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Information for Africa: the role of the Veterinary Library, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort
pp.75-81
International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists, 1 (Reading, United Kingdom, 07/16/1992 - 07/19/1992)
07/1992
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7273/000001474
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/1522
Abstract
The Veterinary Faculty of the University of Pretoria at Onderstepoort is widely regarded as the best veterinary education facility in Africa and one of the best in the world. The development of the Veterinary Library is described briefly. Other veterinary libraries/information centres in South Africa and other countries in Africa are then discussed. Various changes in the African situation à à à ¢ political, sociological, cultural and financial are outlined, showing their influence on the veterinarianà à à ¢ s role in Africa, as well as their effect on the Veterinary Library of the University of Pretoria. The University of Pretoria has had to re-think its role, realising that it is part of Africa first and foremost. With diminishing financial resources worldwide, but especially in Africa, the Veterinary Library of the University of Pretoria has a vital role in providing and sharing information sources with the rest of Africa. This will ensure its own development and potential as an information provider.
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- Title
- Information for Africa: the role of the Veterinary Library, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort
- Creators
- Erica E. van der Westhuizen (Author)
- Publication Details
- pp.75-81
- Conference
- International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists, 1 (Reading, United Kingdom, 07/16/1992 - 07/19/1992)
- Academic Unit
- 1 ICAHIS, Reading University, Reading, UK, 16 - 19 July 1992; International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists
- Publisher
- Washington State University
- Grant note
- U. S. Department of Agriculture, National Agriculture Library and C. Walter and Gerda B. Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Identifiers
- 99900502420501842
- Copyright
- Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) ; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding