Browsing Doctoral Degrees (Information Studies) by Title
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Access to and use of electronic information resources in the academic libraries of the Lesotho Library Consortium.
(2017)The study presents the findings of a survey regarding access to and use of electronic information resources in academic libraries of the Lesotho Library Consortium (LELICO). Nine institutions were studied, namely; the ... -
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 ... -
Adoption and use of electronic instructional media among academics in selected universities in South West Nigeria.
(2016)This study was conducted to determine the adoption and use of electronic instructional media among academics in selected universities in South West Nigeria. The study addressed the following research questions: What is the ... -
The adoption and use of peer reviewed electronic journals by academics at selected Zimbabwean state universities.
(2014)The study investigated the adoption and use of peer reviewed electronic journals by academics at selected Zimbabwean State Universities. The investigation grew out of the realisation that despite several efforts that were ... -
African identity in the making : the role of the centre for African literary studies as a special collection of the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2016)Libraries contain many collections but professional practice has long recognised the concept of ‘special collections’. The Centre for African Literary Studies (CALS) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) initially ... -
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 ... -
An analysis of user education programmes in selected University libraries in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2017)This study presents the results of the survey research on the topic: An analysis of user education programmes in selected university libraries in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. The study was conducted in four university ... -
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. -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Cataloguing practices from creation to use: a study of Cape Town Metropolitan Public Libraries in Western Cape Province, South Africa.
(2019)Cataloguing is the process of creating metadata representing information sources such as books, sound recordings, digital video disks (DVDs), journals and other materials found in a library or group of libraries. This ... -
Collaborative information behaviour (CIB) of undergraduates in selected universities in Tanzania.
This study investigated collaborative information behaviour (CIB) of undergraduate students through collaborative learning assignments in selected Tanzanian universities. The study also examined the challenges 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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
E-records security management at Moi University, Kenya.
(2019)E-records are vital for the operation of the state as they document official evidence of the transactions of a business, government, private sector, non-governmental organizations, and even individuals. Therefore, e-records ... -
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 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 ... -
Electronic records management and information culture in Botswana's parastatals.
(2023)Abstract available in PDF.