The Role of ZimLA in advocacy for democracy
Advocacy is a generic term and we will attempt to expound on it. Advocacy is to advocate and that is to speak on behalf. Advocacy is also someone who positively argues on behalf of another. Advocacy is not only confined to our LIS profession; it can be used in all spheres of life. What this presentation intends to do is to orient and introduce this much debated term and its relevance to the LIS sector. We have been debating about advocacy day in and day out, conference after conference. The reason is one and that is things are not all rosy in the library sector. Advocacy remains a challenge throughout. That means advocacy is for you and me. It should be our role as library workers, members of ZimLA, special interest groups or consortia, NLDS to make sure that we support and promote the democratic rights of library workers in their endeavor to create, acquire, organize and disseminate information without fear or favour or interference. We need to stand up as library workers an