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The effect of apartheid on the provision of public, provincial and community library services in South Africa with particular reference to the Transvaal.
(1994)Abstract available in pdf file. -
The effect of problem-based learning on medical libraries in South Africa.
(2008)The study investigated the effect of problem-based learning (PBL) on medical libraries in South Africa. PBL, as a teaching/learning method, has been used in medical schools throughout the world for the past twenty or more ... -
The effectiveness of web 2.0 in marketing academic library services in Nigerian universities: a case study of selected universities in South-South Nigeria.
(2017)The purpose of this study was to explore the effectiveness of using Web 2.0 to market academic libraries services in three purposively selected universities in South-South Nigeria. The following research questions were ... -
The effects of climate change in preserving the past and enhancing the future of legal deposit in South Africa.
(UNISA, 2013)With the current problems of global warming and climate change, preservationists are applying green construction principles to depositories and archival facilities (Henry 2008:3; Kim2008; Nsibirwa 20 12:73).Collections ... -
The effects of teacher-librarianship training at the colleges of education in the former Transkei on school libraries.
(1994)This study investigated whether there is any significant difference between the training of teacher-librarians with the use of library facilities and the training which does not use library facilities. The study was based ... -
Electronic resources use by distance learners at University of Namibia.
(2014)Universities are embracing technology and moving towards electronic resources information to facilitate research and learning. This has led to the belief that a significant number of resources used by library users in ... -
eReadiness of public university libraries in Malawi with special reference to the use of mobile phones in the provision of library and information services.
(2016)It was observed that public university libraries in Malawi were failing to adequately serve their clients due to, among others, inadequate ICT infrastructure and and and limited opening hours. The use of mobile phones in ... -
eResearch support : an exploratory study of private university libraries in Nairobi County, Kenya.
(2019)This exploratory study was carried out in Nairobi County, Kenya to investigate the role of private university libraries in supporting eResearch. The study used a multiple-case study design involving six private chartered ... -
Establishing an internet-based information exchange system for the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands Rural Development Network (MIDNET), South Africa.
(2002-02-02)The purpose underpinning the study was to establish the prospect of developing a supplementary Internet-based information exchange system for the Natal Midlands Rural Development Network (MIDNET) and to propose a model of ... -
An evaluation of the Russell High School's library collection in meeting the curricula needs of learners.
(2001)The purpose of the dissertation was to evaluate the Russell High School library collection in meeting the curricula needs of learners. A study population consisting of 150 learners, 13 teachers, the librarian and Principal ... -
An evaluative study of the psychology collection at the University of Transkei.
(1997)The study focused on the evaluation of the psychology book collection at UNITRA library. In particular, the study investigated the adequacy of the psychology book collection in terms of accessibility, availability, and ... -
Examining the relationship between conceptualisation and practice of research support by librarians in selected Zimbabwean universities
(2018)This study was carried out to examine and gain insight into the relationship between conceptualisation and practice of research support by librarians in Zimbabwean university libraries. This was mooted after realising that ... -
An exploratory study of the information needs of secondary school students in Mdantsane Township, Eastern Cape.
(1999)The study investigates the information needs of high school students in the Mdantsane township in the Eastern Cape and is based on the view that high school students have information needs other than their school-related ... -
An exploratory study of the information needs of secondary school students in MdantsaneTownship, Eastern Cape.
(1999)The Study investigates the information needs of high School students in the Mdantsane Township,in the Eastern Cape and is based on the view that high School Students have information needs other than their School-related ... -
Exploring knowledge sharing through social media among members of the African Community of Practice.
(2019)This study sought to examine the extent of social media use for knowledge sharing among members of the African Community of Practice (AfCoP), a distributed community of practice of development practitioners. It also sought ... -
First level library and/or information science qualifications at South African universities and technikons : a comparative study of curricula.
(2002)The general purpose of the research was to do a comparative study of first level library and/or information science (LIS) qualifications offered at South African universities and technikons. These qualifications included ... -
From adversarialism to co-operation: key implications of the new South African labour dispensation for the library and information sector.
(UNISA, 2007)The concept of co-determination, which is a fundamental principle underpinning the new South African labour dispensation, is examined. Co-determination represents a deliberate move away from adversarialism to cooperation. ... -
Getting the write message right: review of guidelines for producing readable print agricultural information materials.
(LiASA, 2003)Print agricultural information materials (PAIMs), such as leaflets, booklets and fact sheets, are used extensively to provide information to farmers. Such print materials can play a vital supportive role in extension, even ... -
Hello tomorrow? Sources of HIV/Aids information used by residential students at the University of Natal.
(LiASA, 2008)This article identifies sources of HIV/AIDS information used by residential students on the Pietermaritzburg campus of the former University of Natal (now the University of KwaZulu-Natal). A questionnaire targeted at ... -
A history of the University of Natal Libraries, 1910 – 2003.
(Forum Press on behalf of Library and Information Association of South Africa., 2011)This study documented the development of the two libraries of the University of Natal from 1910 to 2003. The historical research method was chosen as the optimal method for the collection and analysis of data, the broad ...