Tag Archives: Developing Countries

Lubuto Library Partners: libraries promoting literacy

Posted on 2026-09-19 by Peter Lor

In response to what is referred to as the “literacy crisis”, my Global Gleanings column no.27 of March 2026 was devoted to literacy. I ended the column with a challenge to readers: what is your library doing to address our … Continue reading →

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Global Gleanings # 22: The good, the bad, and the ugly

Posted on 2024-12-08 by Peter Lor

This column of news, views and snippets from the international literature of books, libraries, and information, was written in September and appeared in the December 2024 issue of LIASA-in-Touch, the quarterly newsletter of the Library and Information Association of South Africa. … Continue reading →

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Unlikely allies oppose signing of South Africa’s Copyright Amendment Bill

Posted on 2023-03-07 by Peter Lor

In a previous post I wrote about South Africa’s seemingly never-ending struggle to enact new legislation to update its 1978 vintage copyright law. The Copyright Amendment Bill, Bill 2023-01-05, which has been in the making for the best part of … Continue reading →

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Global Gleanings #10

Posted on 2021-12-03 by Peter Lor

This is a slightly expanded version of my column of news, views and snippets from the international literature of books, libraries, and information, compiled for LIASA-in-Touch, the quarterly newsletter of the Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA). I … Continue reading →

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