Browsing Doctoral Degrees (Information Studies) by Title
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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. -
Electronic resources use by distance learners at University of Namibia.
(2014)Universities are embracing technology and moving towards electronic resources information to facilitate research and learning. This has led to the belief that a significant number of resources used by library users in ... -
eReadiness of public university libraries in Malawi with special reference to the use of mobile phones in the provision of library and information services.
(2016)It was observed that public university libraries in Malawi were failing to adequately serve their clients due to, among others, inadequate ICT infrastructure and and and limited opening hours. The use of mobile phones in ... -
eResearch support : an exploratory study of private university libraries in Nairobi County, Kenya.
(2019)This exploratory study was carried out in Nairobi County, Kenya to investigate the role of private university libraries in supporting eResearch. The study used a multiple-case study design involving six private chartered ... -
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 ... -
Examining the relationship between conceptualisation and practice of research support by librarians in selected Zimbabwean universities
(2018)This study was carried out to examine and gain insight into the relationship between conceptualisation and practice of research support by librarians in Zimbabwean university libraries. This was mooted after realising that ... -
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 ... -
A framework for digital archiving at selected public universities in Kenya.
(2022)Archival records are knowledge assets that preserve the overall historical scholarship, memory and identity of organisations and institutions of higher learning. The rapid transformations witnessed on the digital landscape ... -
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 ... -
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.
(2019)Abstract available in PDF. -
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 ...