Browsing Doctoral Degrees (Information Studies) by Issue Date
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The application of microcomputer technology for information retrieval in library resource centres of Indian secondary schools in South Africa.
(1990)Abstract available in pdf file. -
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. -
A comparative study of interlibrary loan functions and the development of a model interlibrary loan network among academic libraries in Saudi Arabia.
(1995)The purpose of this study was to survey and analyse the condition of the present system of academic libraries, defined in this study as the seven university libraries, in Saudi Arabia; determine the perceptions of academic ... -
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 ... -
Oxidation at the wet/dry interface in the deterioration of paper in library and archival collections in humid climatic conditions.
(1998)Three primary mechanisms of paper deterioration in library and archival collections are driven by climatic conditions of excessive relative humidity. These are chemical reactivity, mechanical stress and biological ... -
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 ... -
A bibliometric study of the publication patterns of South African scientists.
(1998)One of the legacies of the apartheid system was the discrepancy in funding and support for various activities, including research work in science and technology based on racial grounds. Some institutions of higher learning ... -
Access to gender and development information by rural women in the Tanga region, Tanzania.
(1998)Rural women play significant roles in both food and cash crop production, however, the majority of them lack access to productive resources, including information. To enhance the process of development and to ensure that ... -
A comparative study of concept-based and procedural teaching methods in user instruction of the OPAC at the M.L. Sultan Technikon.
(1999)The purpose of this research was firstly to compare the differences in online performance between two groups trained to use the Online Public Access Catalogue at the M L Sultan Technikon using two different types of ... -
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 ... -
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 KwaZulu-Natal school library policy and its feasibility for implementation in the province.
(2008)The research critically assessed the KwaZulu-Natal School Library Policy and its feasibility for implementation in the province. In order to provide appropriate perspectives and to contextualise the study, accepted standards ... -
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 ... -
"The road is made by walking ..." : a case study of learning, knowledge creation and knowledge sharing at The Valley Trust, a South African NGO.
(2010)This thesis explores, from a very personal perspective, the engagement of one South African non-government organization, The Valley Trust, with knowledge work as an integral dimension of its practice. The thesis is written ... -
Agricultural knowledge and information systems (AKISs) among small-scale farmers in Kirinyaga District, Kenya.
(2011)There has been growing interest, locally, nationally, and internationally in agricultural knowledge and information systems (AKISs) stemming from their important role in facilitating learning, innovation and the sharing ... -
A contextual study of the information literacy of aspirant barristers in Nigeria.
(2012)This study investigated the information literacy of aspirant barristers in Nigeria and examined the steps undertaken to restructure the legal education system in Nigeria. It explored the connection between contextual ... -
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 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 ...