Adoption and Usage of Cyberzone in Public Libraries and Its Efficacy in Building Social Cohesion Among Underprivileged Communities in South Africa

Tlou Maggie Masenya
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Public and community libraries are playing a significant role in building and promoting social cohesion among communities and society as a whole. These social libraries serve as a conduit to access information, knowledge, and support lifelong learning. However, the traditional roles of public libraries continue to change as technology evolves. These libraries need to continually adapt their services to meet their user needs, thereby ensuring their relevance in this digital era, characterized by digital knowledge-based economy and to the communities they serve. Public libraries must integrate emerging technologies to their services by implementing cyberzones in order to build social cohesion among community members. The purpose of this study was to examine the implementation of cyberzones in public libraries and its efficacy in building social cohesion among underprivileged communities in South Africa.
南非公共图书馆网络空间的采用与利用及其对贫困社区社会凝聚力建设的影响
公共图书馆和社区图书馆在建立和促进社区和整个社会之间的社会凝聚力方面发挥着重要作用。这些社会图书馆是获取信息、知识和支持终身学习的渠道。然而,随着技术的发展,公共图书馆的传统角色也在不断变化。这些图书馆需要不断调整其服务以满足用户的需求,从而确保它们在这个以数字知识经济为特征的数字时代和它们所服务的社区的相关性。公共图书馆必须通过实施网络区域将新兴技术整合到其服务中,以建立社区成员之间的社会凝聚力。本研究的目的是考察南非公共图书馆网络区域的实施情况及其在建立贫困社区社会凝聚力方面的效果。
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