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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 ... -
A history of the University of Natal libraries, 1910-2003.
(2008)The University of Natal was unique in South Africa for many years in that, unlike other South African universities, it was split between two geographically distant campuses, Pietermaritzburg and Durban. The research ... -
The impact of the Economic Structural Adjustment Programme on small and medium-sized special libraries in Zimbabwe.
(1995)Abstract available in PDF. -
Implementation and administration of an integrated library management system in academic libraries in KawZulu-Natal.
(2017)This study examined the Implementation and Administration of Integrated Library Management System (ILMS) in three academic libraries in KwaZulu - Natal from the perspectives of Librarians, Systems Librarians, Library ... -
Implementation of policies and strategies for agricultural information access and use in Tanzania.
(2001)Agriculture is an important enterprise in Africa and indeed in Tanzania where it is one of the major economic sectors, embracing all its population. Agriculture contributes about 60% to the Gross Domestic Product, generates ... -
An implementation plan for the development of school libraries in the KwaZulu-Natal region.
(1996)The study presents the status of school libraries in the Province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa in the period 1990 to April 1996. The status quo is examined in order to provide a backdrop to the development of an ... -
Information and communication technology skills on knowledge sharing among librarians in federal university libraries in South-West, Nigeria.
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Information and knowledge needs, access and use for small-scale farming in Tanzania.
(University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2012)This article assesses information and knowledge needs, access and use for agricultural development in the rural areas of developing countries, with a specific focus on Tanzania. Data from focus groups and information ... -
The information behaviour of managers in the Msunduzi Municipality's business units.
(2013)Information is a crucial resource for improving organisational performance and ensuring the survival of the organisation. Managers occupy a strategic position and play a pivotal role in processing information and directing ... -
Information behaviour of medical doctors and professional nurses in selected hospitals of OR Tambo Health District, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
(2017)The purpose of this study was to investigate the information behaviour of medical doctors and professional nurses in five selected district hospitals of the OR Tambo Health District in the Eastern Cape Province of South ... -
Information behaviour of medical faculty in the tertiary health institutions in Kwara State Nigeria.
The study investigated the information behaviour of medical faculty in the tertiary health institutions in Kwara State, Nigeria. The study sought to determine the information needs, information sources used, information ... -
Information behaviour of rural women involved in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Chamwino and Manyoni Districts of Central Tanzania.
(2015)The study investigated information behaviour of rural women involved in SMEs in Chamwino and Manyoni districts of central Tanzania. The following research questions were addressed: What is the information behaviour of rural ... -
Information behaviour of the professoriate in selected federal universities in South West Nigeria.
(2017)This study investigated the information behaviour of the professoriate in selected federal universities in South West Nigeria. The study was guided by Wilson (1996) Information Behaviour Model and Unified Theory of Acceptance ... -
Information dissemination for adaptation to climate change and variability in the agriculture sector : the case of Malunga and Chibelela villages, central Tanzania.
(2013)This study investigated how access to and use of agricultural information contributed to farmers’ adaptation to climate change and variability in the semi-arid Maluga and Chibelela villages of central Tanzania. The major ... -
Information literacy for higher education institutions in Nigeria and Tanzania: efforts and prospects for educational reform in teaching and learning.
(University of KwaZulu-Natal., 2010)This article reviews efforts made by higher education institutions in Nigeria and Tanzania in transforming student learning through information literacy (IL). It examines the need for higher education institutions in the ... -
Information literacy in the classroom : assessing the competency of Western Cape teachers in information literacy education.
(2012)This study investigated teachers’ competency in mediating information literacy in the classroom. At the heart of the problem was teachers’ own understanding of information literacy and their competency in information ... -
Information literacy integration strategies into the curriculum of senior secondary schools in Botswana.
(2015)The purpose of this study was to investigate information literacy integration strategies into the curriculum of senior secondary schools in Botswana. The main objectives of the study were to: examine the implementation of ... -
Information literacy learning experiences of fourth-year psychology students in Kenyan universities.
(2016)This study explored the information literacy (IL) learning experiences of Kenyan undergraduate students by focusing on fourth-year psychology students in four universities. Although there is a growing advocacy for IL in ...