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Management of indigenous knowledge for maternity and childcare in the communities of Matatiele, Eastern Cape

Masilo, Boitumelo (2022-01-28)

Indigenous knowledge and practices during the period of maternity and childcare form an important and spiritual part of African people. It is therefore imperative that this knowledge is meticulously managed by applying ...
Data privacy, security and trust in "consumer internet of things" assemblages and associated mobile applications in South Africa

Ngwenya, Mfanasibili (2020-01)

The Internet of Things (IoT) brings with it opportunities and challenges. IoT technology makes it possible to connect all of a person’s devices to create a smart eco-system or assemblage. Various stakeholders share personal ...
Barriers affecting students at the Chancellor College's access to information

Nyondo, Dowell (2021-03)

The purpose of the study was to explore the barriers encountered by Malawian students registered at Chancellor College in accessing library resources at the institution. Further objectives were to establish the actions ...
A forgotten past is the past that is yet to be: evaluation of oral history programme of the Oral History Association of South Africa

Bhebhe, Sindiso; Ngoepe, Mpho (ESARBICA 40: 60-78., 2021-11-06)

South Africa is one of the few countries in Africa that has a running oral history association. In some countries, especially in southern Africa, these oral history associations have arisen and then died a natural death. ...
The role of uncertainty in the information seeking behaviour of first year students at Tshwane University of Technology, Polokwane Campus

Mhinga, Rirhandzu Sharon (2021-04)

The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of uncertainty in the information-seeking behaviour of first-year students at the Polokwane Campus of the Tshwane University of Technology. Many students in South ...
Information seeking behaviour of first-generation students at the University of Johannesburg

Du Toit, Gertruida Elizabeth (2021-01)

This study is an investigation into the information seeking behaviour of first-year first generation (FG) students. The qualitative phenomenological approach was applied to sought understanding of factors influencing this ...
Framework for integrating knowledge management and human resource management for the reduction of organisational knowledge loss in selected South African state-owned enterprises

Phaladi, Malefetjane Phineas (2021-02)

State-owned enterprises (SOEs) play a significant role in the South African economy and are the key drivers for delivering on the country’s developmental mandate. Nevertheless, many SOEs are facing a phenomenon of ...
Use of mobile -based social media technologies for academic purposes in Federal University Lafia, North Central Nigeria

Odu, Alice Olije (2020-11)

This qualitative study explored the use of mobile-based social media technologies in the library services at the Federal University Lafia, North Central Nigeria. The purpose was to understand the academic information-seeking ...
Continuous professional development requirements of public librarians in the Mpumalanga Province, South Africa

Maboya, Kwena Martha (2020-12)

Continuous professional development (CPD) is a vital tool for maintaining and sustaining the skills, knowledge and expertise of staff members in organisation. The user-friendliness of information and communication technology ...
Balancing and reconciling the conflicting values of information access and personal data laws in South Africa

Ngoepe, Mpho (AOSIS, 2021-12)

Information access and protection of privacy (IAPP) laws sound like a contradiction in terms. However, both are internationally and constitutionally recognised rights as neither is accorded greater importance than the ...
Adoption and use of social media in academic libraries in South Africa

Rabatseta, Benford (2020-01)

Studies suggest that social media is currently proving to be a valuable tool used by institutions to support research and as a powerful used marketing tool. Developments suggest that academic libraries also have new platforms ...
Emergence of knowledge commons in Thabo Mofutsanyana district municipality libraries, Free State, South Africa

Matobako, Molaodi Margaret (2021-05)

The purpose of this study was to examine the emergence of knowledge commons Thabo Mofutsanyana District public libraries in South Africa in order to understand how ICT and communitarian ethos are facilitating the implantation ...
The use of web technologies by librarians to support researchers and students at an open distance e-learning university

Tshikotshi, Mphelekedzeni Aaron (2019-11)

The rapid development of web technologies poses many opportunities and challenges for librarians, particularly in an open and distance e- learning (ODeL) institution. Despite the challenges, librarians continue to use web ...
How public libraries in Meru County, Kenya, address the business information needs of small-scale enterprises

Gichohi, Paul Maku; Onyancha, Omwoyo Bosire; Dulle, Frankwell Wilson (Information Development, 2017)

The purpose of the study was to explore how public libraries in Meru County, Kenya, address the information needs of small-scale business enterprises (SBEs) in the region. It was carried out from 2013 to 2015. A quantitative ...
Framework for electronic health records and electronic medical records standards implementation in the health sector of Zimbabwe

Masuku, Mehluli (2019-10)

Following the pronouncement of Zimbabwe‘s e-Health Strategy (2012-2017), coupled with the general emergence and benefits of health information technologies, the health sector of Zimbabwe has witnessed the mushrooming of ...
Library marketing to enhance information resources usage and customer satisfaction in the private higher education institution in Pretoria, South Africa

Muzvondiwa, Ishewakatipa (2019-12-18)

Library marketing is very important because it seeks to improve library services awareness, coupled with increased efficiency, measured by increasing resource usage (Kotler, 2016:24). The purpose of this study was to ...
Information literacy towards lifelong learning: a suvey of final-year education students' information seeking behaviour at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana

Tachie-Donkor, Gloria (2021-09-18)

Information literacy skills are necessary for developing lifelong learning skills, and the University of Cape Coast is the pacesetter for information literacy instruction in Ghana’s tertiary education system. The university ...
Provision of business information services to small-scale business enterprises in Meru County, Kenya

Gichohi, Paul Maku; Onyancha, Omwoyo Bosire; Dulle, Frankwell Wilson (Mousaion, 2017)

This study explored the business information services offered to small-scale business enterprises (SBEs) by public libraries in Meru County, Kenya. Public libraries are community information centres, hence well-placed to ...
Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA) preparedness to implement the Protection of Personal Information (PoPI) Act, No. 4 of 2013

Kwatsha, Noluthando (2020-05)

This is a qualitative study on the preparedness of the Small Enterprise Finance Agency to implement the Protection of Personal Information Act (PoPI), No. 4 of 2013. The impetus for this study originated in the realisation ...
Memorialising minority groups in post-independence Zimbabwe and South Africa : a critical analysis of oral history programmes

Bhebhe, Sindiso (2019-10)

The study was prompted by a substantial gap when it comes to the oral history of the minority groups in the mainstream archival centres. This was compounded by a perceived hesitation and reluctance of minority groups’ ...

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