An update of an article which appeared in the IFLA journal (Stilwell, 2007a), this article follows on from Part I (Stilwell,
2008) charting progress in ternis of the fit between available library and information services and that which is expected
in terms of the national transformation agenda. This second article picks up on libraries and information services in South
Africa as part of the wider national information system, starting with school libraries. An overview of archives, record
centres and museums, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), embassies, commercial database industry and
indigenous knowledge follow. The sectors concerned with the dissemination of information and information technology are
described as well as the library and information education and training sector and the organised profession. This overview
is based on literature retrieved from the available, mostly electronic, database