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Digital Health relates to “health information systems which enable the merging of social-care
and healthcare systems. This would impact on the organisation, service delivery as well as
the technological infrastructure” ...
The advancement of Information Communication and Technology, especially the vast development of the Internet, which makes information more widely available to more people, has brought changes to the publishing industry. ...
Research suggests that recently graduated librarians are failing to find work in the traditional library context and consequently are seeking employment in related fields; also that internships are recognized as a valuable ...
The objectives of this study were to establish various practices of indigenous
knowledge (IK) commonly used in the Dlangubo village, and methods and tools used
in managing IK; to determine ownership protocols and what ...
Knowledge management (KM) is regarded as a strategic asset and a source of competitive advantage for organisations. While the issues of KM have been widely discussed by many researchers, there is a paucity of studies ...
Recent innovations and advances in information and communication technologies (ICTs) have resulted into radical changes in the way information resources are provided, and have also brought about several options to handle ...
School libraries help to support the school curriculum by providing learners and teachers with access to a wide variety of information resources, exposing learners to diverse ideas, experiences and opinions. Equitable ...
At the end of every audit cycle the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) publishes consolidated general reports on audit outcomes (GRAOs) for all municipalities, government departments and public entities. GRAOs of AGSA ...
The importance of records management to the provision of healthcare services cannot be overemphasised. If medical records are not managed properly, this might result in the provision of poor healthcare services. This is ...
Koranteng, Kofi; Dube, Luyanda; Adjei, Emmanuel(Library Hi Tech, 2016)
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the extent to which digital preservation facilitate the implementation of electronic government, open data and the right to information.
Design/methodology/approach – A ...
Orthodox research is guided by renowned ethical principles which are rooted in the
philosophy of positivism. The positivist paradigm assumes that the researched
are vulnerable and need to be protected from harm by disabling ...
policy and legal framework for school libraries is a guiding framework for the provision,
development and management of school libraries. Similarly, it is a lever that standardises
school library development, management ...
An electronic learning (e-learning) readiness entails a complex, involving, integrated, inclusive and continuous process of identifying underlying factors likely to impact negatively on the deployment of e-learning. In ...
Unisa as an institution claims in its mission statement to be the African
university in service of humanity. Expectedly, this should reflect in its
institutional culture, curricula and library holdings and practices. ...
This paper investigates the nature and level of information ethics education in library and
information science (LIS) departments in South Africa. The study entailed both qualitative
and quantitative methodologies in ...
Mtega, Wulystan, P; Ngoepe, MS; Dube, Luyanda(South African Journal of Information Management, 2016-05-27)
Background: Access to agricultural knowledge is important in transforming livelihoods of
those relying on agriculture for a living and in enhancing food security. This access to
agricultural knowledge is influenced by ...
The use of indigenous research ethics has a possibility of contextualising indigenous
research. Orthodox research is guided by ethical principles which are meant to
protect the institution or researcher and the participants. ...
Cyberbullying occurs when a minor is tormented, threatened, harassed, humiliated,
embarrassed or otherwise targeted by another child. Given that cyberbullying entails defamation or spreading false information or portfolios ...
Notwithstanding the wealth of information available in the knowledge economy, many academic library users still lack essential knowledge and skills to locate materials. This deficiency might be attributed to the fact that ...
Ncube, Siphamandla; Dube, Luyanda; Ngulube, Patrick(Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 2014-07)
An electronic (e-learning) readiness assessment identifying pertinent issues to be considered before and during an e-learning
intervention is critical to the implementation of such an initiative. There is evidence that ...