . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .307
Nancy Ochieng
Role of libraries in promoting democracy: ensuring free access
for all . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Augustine M. Mutiso
Promoting synergy-focused libraries in Kenya: enhancing
linkages, advocacy and lobbying strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .332
Hesbon Shikuku Kionge
Advocacy and lobbying for people-centred libraries . . . . . . . . .355
Millicent A. Mlanga
Lobbying and fund-raising strategies for libraries in Kenya . . .363
Dorothy Ireri
NAMIBIA. Lobbying and public relations: concepts for
libraries, 28 - 30.07.2008
Workshop programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .369
Workshop report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .374
Opening Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .392
The Honourable Minister of Education, Dr Nangolo Mbumba
Libraries as Gateways to Information and Democracy:
Improving Networking, Advocacy and Lobbying Strategies
Getting it right: successful strategies for public libraries . Best
practice - Würzburg Public Library, Germany [slide show] . . . .396
Hannelore Vogt
Libraries: partners for development [slide show] . . . . . . . . . . . .407
Ujala Satgoor
Marketing of public libraries in Namibia: a relationship-
marketing strategy [slide show] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
Kingo Mchombu
Goethe Centre visit to Greenwell Matongo (GM) community
library: a case study [slide show] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .423
Trudy Geises
Fund-raising and lobbying for NGOs: the Ombetja Yehinga
Organisation, a Namibian welfare organization [slide show] 426
Philippe Talavera
Marketing workshop: develop a strategy for Greenwell Matongo
[slide show] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .430
Hannelore Vogt
SOUTH AFRICA. Libraries as gateways to information and
democracy: improving networking, advocacy and lobbying
strategies. 26 - 27.11.2008
Conference programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .433
Conference report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .436
Thoughts on lobbying for libraries in a South African
context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .444
Clare M . Walker
Library advocacy from the U .S . perspective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .458
Anne J. Johnson
Libraries as gateways to information & democracy: Improving
networking, advocacy and lobbying strategies: report back from
Ghana [slide show] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .462
Lucille Webster and Albert Fynn
Role of libraries in promoting democracy: ensuring free access
for all: Kenya: summary report [slide show] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .466
Libraries as gateways to information and democracy: Namibia
report [slide show] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .470
Veno Kauaria
Lobbying, advocacy and fund-raising for libraries in Nigeria:
report [slide show] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .474
Rosemary Gitachu
Table of Contents
Workshop on lobbying, advocacy and fund-raising for libraries
in Nigeria: report [slide show] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .478
Victoria Okojie
Libraries and access to information for all: strategies for sub-
Saharan Africa: Togo report [slide show] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .480
Mbaye Thiam & Luther Ayayi Apédo-Amah
Submission from the South African Department of Arts and
Culture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .485
The South African “Library and Information Services
Transformation Charter” as a lobbying tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .487
Archie Dick
Closing remarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .493
Rachel More
Afterword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .496
Ulla Wester
List of contributors, with biographical notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .500