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The use of cataloguing tools and resources by cataloguers in the University of Malawi libraries and the Malawi National Library service in providing access to information.
(2009)This study investigated the us e of cataloguing tools and resour ces in the University of Malawi (UNIMA) Libraries and the Malawi National Library Service (MNLS) in providing access to information. Cataloguing tools and ... -
Trade union survival strategies under globalization : a case study of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), the Pietermaritzurg Hullett Aluminium branch in the KwaZulu-Natal region.
(2002)There is an ongoing discourse among theorists on the real effect that globalisation has had on trade unions in different countries. Some trade unions in other parts of the world have experienced a massive decline in their ... -
Transforming robocops? : a case study of police organizational change in the Durban Public Order Police unit.
(2002)This dissertation provides a sociological description and explanatory account of the organisational transformation in the Durban Public Order Police (POP) unit following the transition to democratic governance in South ... -
Transport issues affecting access to services by the elderly in rural areas : a case study of Maphumulo district.
(2001)Transport forms an essential element of people's lives. It is transport which determines how people access important resources and it influences the mobility of people. Transport availability improves access to resources ... -
Transport issues that underpin access to a tiered government health system in the context of the HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis epidemics : a study of referral and emergency service transport in greater Pietermaritzburg.
(2001)There is a very limited literature examining transport and access to health care, especially in the South African context. The existing literature does not provide an analysis of the influence of transport on access to ... -
Transport, gender and agricultural development : a case study of the Capricorn District Limpopo Province South Africa.
(2013)Agricultural development, in Africa is seen as a vital tool for combating poverty in many households. In this thesis, agricultural development is thus seen as one of the ways in which the Millennium Development Goals 1 & ... -
Unionising library and information staff in the tertiary sector : a feasibility study.
(2005)The purpose of this study was to examine the feasibility of unionising the employees of the LIS sector in South Africa in the context of the new South African labour dispensation. The study examined the factors that have ... -
Unlocking careers through metaphors in South Africa.
(2008)This qualitative , critical-interpretivist study critically explored the career metaphors produced by a South African sample, by adapting the theoretical, methodological and analytical framework of a study conducted by ... -
The use and application of information communication technologies for information provision by library workers of the University of Botswana library.
(2002)The purpose of this study was to deternine the use and application of information communication technologies (ICTs) by the library workers of the University of Botswana Library. ICTs play an important role in a library ... -
The use and effectiveness of the East Africana collection in the provision of information and resources for teaching and research at the University of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
(2000)This study investigated the use and effectiveness of the East Africana Collection in the provision of information and resource for teaching and research at the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The East Africana ... -
Use and non-use of selected senior secondary school libraries in Manzini, Swaziland.
(2006)The use and non-use of school libraries depends on their existence or lack thereof, the quality and accessibility of their collections, their relevance to current curricula and on the availability of a teacher librarian ... -
Use of electronic databases by postgraduate students in the Faculty of Science and Agriculture at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg.
(2005)The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of electronic databases by postgraduate students in the Faculty of Science and Agriculture at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, with a view to proposing ... -
Use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) by postgraduate students and academic staff for teaching and learning at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2010)The application of information and communication technologies (ICTs) is changing the organization and delivery methods of higher education. The pedagogical and socio-economic forces which have driven higher learning ... -
The use of linkedIn for recruitment: an exploratory and descriptive study of telecommunications companies listed on linkedIn (South Africa)
(2017)The internet has brought benefits and challenges to society. E-recruitment is among the benefits. This present study explores the recruitment trends of Telecommunications companies which are online as well as the benefits ... -
The use of the E.G. Malherbe Library, University of Natal (Durban), by non-University of Natal users.
(2001)This study investigated the use of the E. G. Malherbe Library of the University of Natal, Durban (UNO), by non-registered users, with the aim of finding out who these users were, why they used the library, what resources ... -
Use of the internet by undergraduate third-year students of 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 the internet by the Faculty of Humanities, Development and Social Science third year students at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg campus. The study ... -
User perceptions of the quality of service at Iringa University College Library, Tumaini University, Tanzania.
(2006)The study is based on the premise that the culture of library assessment from the users' perspective is of vital importance to determine what users' needs are and whether these needs are being met. Consequently, identifying ... -
Using a dynamic structural approach to attempt to develop a theoretical sociology of Malawi.
(2013)No abstract available.