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Technology initiatives in academic libraries : status of Library 2.0 within the libraries of the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2012)The Library 2.0 model is one of many library service models. It has its origin in, and borrowed concepts from, Web 2.0 which is associated with Web applications that facilitate participatory information sharing, interoperability, ... -
A theoretical framework for the study of agricultural knowledge and information systems in a developing country.
(UNISA, 2013)With poverty and hunger growing in sub-Saharan Africa, increased agricultural productivity is urgently required. Agricultural extension services should improve their delivery to those small-scale farmers who play a key ... -
Third-year students' perceptions of the library services at the Butterworth campus of the Eastern cape technikon, south Africa.
(2005)The purpose of the study was to investigate third-year students' perceptions of library services at the Butterworth campus of the Eastern Cape Technikon (ECT) in South Africa. The study was conducted with full-time and ... -
Towards enhancing the delivery of information for development with a special focus on addressing poverty and social exclusion.
(UNISA, 2011)Do South African libraries and information centres contribute to development? Such interventions would require the effective addressing of poverty and social exclusion. This article refers to a two-phase survey which ... -
Usability of the Institutional Repository by Faculty and Postgraduate Students at the University of Swaziland.
(2018)This study investigated service quality and technology acceptance factors that promote or inhibit UNISWA faculty and postgraduate students from effectively using their IR. This is based on the premise that the IR has ... -
The use and sustainability of information technology (IT) in academic and research libraries in Tanzania.
(1998)The main purpose of this study was to investigate the current status of information technology (IT) and strategies which academic and research libraries in Tanzania can adopt in order to facilitate the sustainability of ... -
Use of electronic databases by masters students in the Faculty of Humanities, Development and Social Sciences at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg campus.
(2010)The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of electronic databases by masters students in the Faculty of Humanities, Development and Social Sciences at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg campus. ... -
Use of electronic information resources among doctoral students in the social sciences: a comparative study of University of Kwazulu-Natal (UKZN), South Africa and Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Nigeria
(2018)The study was a descriptive study which investigated the use of electronic information resources (EIRs) by social science doctoral students of University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), South Africa and Obafemi Awolowo University ... -
The use of electronic resources by postgraduate students and academics at the Graduate School of Business and Leadership, Westville Campus, University of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2015)Advancements in technology have altered the way information is accessed and have forced academic libraries to shift to digital information. With this rapid pace of change, comes the need for academic libraries to meet the ... -
Use of electronic security systems in academic libraries: experiences of selected universities in South-West Nigeria.
(2019)This study investigated the use of electronic security systems in academic libraries in selected universities in South West, Nigeria. The study in particular, examined the different library security systems that are in use ... -
The use of library resources by doctoral students of the University of KwaZulu-Natal, College of Humanities, Pietermaritzburg campus.
(2013)The purpose of this study was to examine the use of library resources by doctoral students of the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), College of Humanities, Pietermaritzburg campus. The study investigated the extent of the ... -
The use of social media technologies (SMTs) in the provision of library and information services in academic libraries of South-West, Nigeria.
(2018)The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of Social Media Technologies (SMTs) in the provision of library and information services in academic libraries of South-West, Nigeria. This study is motivated by the ... -
The use of the internet by grade 11 learners from selected schools in the Sekhukhune district, Makhuduthamaga local municipality in Limpopo Province.
(2015)ICTs are rapidly changing the ways of exchanging and receiving information and provide positive ways of learning and teaching. The sensational growth of internet usage is moving fast and has changed the lives of millions ... -
Use of web 2.0 technologies for teaching and learning in selected Federal Universities in Southwest Nigeria.
(2016)This study investigated the extent of use of Web 2.0 technologies for teaching and learning (TAL) purposes in selected federal universities in southwest Nigeria. The study addressed the following research questions: What ... -
The use of web 2.0 technologies in academic libraries in South Africa.
(2016)The potential of Web 2.0 to profoundly change higher education has been acknowledged. As libraries aspire to remain relevant as premier suppliers of information and endeavour to attract and engage their users, embracing ... -
User perceptions of education students with special reference to the quality of service at Walter Sisulu University Library, Butterworth, South Africa.
(2017)As academic libraries continue to serve as the heart of academic institutions they should focus on their users. This calls for a better understanding of the specific needs of different library users in order to meet their ... -
User perceptions of service quality and level of user satisfaction at the Mangosuthu University Technology's Natural Sciences Library, Umlazi, Durban 2016.
(2016)This study examined the quality of service provided by Mangosuthu University of Technology’s Natural Sciences Library (MUT-NSL) from the perspective of the users of the library. The study assessed the users’ perceptions ... -
User perceptions of service quality and the level of user satisfaction at the Mangosuthu University of technology library, Umlazi, Durban.
(2009)This study examined the quality of service provided by the Mangosuthu University of Technology (MUT) Library from the perspective of the users of the library. It determined the gaps between users’ expectations and perceptions ... -
The user-friendliness of a hospital information system using telemedicine in a traditional personnel culture at tertiary Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.
(2010)The research study assessed the user-friendliness of a hospital information system within a telemedicine context at Tertiary Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital (IALCH) in order to achieve the broad objective of ... -
Utilisation of open access institutional repositories in Zimbabwe’s public universities.
(2016)Despite the establishment of institutional repositories (IRS) in Zimbabwe’s public universities, content for these repositories remains untangible. The purpose of this study was to explore the utilisation of IRs in the ...