Browsing Masters Degrees (Information Studies) by Title
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The effect of problem-based learning on medical libraries in South Africa.
(2008)The study investigated the effect of problem-based learning (PBL) on medical libraries in South Africa. PBL, as a teaching/learning method, has been used in medical schools throughout the world for the past twenty or more ... -
The effects of teacher-librarianship training at the colleges of education in the former Transkei on school libraries.
(1994)This study investigated whether there is any significant difference between the training of teacher-librarians with the use of library facilities and the training which does not use library facilities. The study was based ... -
Establishing an internet-based information exchange system for the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands Rural Development Network (MIDNET), South Africa.
(2002-02-02)The purpose underpinning the study was to establish the prospect of developing a supplementary Internet-based information exchange system for the Natal Midlands Rural Development Network (MIDNET) and to propose a model of ... -
An evaluation of the Russell High School's library collection in meeting the curricula needs of learners.
(2001)The purpose of the dissertation was to evaluate the Russell High School library collection in meeting the curricula needs of learners. A study population consisting of 150 learners, 13 teachers, the librarian and Principal ... -
An evaluative study of the psychology collection at the University of Transkei.
(1997)The study focused on the evaluation of the psychology book collection at UNITRA library. In particular, the study investigated the adequacy of the psychology book collection in terms of accessibility, availability, and ... -
An exploratory study of the information needs of secondary school students in MdantsaneTownship, Eastern Cape.
(1999)The Study investigates the information needs of high School students in the Mdantsane Township,in the Eastern Cape and is based on the view that high School Students have information needs other than their School-related ... -
First level library and/or information science qualifications at South African universities and technikons : a comparative study of curricula.
(2002)The general purpose of the research was to do a comparative study of first level library and/or information science (LIS) qualifications offered at South African universities and technikons. These qualifications included ... -
The impact of the Economic Structural Adjustment Programme on small and medium-sized special libraries in Zimbabwe.
(1995)Abstract available in PDF. -
Implementation and administration of an integrated library management system in academic libraries in KawZulu-Natal.
(2017)This study examined the Implementation and Administration of Integrated Library Management System (ILMS) in three academic libraries in KwaZulu - Natal from the perspectives of Librarians, Systems Librarians, Library ... -
The information behaviour of managers in the Msunduzi Municipality's business units.
(2013)Information is a crucial resource for improving organisational performance and ensuring the survival of the organisation. Managers occupy a strategic position and play a pivotal role in processing information and directing ... -
Information literacy skills of postgraduate students in the faculty of engineering at the Durban University of Technology.
(2015)This study examined the information literacy skills of the postgraduate engineering students at the Durban University of Technology (DUT). The rapid growth of the information age and the advent of the information explosion ... -
The information needs and information seeking behaviour of adult diabetic patients at Addington Hospital, Durban.
(2012)Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease associated with high levels of glucose (sugar) in the blood. (The three types of diabetes are: Type 1 diabetes which is onset in juveniles and is characterised by deficient insulin ... -
Information needs and information seeking behaviour of grade 10 and 11 learners at Gerson Ntjie Secondary School, at gaMagooa Village, Limpopo Province.
(2016)Information need is an awareness of an information gap. The nature of information need differ from one person to another. Information seeking behaviour is when an individual uses information systems to search for information ... -
Information needs and information seeking behaviour of international students at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg campus.
(2012)The purpose of this study was to identify the information needs and information seeking behaviour of international students at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg Campus (UKZNP). The study assisted in identifying ... -
The information needs and information-seeking behaviour of community library users in Msunduzi branch libraries, Pietermaritzburg.
(2013)The purpose of this study was to identify the information needs and information-seeking behaviour of community library users in Msunduzi branch libraries, Pietermaritzburg. Identifying the information needs and information-seeking ... -
Information needs of University of South Africa students using the adult reference department at Msunduzi Municipal Library, Pietermaritzburg.
(2018)Library services are one of the critical services that are needed by scholars, students and researchers to fulfill their information needs so as to operate effectively in today’s academic world. This study sought to determine ... -
Information seeking patterns among natural scientists, social scientists, and Humanities scholars at the University of Transkei.
(1995)Abstract available in PDF. -
An investigation into staff development activities at the University of Natal libraries on the Durban campus.
(2001)Abstract available in a PDF. -
An investigation into the awareness and preparedness of the Inkandla and Mbazwana school clusters concerning sharing of information resources.
(2006)The purpose of this study was to investigate the awareness and preparedness of the Inkandla and Mbazwana school clusters concerning the sharing of information resources. This investigation needs to be viewed bearing in ... -
An investigation into the effects of closed market book distribution on libraries in Kwazulu Natal.
(1994)The usual route for purchasing a book is for an end user, eg. a library to place an order with a bookshop, eg. Mast. The bookshop places the order for that book directly with the publisher, who may be overseas or local. ...