Browsing Doctoral Degrees (Information Studies) by Issue Date
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The use of web 2.0 technologies in academic libraries in South Africa.
(2016)The potential of Web 2.0 to profoundly change higher education has been acknowledged. As libraries aspire to remain relevant as premier suppliers of information and endeavour to attract and engage their users, embracing ... -
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 ... -
Information literacy learning experiences of fourth-year psychology students in Kenyan universities.
(2016)This study explored the information literacy (IL) learning experiences of Kenyan undergraduate students by focusing on fourth-year psychology students in four universities. Although there is a growing advocacy for IL in ... -
Use of web 2.0 technologies for teaching and learning in selected Federal Universities in Southwest Nigeria.
(2016)This study investigated the extent of use of Web 2.0 technologies for teaching and learning (TAL) purposes in selected federal universities in southwest Nigeria. The study addressed the following research questions: What ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Perceptions of final year undergraduate education students about the influence of a reading culture on their academic achievement at selected universities in Tanzania.
(2017)The study investigated the perceptions of final year undergraduate education students about the influence of a reading culture on their academic achievement at selected universities in Tanzania. Four universities were ... -
Knowledge management in learning software SMMEs in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2017)The study investigated the nature and causes of software development failures and knowledge management practices adopted to mitigate the failures in small, micro, and medium software developing enterprises (SMMEs) in the ... -
An investigation of the extent of automation of public libraries in South West Nigeria.
(2017)Automation of library services is an alternative to traditional methods of information handling. Library automation in many public libraries in Nigeria has affected both information space and practice. Inspite of the ... -
Knowledge sharing among academics in selected universities in Tanzania.
(2017)Higher learning Education sector in Tanzania is increasingly becoming competitive following its liberalization in the year 1995. The universities are therefore being compelled to invest and adopt new and powerful strategic ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Internet-based information behaviour of high school learners in Ashanti region of Ghana.
(2018)The study examined the Internet-based information behaviour of high school learners in the Ashanti region of Ghana. It looked into the online information needs of learners, how they retrieve and evaluate online information ... -
Information needs and information seeking behaviour of private practicing lawyers in Swaziland : a case study of the Law Society of Swaziland.
(2018)Information needs and information seeking behaviour of lawyers in terms of accessing well-resourced legal information collections is essential in their daily professional lives. The lack of legal information access by ... -
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 ... -
Information literacy self-efficacy in the use of electronic information resources by library and information science postgraduate students in South South Nigeria.
(2018)This study was carried out to investigate information literacy self-efficacy (ILSE) in the use of Electronic Information Resources (EIRs) by Library and Information Science Postgraduate Students in South-South, Nigeria. ... -
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 ...