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An ethnographic study of the utilisation of electronic library databases by academic staff in North-Central Nigeria.
(2021)This ethnographic case study is an exploration of the utilisation of electronic library databases by academic staff in North-Central Nigeria. The motivation for this study stemmed from the researcher's experiences as a ... -
Digital literacy among Grade 12 learners at Centocow High School at Harry Gwala District, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2022)Digital literacy practices involve social networking, web pages, and include visual elements and communication within chat rooms. However, there are several context-specific barriers to the acquisition of digital ... -
The use of information and communication technologies (ICTS) by Grade 11 learners and teachers at public secondary schools within Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2021)The study examined the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) by grade 11 learners and teachers at public secondary schools within Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal. It looked into ... -
The use of social media for academic purposes by postgraduate Information Studies students at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2021)The study investigated the use of social media for academic purposes by postgraduate information studies students on the Pietermaritzburg campus of the University of KwaZulu- Natal (UKZN). The study was prompted by the ... -
An analysis of the curricula of school librarianship programmes in colleges of education in Transkei, Venda, Bophuthatswana and Ciskei.
(1994)Abstract available in PDF. -
Strategies for sustaining the provision of electronic information resources services in university libraries of North Central Nigeria.
(2020)Electronic Information Resources (EIRs) is trending as a system of information provision and services in libraries, an alternative to the traditional information services system. EIRs presently constitute vital sources of ... -
The training of teacher librarians and the development of school libraries in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2021)Libraries are the important resources that knowledge production institutions such as schools must have in order to effectively realise their objectives. It is important to note that libraries are hubs of the learning ... -
Records management practices in selected municipalities in Limpopo province of South Africa.
(2021)The high level of corruption and maladministration, lack of accountability and transparency in municipalities has become endemic and is a cause for concern in many municipalities of South Africa. The ability of any ... -
Availability and utilisation of information resources by academic librarians for job performance enhancement in selected university libraries in North-Central Nigeria.
(2020)The study examined availability and utilisation of information resources by academic librarians for job performance enhancement in selected university libraries in North-Central Nigeria. Five research questions and four ... -
Information and communication technology skills on knowledge sharing among librarians in federal university libraries in South-West, Nigeria.
(2019)Abstract available in PDF. -
Adult users’ perceptions of library services provided by Nongoma Public Library, Kwazulu-Natal.
(2020)The study investigated adult users’ perceptions of the library services provided by the Nongoma Public Library (NPL) in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). It examined the quality of service provided by the library to its adult library ... -
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 ... -
Knowledge sharing practices in public libraries: a case study of eThekwini Municipal Libraries (EML)
(2020)In the information age, knowledge is predominantly seen as one of the most important assets in both private and public organisations and should therefore be managed carefully. The aim of the study was to investigate the ... -
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 ... -
Information seeking patterns among natural scientists, social scientists, and Humanities scholars at the University of Transkei.
(1995)Abstract available in PDF. -
The impact of the Economic Structural Adjustment Programme on small and medium-sized special libraries in Zimbabwe.
(1995)Abstract available in PDF. -
An investigation into staff development activities at the University of Natal libraries on the Durban campus.
(2001)Abstract available in a PDF. -
Preservation of, and access to oral history records at Pietermaritzburg Archives Repository.
(2019)The study investigated the importance of oral history and how oral history is preserved and accessed at the Pietermaritzburg Archives Repository (PAR), specifically at its Oral History Unit (OHU). Oral history confirms ... -
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 ... -
An investigation into the effects of closed market book distribution on libraries in Kwazulu Natal.
(1994)The usual route for purchasing a book is for an end user, eg. a library to place an order with a bookshop, eg. Mast. The bookshop places the order for that book directly with the publisher, who may be overseas or local. ...
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