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Educators and public librarians: unwitting partners in the information literacy education of South African youth?

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Innovation (10258892), (June 2006)M3: Article; Hart, Genevieve 1; Email Address: ghart@uwc.ac.za; Affiliations: 1: Department of Library and Information Science, University of the Western Cape; Issue Info: Jun2006 Issue 32, p74; Thesaurus Term: INFORMATION literacy; Thesaurus Term: PUBLIC libraries; Thesaurus Term: LITERACY programs; Thesaurus Term: LIBRARIES & education; Subject: SOUTH Africa; NAICS/Industry Codes: 519120 Libraries and Archives; NAICS/Industry Codes: 611691 Exam Preparation and Tutoring; Number of Pages: 20p; Illustrations: 1 chart; Document Type: Article.

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The article details a study which examined the capacity of public libraries to offer information literacy education in South Africa. It investigates the perceptions of public library staff on their role in information literacy education. It provides a background on public libraries and literacy programs in the country. Findings of the research are discussed.; The article details a study which examined the capacity of public libraries to offer information literacy education in South Africa. It investigates the perceptions of public library staff on their role in information literacy education. It provides a background on public libraries and literacy programs in the country. Findings of the research are discussed.

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