The present study explores the status of government ministerial libraries in Maseru, Lesotho, with the purpose of discovering the factors which affect the growth and development of these libraries. To provide a wider context within which to view this study literature dealing with government libraries was examined. Nineteen government ministerial libraries were chosen as a population for the study. However, only fourteen ministerial libraries were eventually surveyed. Twenty library workers were interviewed using a structured questionnaire as the data collection instrument. The collected information was analysed manually. The study established that there are very few laws and regulations that govern the existence of libraries in Lesotho. The responses showed that even though there are government ministerial policies they do not accommodate libraries. The majority of these libraries do not get support from government for library material and therefore they depend only on donations which are not adequate, most of the time, for the needs of the users. The responses also revealed that the majority of government libraries do not function in the way that fully-fledged libraries do. The library workers revealed that the educational standards of library workers in Lesotho are not satisfactory at all. Among the staff of government libraries that were interviewed only five had a university degree, two had a university diploma and two had university certificates. It was found that some of the library services had not performed well becasue of one-man libraries and a lack of qualified staff The responses from the interviews established that government ministerial libraries in Lesotho are static; they do not grow and develop largely out of a lack of recognition, a lack of interest and a lack of upport from the government. Recommendations are based on the findings of the study with the hope that they will provide a basis for properly equipped and adequately staffed library services in all ministries in future. / Thesis (M.I.S.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2004.

In this two year master’s thesis, I examine the views of library and information science (LIS) students at Uppsala University and The Swedish School of Library and Information Science at the University of Borås. As a method for collecting their thoughts on the matter I chose to create a Webb-based survey. By having them answer a 35-question survey I gathered their opinions on the new Swedish library strategy. As a part of the process of writing the new national library strategy the authors have asked the concerned parties to give their opinions on the first draft of the strategy Från ord till handling – på väg mot en nationell biblioteksstrategi [From Words to Action- towards a national library strategy]. In addition to the survey taken by the students I have compiled and analyzed the 82 views sent to the National Library of Sweden by the library community.This master’s thesis has been done to examine if the university students of library and information science is of the same opinion as the rest of the profession concerning topics such as education, children’s learning and minority languages.The results are presented in figures and quotes and then discussed with the help of a theory of professions. By applying this theory it becomes clear that the students of LIS are introduced to the views and norms of the profession early on during their education.

Im Gesetz über die Sächsische Landesbibliothek – Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden aus dem Jahr 1995 wurde der Aufbau einer Landesstelle für Bestandserhaltung für Sachsen geregelt. Damit reagierte der Landtag u.a. auf eine Empfehlung der Kultusministerkonferenz, die Erhaltung des schriftlichen Kulturguts durch Landesprogramme zu steuern.

Ein Traum ist in Erfüllung gegangen!“ lautete die spontane Antwort von Prof. David J. Trobisch, Professor of New Testament Language and Literature am Bangor Theological Seminary in den USA, auf die Nachricht, dass der sogenannte Codex Boernerianus, die älteste mittelalterliche Handschrift in der SLUB, nun vollständig digital im Internet zugänglich ist. Denn der 1778 aus dem Nachlass des Leipziger Moraltheologen Christian Friedrich Börner (1683–1753) für die Dresdner Kurfürstliche Bibliothek erworbene, heute unter der Signatur Mscr. Dresd. A 145b aufbewahrte Codex ist von größter Bedeutung für die neutestamentliche Forschung...

CHEMNITZ - Kostbarkeiten der Stadtbibliothek Chemnitz / DRESDEN - Mathematische Weltliteratur aus der SLUB / DRESDEN - Kinderwelt – heile Welt? : Die Kinderbuchillustratorin Gertrud Caspari (1873–1948) / DRESDNER AUSSTELLUNG - AB 20. MAI IN KARLSRUHE : Die Kunst zu essen und zu genießen / DRESDEN - Das Fotoarchiv Adam „Zwischen Schankwirtschaft und Ballsaal“ in der SLUB / LEIPZIG - Jöchers 60 000 – Ein Mann. Eine Mission. Ein Lexikon.

Geburtstage sind eine willkommene Gelegenheit zum Feiern, aber ebenso dafür, über Vergangenes nachzudenken und sich intensiver mit der Geschichte zu beschäftigen. Manchmal kann auch ein etwas „unrunder“ Grund einen Anlass zum Feiern bieten. Die Ratsschulbibliothek in Zwickau ist mit ihrem Ersterwähnungsdatum vom 17. Februar 1498 die älteste Bibliothek des heutigen Freistaates Sachsen und eine der ältesten Bibliotheken Deutschlands. An jenem Tag im Februar übereignete ein Professor Bernhard Schauenpfennig aus Eger der Bibliothek des Gymnasiums der Stadt Zwickau eine Inkunabel und vermerkte dies im vorderen Innendeckel...

Fewer than 8% of schools in South Africa have functioning libraries. There is no national policy for school libraries which compels School Governing Bodies and principals to have a library in their schools. This qualitative study, based on grounded theory, investigated ten primary schools in Gauteng that had libraries, or were in the process of setting up a library with the intention of providing a rich description of the issues and challenges facing these schools. The schools were chosen on the basis of location (Soweto and Johannesburg), and the school fees that were paid in a continuum from low/no fee paying schools to the fee paying ex Model-C schools. The resourcing of the school library, the operation of the school library and the role of the library were examined. The findings highlight the lack of a national policy, of school library posts, the theft of computers as a result of the lack of security, as well as the lack of understanding by teachers of the role the library in teaching and learning. Furthermore, there appears to be a disjuncture between the trends evident in the international literature on school libraries and what is actually happening in the primary school libraries in my study. Most significantly low/no fee paying schools with libraries were the exception and those that did have libraries were as a result of the enthusiasm and efforts of one or two individuals with the backing of the principal. Ex-Model C schools had the advantage in terms of the provision and staffing of school libraries as they had the funds to support them and, in some cases, a school librarian, provided that the principal supported the idea of a school library. In all the schools, the belief in the importance of the library regarding reading and literacy was the main motivating factor in establishing or maintaining the school library. A growing public awareness of the value of school libraries was an encouraging trend that emerged from my study.

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„Wer schreibt, der bleibt“, sagt ein Sprichwort. Aber stimmt das auch? Archive und Bibliotheken schlagen Alarm. Sie sind das Gedächtnis einer Stadt, eines Landes, der Menschheit. Aber das Gedächtnis ist löchrig. Massenhaft verfallen Papiere. Die Spuren der Zeit verschonen auch Kostbarkeiten nicht. Buchpaten können helfen, Wichtiges zu retten.“ Mit diesen Sätzen eröffnete die Sächsische Zeitung am 15. Dezember 2007 eine Doppelseite in ihrer Wochenend-Beilage. Rechtzeitig vor Weihnachten sollten Buchpatienten der Sächsischen Landesbibliothek - Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden (SLUB) Buchpaten finden. Um es vorwegzunehmen: Die Aktion war sehr erfolgreich, vier der neun in diesem Beitrag vorgestellten Handschriften und Bücher haben inzwischen einen „Schutzengel“ gefunden. Zwei weitere Patenschaftsobjekte konnten ebenfalls wegen dieser Veröffentlichung an interessierte Buchpaten vermittelt werden.

Für vom Prüfungsstress geplagte Studierende ist dies in Dresden bereits seit fünf Jahren ein unverzichtbarer Service. Seit dem Wintersemester 2003 öffnet die SLUB für ihre Leser, zu denen nicht nur Studierende, sondern auch interessierte Dresdner Bürger und Gäste der Stadt zählen, an sechs bis acht Sonntagen in der Prüfungsphase der Universität ihre Türen. Was seinerzeit noch als Seltenheit galt – nicht nur in Sachsen war die SLUB Dresden mit diesem Angebot Vorreiterin – hat längst viele Nachahmer gefunden und gehört heute an deutschen Universitäten und Hochschulen zunehmend zum Standard.