A lot has been done in almost all sectors, especially the education sector where access to information is advanced.
Although we appreciate all that has been implemented especially access to information, I must say that there is a big concern when it comes to school libraries. I actually managed to be in many primary and secondary schools, and I must say that in most of school libraries the situation is sorry.
I can't imagine that in this century, we still have libraries that store their publications in wooden shelves and they still hire cooks and watchmen to head the library.
This is one situation that if we critically look at, it may be the reason as to why reading culture is not embraced in school libraries. This being the case, we can't blame the poor results we have been recording in some institutions and we can as well not blame the situation of exams cheating which has seen many candidates' results cancelled.
My opinion to this; as long as there are several solutions to both poor results and exams cheating, reading culture should also be part of the solutions. But the big question is who is in charge of this?
The only way to do this is by first of all institutionalizing school libraries and then employing qualified information professionals who will basically introduce information literacy programs and find a way of improving the access to the collection. This one will require several departments to work together and ensure that the information needs of the teachers and students are properly addressed.
If this will be considered then there will be a sense of job creation and also upgrade of school libraries.
