Purpose

This article discusses the public library system in Morocco, compiling the available information tackling the historical background of public libraries and their early work and the system that has been adopted during and after colonial periods. The main purpose of the study is to shed light on the present situation of the public library system in Morocco and also to further identify some of the recurrent issues in the public library system in Morocco.

Design/methodology/approach

The authors relied on a literature review as a theoretical reference in order to study and extract the available studies done previously on the Moroccan system for public libraries.

Findings

Public libraries in Morocco face various issues such as lack of available data and research, lack of appropriate funds, education in the field of library and information sciences, low rate of reading culture within the country and the high rate of illiteracy, all of which obstruct the development of Moroccan librarianship. There is a necessary reform need and action in order to help in the development of libraries in the country.

Originality/value

This paper is the first paper that discussed the state of public libraries in Morocco and that draws and highlights the importance of public libraries in relation with the country's development.

中文翻译：

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摩洛哥公共图书馆状况

目的

本文讨论了摩洛哥的公共图书馆系统，汇集了现有信息，介绍了公共图书馆的历史背景及其早期工作以及殖民时期和之后采用的系统。本研究的主要目的是了解摩洛哥公共图书馆系统的现状，并进一步找出摩洛哥公共图书馆系统中经常出现的一些问题。

设计/方法论/途径

作者依靠文献综述作为理论参考，研究和提取之前对摩洛哥公共图书馆系统进行的可用研究。

发现

摩洛哥的公共图书馆面临着各种问题，如缺乏可用数据和研究、缺乏适当的资金、图书馆和信息科学领域的教育、国内阅读文化率低以及文盲率高，所有这些都阻碍了摩洛哥的公共图书馆的发展。摩洛哥图书馆事业的发展 为了帮助该国图书馆的发展，有必要进行改革和采取行动。

原创性/价值

本文是第一篇讨论摩洛哥公共图书馆状况的论文，阐述并强调了公共图书馆对该国发展的重要性。