• Access to and impact of information technologies at Balme Library, University of Ghana 

  Afrane, Daniel Akwasi (2019-12)

  Libraries, particularly academic libraries implement technologies to enhance their services to promote teaching, learning and research. In this thesis the impact of information technologies (library technologies) on ...
• Use of electronic information resources at the United Nations Economic commission for Africa library in Addis Ababa Ethiopia 

  Frehiwot Fekadeselassie Dubale (2019)

  The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Library (UNECA Library) has a collection of more than 90,000 electronic information resources and half a million-print collection. These resources are available freely ...
• Assessing post-graduate students’ readiness for the module 

  Zimu-Biyela, Acquinatta Nomusa (UNILISA Conference Presentation, 2019-03-13)

  This article emanates from one of the assignments that was given to the students who were registered for the Honours programme in 2018 (NQF Level Eight). They were 12 registered students. To assess students' readiness for ...
• Use of electronic information resources at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Library in Addis Ababa Ethiopia 

  Frehiwot Fekadeselassie Dubale (2019-11)

  The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Library (UNECA Library) has a collection of more than 90,000 electronic information resources and half a million-print collection. These resources are available freely ...
• Information literacy skills of first-year students at the Mangosuthu University of Technology at a pre-library orientation and instruction phase 

  Zimu-Biyela, Acquinatta Nomusa (University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2020-07-16)

  This article reports on a study which explored the information literacy (IL) skills of first-year students at the Mangosuthu University of Technology (MUT) at a pre-library orientation and instruction phase. The study ...
• Digital preservation of Indigenous Knowledge (IK) by Cultural Heritage Institutions 

  Zimu-Biyela, Acquinatta Nomusa (SCESCAL XXOO Proceedings, Swaziland Library and Information Association, 2016-04-25)

  This paper strives to explore the state of digitisation of Indigenous Knowledge (IK) across the three countries: Nigeria, South Africa and Uganda. IK in Africa has gained momentum as a strategic resource for socio-economic ...
• Information Needs of Women Subsistence Farmers in a Village in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa 

  Zimu-Biyela, Acquinatta Nomusa; Van der Walt, Thomas; Dube, Luyanda (Unisa Press, 2020-07-04)

  This article reports on findings of a study that was conducted to establish the information needs of women subsistence or smallholder farmers and the various information sources they consulted to resolve their information ...
• Information needs of livestock keepers 

  Zimu-Biyela, Nomusa (IFLA WLIC 2016, 2016-08-15)

  In South Africa, livestock keeping is the dominant industry in the agricultural sector. It contributes 49% of agricultural output and enables South Africa to produce 85% of its own meat requirements. It is apparent that ...
• Inhibitors and Promoters of Quality Research Outputs for Women in the Library and Information Science (LIS) Profession in Africa 

  Zimu-Biyela, Acquinatta Nomusa (IGI Global Disseminator of Knowledge, 2020)

  This chapter aims to explore inhibitors and promoters of quality research output for women in general and with specific reference to the library and information science (LIS) discipline and profession in Africa. It is ...
• Using the School Environmental Education Programme (SEEP) to Decolonise the Curriculum 

  Zimu-Biyela, Acquinatta Nomusa (Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019-11-18)

  The topic of decolonisation has become a contested terrain because of the curriculum challenges facing education systems in Africa, particularly South Africa. To address these challenges, many scholars have underscored ...
• The information seeking behaviour of black investors in the MTN Asonge scheme, Capricorn District, Limpopo Province, South Africa 

  Seabi, Lekete Lucas (2019-12)

  The importance of investment information seeking cannot be overemphasised. Seeking information to support investment decision-making is a key component of every successful investment business. The literature review revealed ...
• The role of storytelling in preserving Africa's spirit by conserving the continent's fauna and flora 

  Schellnack-Kelly, Isabel (Unisa Press, 2017)

  The importance of oral tradition, indigenous stories and the knowledge and wisdom contained therein are fundamental to undertake as many initiatives as possible to protect the continent’s fauna and flora from extinction. ...
• A framework for evaluating telemedicine-based healthcare inequality reduction in Ethiopia : a grounded theory approach 

  Mekonnen, Wagaw Temesgen (2019-10)

  Telehealth makes healthcare services accessible by underserved and resource-constrained rural communities of developing countries such as Ethiopia. However, the limitation of frameworks on telemedicine-based healthcare ...
• Users’ perceptions of services at the National Archives and Records Service of South Africa (NARSSA) 

  Molefe, Nduduzo; Schellnack-Kelly, Isabel (Innovation, 2019)

  The National Archives and Records Service of South Africa is the central archival repository in the Republic of South Africa. Currently, the services offered by the Archives are underutilised and this is evident from the ...
• Role of public archivists and records managers in governance and local development under a democratic dispensation 

  Schellnack-Kelly, Isabel; Van der Walt, Thomas (University of the Free State, 2015)

  This article is based on findings and recommendations in a doctoral thesis concerning the correlation between governance, the management of public sector records and the Western World agenda to eradicate poverty and embark ...
• Tackling environmental issues in the digital age through oral histories and oral traditions from the iSimangaliso Wetland 

  Jiyane, Veli Glenrose; Schellnack-Kelly, Isabel (Historia, 2017-11)

  In the light of student protests in 2015 and 2016 relating to the #RhodesMustFall and #FeesMustFall movements, the significance of the historical discourse has been side- lined. This concept paper discusses the role of ...
• South Africa's water heritage and its future preservation: Establishing a water research archive for water-related information sources 

  Schellnack-Kelly, Isabel; Van der Walt, Thomas (University of the Free State, 2015)

  Archives and records are the tools that facilitate transparency, accountability and preserve collective social memory. They provide the mirror revealing governance, providing administrative and technical measuring ...
• Risks associated with cloud computing in pursuit of effective records management 

  Schellnack-Kelly, Isabel; Bassett, Cameron (ESARBICA, 2018)

  Using literature review, this article examines the risks associated with cloud computing and how cloud computing could be considered when implementing effective records management in the public sector. The discussion in ...
• Role of public archivists in post-apartheid South Africa: passive custodians or proactive narrators 

  Schellnack-Kelly, Isabel (Taylor & Francis, 2017)

  This paper explores the conflicting roles of archivists in the execution of their archival mandates in directing the management, preservation, and disposition of current public records. A postmodernist approach and Frank ...
• Making history a compulsory school subject – opportunities for memory institutions 

  Schellnack-Kelly, Isabel (University of the Free State, 2019)

  In an article in the Mail & Guardian, Ra’eesa Pather reported that a ministerial task team established by the Department of Basic Education has recommended that history should be a compulsory subject in South African schools ...

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