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I'm super impressed to learn that Doris Lessing, the Nobel Prize-winning author, has donated her entire personal collection of over 3,000 books to the Harare City Library. Doris Lessing, the Nobel Prize-winning author, has donated her entire personal collection of over 3,000 books to the Harare City Library in Zimbabwe and her executors have asked Book Aid International to help. During her life, Lessing was a strong supporter of Book Aid International, so we are particularly glad to be able to help carry out her wishes. http://www.zimbabwesituation.com/news/zimsit_m_doris-lessing-bequeathes-her-library-to-zimbabwe-book-aid-international/

Yes we did it!!! Yes we can still surpass and achieve more After 3+ years we recently hit the 1000th membership mark. Established in early 2010 with me as founder administrator alongside the ZimLA revival team #HarrietNcube #HoseaTokwe #LanternFusire #EllaMoyo #EdwinMadziwo #KennethMangemba #ArielMuvhunzwi,this group has confounded all critics. Membership cuts across all imaginable divides such as age, sex, religion, qualifications, affiliations, students, employed, unemployed, culture, regional, diaspora, award winning librarians,straight-jacketed librarians, library assistants, techno savvy librarians,, academic librarians, government librarians, documentalists,infoprenuers, information officers, knowledge managers, records managers, archival world, semi retired, retired, backbenchers, aggressive, proactive, talkative, selfish, dumb, the rich, the poor, the usual unwelcome hackers, electronics, herbal sales gurus. In short a POTPOURRI!!! The group has been and largely remains unm...

Introduction The term ‘infopreneurship’ is a relatively new term in the discipline of Library and Information Science (LIS), although its function has been in existence ever since the beginning of information consulting and brokering. Coulson–Thomas (2000), in his article entitled “Developing and supporting information entrepreneurs”, describes infopreneurs as information entrepreneurs. McCreadie and Rice in Ikoja-Odongo and Mostert (2006) describe information as a commodity or resource. They go further to characterize it as a physical commodity that can be produced, purchased, replicated, distributed, manipulated, passed along, controlled, traded and sold. Du Toit (2000) defines the term ‘entrepreneur’ as that particular individual in society who takes the lead as well as the risk in mobilizing the production factors (natural resources, human resources and capital) in specific combinations to produce products and services for his or her community. A closer look reveals that informati...

Demystifying Development  it is necessary to stress that: Development covers both theory and practice, that is both ideas about how development should or might occur, & real world efforts to put various aspects of development into practice Potter et..al 2004 Development involves 3 things  Development theories Development strategies Development ideologies Development Theories:  regarded as sets of ostensibly logical propositions which aim to explain how development has occurred in the past and/or how it should occur in the future Either be: Normative- genaralise about what should happen or be the case in an ideal world Positive- in the sense of dealing with what has generally been the case in the past Development Strategies:  practical paths to development which may be pursued by countries; NGOs or indeed individuals, in an effort to stimulate change within particular regions & continents. Hettre 1995 -efforts to change existing economic & social structures ...

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...

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Abstract: Massive change in the Library Information Service (LIS) industry is currently taking place, whether by choice or design. In a changing world we must create enabling environments that promote strong development to ensure a viable future and a professional association that provides benefits to all its membership. Professional organisation is an essential component of this enabling environment. It must be in line with with the association's strategy and values. Drastic in member expectations, behaviour and technological development makes it even more important to form the association's identity and prioritize our activities. Professional organisation, strategy and values go hand in hand with the development process, that is National development. Member participation in the development process produces a climate that is creative and conducive to ensuring future successes. The thrust of this article it attempts to evaluate or equate the Zimbabwe Library Associat...