Public relations in University and Technikon libraries in South Africa
dc.contributor.advisor | Vermeulen, W.M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Jayaram, Veena | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-04-10T07:43:56Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-04-10T07:43:56Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1993 | |
dc.description | Submitted to the Faculty of Arts in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of M Bibl in the department of Library and Information Science at the University of Zululand, South Africa, 1993. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Public relations is the art of relating to and communicating with one's public. The study emphasizes the dualistic nature of the concept, i.e. identifying the public's needs and wants ; and, keeping the public informed. PR is a planned process and planning effective PR programmes requires academic libraries to conduct a PR audit. The traditional concept of PR as merely a component of promotion is challenged. The role of PR is re-examined, indicating that PR could be regarded as the more dominant function over marketing of which promotion is only a component. An analysis of the statements by the Inter-University Library Committee (IULC) and the Committee of Technikon Principals (CTP) on the role of academic libraries, lends support to the view that PR should not be restricted to being a component of promotion, but that the converse should apply, and that promotion should rather become a component of PR. The view that academic libraries have a "captive audience" and therefore need not concern themselves much with PR, is therefore, rejected.. A survey of university and technikon libraries in South Africa shows that although PR should be a continuous and planned process of evaluating human needs and keeping users informed, only 33% of academic libraries have formal, planned PR programmes. Furthermore, the existing programmes address mainly one aspect of the PR function, namely that of keeping users informed. Only 26% evaluate user needs. This indicates that, for academic libraries, the PR audit is not yet fully visible. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10530/1016 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.subject | Libraries--Public relations. | en_US |
dc.title | Public relations in University and Technikon libraries in South Africa | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
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