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The Library Amid an Epistemic Storm: Research Descriptions on Indigenous Knowledge Services
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Author(s): Collence Takaingenhamo Chisita (University of South Africa, South Africa & Durban University of Technology, South Africa)
Copyright: 2024
Pages: 19
Source title:
Evaluating Indigenous African Tradition for Cultural Reconstruction and Mind Decolonization
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Oluwole Olumide Durodolu (Department of Information Science, University of South Africa, South Africa), Collence T. Chisita (Department of Information Science, University of South Africa, South Africa), Ngoako Solomon Marutha (Department of Information Science, University of South Africa, South Africa)and Olumuyiwa Olusesan Familusi (University of Ibadan, Nigeria)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-8827-0.ch003
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Abstract
Modern academic libraries in Africa have their roots in colonialism. As such, they have not evolved to adjust to calls for providing services that resonate with balanced epistemic experiences in multicultural communities. The lack of library services that incorporate modern and indigenous knowledge services raises concerns about whether such institutions have no interest in leveraging indigenous knowledge as an alternative epistemology that provides solutions to contemporary problems. The chapter explores the extent to which libraries have incorporated indigenous knowledge. The study will use a qualitative methodology to understudy the position of libraries toward indigenous knowledge. It will explore how epistemic aberration can be resolved for the benefit of Indigenous people.
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