Browsing Doctoral Degrees (Information Studies) by Issue Date
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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 ... -
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 ... -
Preservation of, and access to, legal deposit materials in South Africa.
(2012)The study investigates the preservation of, and access to, legal deposit materials in South Africa. The rapid development of technology has led to an increase in electronic publications as well as no considerable decrease ... -
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 ... -
Library and information science education and training in Zimbabwe and the paradigm shift in the information industry.
(2014)The purpose of this study was to assess LIS education and training in Zimbabwe in the context of paradigm shift in the information industry and how the indicators of change, mostly at the global level, reflect the interplay ... -
Predictors of legislators' ICT acceptance and use in the performance of legislative functions at the Nigerian National Assembly.
(2014)This study was conducted to determine the predictors of legislators’ acceptance and use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the performance of legislative functions in the Nigerian National Assembly (NASS), ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Library services' provision for people with visual impairments and in wheelchairs in academic libraries in Tanzania.
(2014)This study examined library services’ provision for people with visual impairments and in wheelchairs in academic libraries in Tanzania. It looked into access to the information resources available and the layout of library ... -
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 ... -
Preservation and access to public records and archives in South Africa.
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Management of indigenous human health knowledge in Tanzania.
(2015)This study was undertaken in Tanzania, a country rich in indigenous human health knowledge (IHHK) used for healing certain human physical ailments. However, such knowledge is not purposefully managed. If such a situation ... -
Information literacy integration strategies into the curriculum of senior secondary schools in Botswana.
(2015)The purpose of this study was to investigate information literacy integration strategies into the curriculum of senior secondary schools in Botswana. The main objectives of the study were to: examine the implementation of ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Knowledge sharing in public service : a case study of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Human Resource Development Forum.
(2015)Knowledge sharing has been identified as the core process of knowledge management. The aim of this study was to explore knowledge sharing practices in the South African public service through the lens of communities of ... -
Information seeking behaviour of humanities/arts international postgraduate students in public universities in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa.
(2014)The study investigated the information seeking behaviour of Humanities/Arts international postgraduate students in public universities in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. Three public universities participated in the ... -
Utilisation of open access institutional repositories in Zimbabwe’s public universities.
(2016)Despite the establishment of institutional repositories (IRS) in Zimbabwe’s public universities, content for these repositories remains untangible. The purpose of this study was to explore the utilisation of IRs in the ...