Democracy, information and the professional librarian in Sierra Leone

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Title:	Democracy, information and the professional librarian in Sierra Leone
Author(s):	John Abdul Kargbo, (John Abdul Kargbo is Tutor-Librarian, University of Sierra Leone, Freetown, Sierra Leone.)
Citation:	John Abdul Kargbo, (1999) "Democracy, information and the professional librarian in Sierra Leone", Library Review, Vol. 48 Iss: 8, pp.395 - 398
Keywords:	Africa, Democracy, Freedom of information, Librarians
Article type:	Research paper
DOI:	10.1108/00242539910300651 (Permanent URL)
Publisher:	MCB UP Ltd
Abstract:	Democracy assumes that people have access to facts and opinions from a wide range of sources. Democratic decision making, be it at a local or national level, depends on equality of access to information. Sierra Leone has only recently had her democracy restored and professional librarians with their skills can play a vital role in providing such access and thus aid the development of an informed society, if this hard-won system of government is to be maintained.