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Successfully Serving the College Bound
Whether they’re students taking the traditional path of entering college from high school, or adult first-time or re-entry students, navigating the admissions and financial aid process can be overwhelming for the college bound. Public libraries can help provide information and guidance for a successful start, and this book shows how to do it. Incorporating insight gleaned from interviews with librarians serving college-bound patrons, this book includes Checklists to help public libraries take stock of current services, programs, and resources for serving the college bound, with pointers on how to make improvementsTips for using, marketing, and expanding the collection effectivelyReady-to-adapt program ideasAdvice on shoring up support among stakeholders, overcoming objections, and taking advantage of outreach opportunitiesWorksheets to help library administrators evaluate staff skills and interestsReviews of online college-planning toolsA directory of college-related organizations, publishers, resources, and education authority agencies With the assistance of this book, public libraries can provide truly outstanding service to this important population.
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The Palgrave Handbook of Small Arms and Conflicts in Africa
This handbook provides critical analyses of the theory and practices of small arms proliferation and its impact on conflicts and organized violence in Africa. It examines the terrains, institutions, factors and actors that drive armed conflict and arms proliferation, and further explores the nature, scope, and dynamics of conflicts across the continent, as well as the extent to which these conflicts are exacerbated by the proliferation of small arms. The volume features rich analyses by contributors who are acquainted with, and widely experienced in, the formal and informal structures of arms proliferation and control, and their repercussions on violence, instability and insecurity across Af...
Globalization, Negotiation, and the Failure of Transformation in South Africa
The book explains the social forces, forms of consciousness and structural constraints that undermined Apartheid, preserved national unity and yet, later constrained democratic sovereignty, as the imperatives of global markets clashed with the prior aspirations of the democratic revolution.
Hand Made with Love
Africa's craft sector is increasingly being targeted as a vehicle for economic development and social empowerment by western aid agencies, which act as go-betweens for established design companies and artisans. Craft, they say, is a beautiful and uplifting way to help poor communities prosper without compromising their traditional way of life and, unsurprisingly, western designers are keen to get involved in such work. Katherine Ladd questions the blanket acceptance of such craft/design interventions in Africa and instead poses some difficult questions. Is this kind of aid outdated; a legacy from another, less enlightened age? Do the resulting products constitute true artistic collaboration ...
