Browsing Doctoral Degrees (Information Studies) by Title
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Provision of public library services to meet the information needs of rural dwellers in the North-Western zone of Nigeria.
(2019)The study examined the provision of public library services to meet the information needs of rural dwellers in the North-Western zone of Nigeria. The following research questions were addressed: What are the information ... -
The public library's contribution to economic growth and development : a path analysis.
(2014)This study examined the relationship that different aspects of public library use have with economic growth and development. The literature on the economic effects of public libraries is focused on proving worth to ... -
Re-engineering research and innovation information in university libraries in Uganda for small and medium enterprises.
(2019)Globally, enormous amounts of research are generated in universities; however, in Uganda, not much of this research cascades to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) which contribute 75% of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product ... -
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 ... -
Records management readiness for open government in the Kenyan judiciary.
(2015)Records are valuable assets that need to be managed by any organization or nation. They are vital to virtually every aspect of the governance process and fulfill important functions in society by providing evidence of and ... -
Research data management in Kenya's agricultural research institutes.
(2018)Research Data Management (RDM) refers to the collection, organization, validation, and preservation of data for analysis, discovery, sharing, reuse and transformation. RDM consists of a number of different activities and ... -
"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 ... -
The role and value of special library services in the information age: a case study of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC).
(2022)With technological advancements and the rise of the information age, this study investigated the role of special library services in the information age specifically in the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). ... -
The role of academic libraries in supporting distance education in Kenya.
(2016)This study aimed to investigate the role of academic libraries in supporting distance education in Kenya. The challenges which Open and Distance Learning (ODL) students face due to lack of access to library and information ... -
Role of information ethics in the provision of library and information services in university libraries in Tanzania.
(2018)The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of information ethics in the provision of library and information services in university libraries in Tanzania. The study sought to address the following research ... -
School library resource centres in Iringa and Njombe regions of Tanzania : their status and role in resource-based learning.
(2014)The school library system is the most valuable facility of the school and an integral part of the educational process and a tool for teaching and learning. This study explored the status and role of secondary school library ... -
Staff training and development in Ugandan private chartered university libraries.
(2014)This research is a critical examination of the nature of training and development in Ugandan private chartered university libraries. For contextualization of the study, the nature of training and development were taken ... -
Strategies for managing scholarly content at universities in Kenya.
(2015)This study investigated strategies employed by universities in Kenya in managing scholarly content and addressed the following research questions: What kinds of scholarly content are generated and used in universities in ... -
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 ... -
Usability of the Institutional Repository by Faculty and Postgraduate Students at the University of Swaziland.
(2018)This study investigated service quality and technology acceptance factors that promote or inhibit UNISWA faculty and postgraduate students from effectively using their IR. This is based on the premise that the IR has ... -
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 ... -
Use of electronic information resources among doctoral students in the social sciences: a comparative study of University of Kwazulu-Natal (UKZN), South Africa and Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Nigeria
(2018)The study was a descriptive study which investigated the use of electronic information resources (EIRs) by social science doctoral students of University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), South Africa and Obafemi Awolowo University ... -
Use of electronic security systems in academic libraries: experiences of selected universities in South-West Nigeria.
(2019)This study investigated the use of electronic security systems in academic libraries in selected universities in South West, Nigeria. The study in particular, examined the different library security systems that are in use ...