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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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1990
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ410684 |
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- Librarianship and Oral Tradition in Africa. Iwuji, H. O. M. Academic Libraries African Culture African History African Literature Community Services Cultural Background Developing Nations Foreign Countries Higher Education Library Role Public Libraries User Needs (Information) Discusses the oral tradition of Africa as history, as literature, and as an ongoing characteristic of African culture. It is argued that libraries should accommodate this tradition by actively gathering oral history and by providing community services based on oral, rather than written, materials. (Nine references) (CLB)