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Knowledge without boundaries

Knowledge without boundaries. What does the Perceptions Study tell us?. Geoffrey Kimani, Director of Research and Insights, TNS RMS. www.eifl.net. Research background. Geographies : Kenya, Ethiopia, Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe

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Knowledge without boundaries

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  1. Knowledge without boundaries

  2. What does the Perceptions Study tell us? Geoffrey Kimani, Director of Research and Insights, TNS RMS www.eifl.net

  3. Research background • Geographies: Kenya, Ethiopia, Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe • Objective: to understand the awareness, perceptions, attitudes and actions towards public libraries of different target groups: central and local government officials, users, non users and librarians • Time: 2011 January-June

  4. Samples of respondents

  5. Key findings

  6. Libraries are important to individuals and communities Opinion of users Opinion of local government officials

  7. Public libraries are actively used

  8. Primary use of public libraries is educational

  9. But the benefits derived go beyond education

  10. And the needs of inhabitants go beyond education

  11. What people like and what they don’t How users rate different library aspects

  12. There is a need for technology 37% of users dissatisfied with library services say that they lack computers 42% of librarians say that they lack technology related skills 89% of librarians would have invested more funding in technologies

  13. Potential library users Whether non-users intend to start using libraries 49% of current non users in Kenya would be motivated by more content online, 31% - by more computers in the library

  14. Priorities of local governments regarding libraries

  15. National officials strongly agree with the library helping to bridge the digital divide

  16. Local government officials’ perceptions regarding the potential of libraries

  17. Library potential Both local and national government officials recognize libraries’ potential to support policy strands outside what are perceived to be their core competences of education, literacy and culture. The officials readily accept the notion that libraries could contribute in the areas of economic development, employment, health, agriculture and the digital divide

  18. http://www.eifl.net/perception-study Thank you Geoffrey Kimani: g.kimani@research-int.com

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