Reactivating the Tax Appeal Board of Trinidad and Tobago's Library

Gayvelle Davis — Wed, 03 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000

The study documents the revival of the library of the Tax Appeal Board of Trinidad and Tobago after the traumatic experience of being closed in 2006; and finally getting new accommodation four years later. It describes the development programme that the Tax Appeal Board’s Library used between 2015 and 2017 to reactivate the library and highlights the various outcomes which were achieved such as: updating the collection and the physical infrastructure, implementing a new integrated library system and the creation of the Trinidad and Tobago Tax Cases database using the Decisia platform. It also goes beyond the period of the development programme to evaluate how some of the measures implemented during the library upgrade project had further developed; and concludes by evaluating the success of the library upgrade program.

Library Services in Covid-19 Era: Bridging the Gap and Improving Access to Libraries and Information in Sub- Saharan Africa

Jamilu Abdullahi — Wed, 03 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Globally the issue of public health crisis has become major concern due to emergence of new COVID-19 pandemic. African communities require information and support during difficult times. Libraries have always had the potential to respond to any health challenge that occurred and bedeviled humanity. They play a vital role in a process that provides solutions during critical times. The COVID-19 pandemic outcome has led to changes in library service strategy particularly the social role of libraries in their communities. This paper focuses on new service model for community libraries in sub-Saharan Africa for effective response to global health emergency. It offers innovative library perspectives towards COVID-19 pandemic with special emphasis on service patterns for breaking barriers and improving access to libraries and information. The paper explores provisional closure of libraries, changes in circulation policy and provision of most trusted information. It recommends that African librarians should engage in humanitarian projects through collaborative research and practice that would enhance quality of life in the region during and after COVID-19 crisis.

World Libraries

Reactivating the Tax Appeal Board of Trinidad and Tobago's Library

Library Services in Covid-19 Era: Bridging the Gap and Improving Access to Libraries and Information in Sub- Saharan Africa