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LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES (LIS) PRESENTATION- PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE Presentation to Portfolio Committee 20 AUGUST 2013 Mr HM Mweli 1

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Page 1: LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES (LIS) PRESENTATION- PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE Presentation to Portfolio Committee 20 AUGUST 2013 Mr HM Mweli 1

LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES

(LIS) PRESENTATION- PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE

Presentation to Portfolio Committee20 AUGUST 2013

Mr HM Mweli1

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PRESENTATION OUTLINEThe report comprises the following elements:• the level of functionality and utility of library

services across provinces;• the audit of functionality of libraries in the districts

conducted by provinces; • a costed plan that has been developed by DBE

proposing a plan to increase access to LIS through the provision of centralised and classroom libraries; and

• submission of a request for funding to support implementation to National Treasury.

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PURPOSE To provide DBE briefing on the implementation to increase access to Library and Information Services

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PROBLEM STATEMENT“Libraries provide an important and essential resource for education to schools, teachers, learners and members of the community. Internationally, evidence reveals that library users are much more likely to read above their expected level, enjoy reading, and have positive attitudes to reading (Clark, 2010, in Mullis et al., 2012)”

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ACTION PLAN TO 2014The Output Goals 19 and 20 of the Action Plan

to 2014: Towards the realisation of Schooling 2025, that “every learner should have access to the minimum set of textbooks and workbooks required” and that “access amongst learners to a wide range of resources, media, including computers, should be increased” catalyse efforts to increase the level of provisioning of these resources in South African public schools.

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PROGRESS

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The department developed National Guidelines for School Library and Information Services as an approach to encourage and support a range of library models

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Subsequently, the DBE in 2011, commissioned research on libraries, undertaken as part of the School Monitoring Survey

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PERCENTAGE OF LEARNERS IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS WITH A LIBRARY OR MEDIA CENTRE (INCLUDING CENTRAL, MOBILE OR CLASSROOM

LIBRARY), 2011.

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PROGRESS South Africa in 2012 according to the

School Monitoring Survey:• Significant progress has also been made in

regard to increasing access to LIS by provinces, as the survey reveals that 57 % of learners are in schools that meet the minimum standard for libraries as indicated by the results of the School Monitoring Survey

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Province No of schools No of schools with a functional central library

No of schools with classroom libraries

No of mobile libraries buses in the province

Mpumalanga 1821 356 - 3Eastern Cape 5589 1987 730 2North West 1614 234 480 2KwaZulu-Natal 5957 1631 2700 13Northern Cape 591 154 - 3Free State 1371 322 272 10Gauteng 2040 484 800 4Limpopo 3931 232 - 2Western Cape 1451 539 - 7

PROGRESSProvincial Audit of Functional Libraries n Districts:

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Province

Library doesn’t fulfil minimum

standards

Library fulfils minimum standards

Unspecified/Missing Total

No. % No. % No. % No. %EC 3 566 68 1 570 30 76 1 5 212 100FS 455 34 878 65 16 1 1 349 100GP 345 18 1 522 81 19 1 1 886 100KZN 2 153 39 3 244 59 76 1 5 473 100LP 2 577 68 1 136 30 55 1 3 768 100MP 646 40 973 60 0 0 1 619 100NC 147 26 409 73 4 1 561 100NW 685 46 791 53 26 2 1 502 100WC 147 11 1 154 88 8 1 1 309 100Total 10 721 47 11 678 51 280 1 22 679 100

Of the 47% of schools that do not fulfil the minimum standards, Eastern Cape and Limpopo are the worst affected provinces:

SCHOOL MONITORING SURVEY 2011

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RESPONSE TO CHALLENGESTo respond directly to these challenges, the DBE has developed:•A National Strategy to provide access to Library and Information Services in South African schools 2012 – 2015•A costed implementation Plan•A request for funding to support the implementation plan

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SECTORAL BUDGET SHORTAGES FOR PROVISION OF LIBRARIES

The current situation in schools is such that:•If centralized school libraries and classroom libraries were to be provided to the 10 721 schools presently without libraries, the estimated total budget would be R 16 521 953 020

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BASIC EDUCATION SECTOR APPROACH

• However, in considering the current fiscal environment, the DBE’s strategy outlines a plan of incrementally increasing access to centralised and classroom libraries over a period of three years.

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BASIC EDUCATION SECTOR APPROACHThe plan focuses on the provision of centralized school libraries/classroom libraries to provinces where most learners are in schools with the least access to a library meeting minimum standards:•Centralized school libraries: the target secondary schools in the seven provinces with the least coverage viz. Eastern Cape, Limpopo, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape and North West.

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BASIC EDUCATION SECTOR APPROACH• Classroom libraries – the target is

primary schools in provinces with the least coverage, namely, Eastern Cape, Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Free State and North West

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PREPARING THE SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTATION

The following will be required to prepare the system for implementation:•Submit a bid to National Treasury for the provision of centralised and classroom libraries in schools for the MTEF.•Approval of the budget for the provision of centralised and classroom libraries in schools for the MTEF by National Treasury.•PED to identify sites for the centralized school and classroom libraries per year.

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PROPOSED IMPLEMENTATION PLAN• The phased-in plan will result in 1 006 centralized

libraries and 3 000 classroom libraries in the targeted provinces over a three-year period.

• The initial provision -450 centralized school and 1 000 classroom libraries.

• The estimated cost is R700m.• 2015 and 2016, the target will be 328 centralized and

1 000 classroom libraries for each of the two years.• Bids for further funding will have to be submitted for

further roll out within a ten year period.

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PROPOSED ROLL OUT PLAN

Type Of Libraries/Years 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24Centralised Libraries (@ R1 486 620.00) 450 328 328 442 442 442 442 442 442 442Classroom Libraries (@ R50 000.00) 1000 1000 1000 476 476 476 476 476 476 476Budget for Centralised Libraries

R668,979,000

R487,611,360

R487,611,360

R657,593,615

R657,593,615

R657,593,615

R657,593,615

R657,593,615

R657,593,615

R657,593,615

Budget for Classroom Libraries

R50,000,000 R50,000,000 R50,000,000

R23,814,929

R23,814,929

R23,814,929

R23,814,929

R23,814,929

R23,814,929

R23,814,929

Total Estimated Budget

R718,979,000

R537,611,360

R537,611,360

R681,408,543

R681,408,543

R681,408,543

R681,408,543

R681,408,543

R681,408,543

R681,408,543

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RISK AND MITIGATION PLAN

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Risk Description Risk management

Incorrect data from EMIS Data to be signed off and confirmed by the schools and Districts

Lack of Library and Information Services (LIS) management Unit in the National Office

Establishment of LIS sub directorate in the department and similar structures in provinces

Unavailability of appropriate infrastructure

Unavailability of appropriate infrastructure

Lack of reading culture National reading campaign-citizens will be encouraged to set aside 15 min of their time everyday to read

Lack funding for LIS Request for funding from National Treasury for the establishment of Centralised libraries for secondary Schools and Classroom libraries for primary

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RISK AND MITIGATION PLAN

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Lack of personnel in district and schools in the LIS

Increased staffing through: •Revision of post provisioning in provinces •Training of teachers and Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) on the management and administration of school libraries •Collaboration with Higher Education Institution for the development of a suitable entry level course •Training of officials (districts and schools) on the National Guidelines for School Library and Information services (NGSLIS

Lack of resources in South African indigenous languages

Publisher to commit to the development of appropriate materials to close up the gap

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RECOMMENDATION

Portfolio Committee to note the status report on the provisioning, functionality and utility of school libraries

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THANK YOU

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