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Public Libraries and Distance Education in Tanzania: Issues and Dilemmas

Published/Copyright: December 10, 2007
Libri
From the journal Volume 50 Issue 4

This work highlights issues and dilemmas facing libraries and distance learners in Tanzania. It is based on interviews carried out with Open University of Tanzania students, deans of the Open University, public librarians, and academic librarians. Inadequate reading materials, inadequate reading space, charging for services, and lack of qualified staff are some of the issues facing public libraries in serving distance learners. Distance learners are also unfamiliar with the requirements of distance education. There is a need to embark on new approaches to support these students.

Dr Alli A.S. Mcharazo is the librarian. University College of Lands and Architectural Studies (A Constituent College of the University of Dar es Salaam), P.O Box 35176, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. E-mail:
Published Online: 2007-12-10
Published in Print: 2000-December

© 2000 by K. G. Saur Verlag GmbH & Co KG, Federal Republic of Germany

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  13. Author Index: Vol. 50, No. 1–4
https://doi.org/10.1515/LIBR.2000.295

Articles in the same Issue

  1. Editorial: Change in Editorial Board
  2. The Older Adult and Public Library Computer Technology: A Pilot Study in a Canadian Setting
  3. Library as the Student's Cornerstone or Obstacle: Evaluating the Method of Empathy-Based Stories
  4. Forced Migration Studies: Surveying the Reference Landscape
  5. The Internet, Electronic Mail and the Academic Community in Ghana
  6. Marketing Products and Services of Academic Libraries in Ghana
  7. The Standardisation of Names to Improve Quality and Co-operation in the Development of Bibliographic Databases
  8. Five Decades of Nigerian University Libraries: A Review
  9. Quick Service Collection in University Libraries: Management and Problems
  10. Public Libraries and Distance Education in Tanzania: Issues and Dilemmas
  11. The State of Gender Information in Botswana
  12. Table of Contents: Vol. 50, No. 1–4
  13. Author Index: Vol. 50, No. 1–4
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