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The case for open access publishing, with special reference to open access journals and their prospects in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)Open access publishing is an initiative that aims to provide universal, unrestricted free access to full-text scholarly materials via the Internet. This presents a radically different approach to the dissemination of ... -
Genetic analysis for resistance to Woolly Apple Aphid in an apple rootstock breeding population
(2007)The Woolly Apple Aphid (WAA) Eriosoma lanigerum (Hausm.) (Homoptera: Aphididae) is economically one of the most important pests in apple commercial production in the Western Cape province, South Africa. The apple cultivar ... -
Information literacy of incoming undergraduate Arts students at the University of the Western Cape: assessment of competencies and proficiencies
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)The majority of incoming undergraduate Arts students at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) come from South African historically disadvantaged black schools. Because of enormous varying secondary school experiences ... -
A gateway to knowledge: the compliance of Wesfleur Public library (Atlantis) with the UNESCO Public Library manifesto of 1994
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)The aim of this case study was to measure the compliance, or not, of the library services and resources of Wesfleur public library to the twenty-two principles of UNESCO Public Library Manifesto of 1994. The UNESCO Public ... -
Establishing a community of practice in the information technology departments of South African higher education institutions: developing information technology capacity in higher education’s ITIL programme 2007 - 2009
(2009)Communities of practice have been described as supportive environments where knowledge creation, knowledge sharing, learning and problem resolution takes place (Hildreth and Kimble, 2002; Wenger, 1998a; Zhang and Watts, ... -
Information seeking behaviour of generation Y students at the Stellenbosch University Library and information service
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)The project examines the information seeking behaviour of a small group of so-called Generation Y students at the Stellenbosch University as they undertake an academic assignment. There is consensus across the world that ... -
Evaluating an information literacy intervention for first year engineering students at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)The aim of the research project is to investigate the effectiveness of an information literacy intervention for first year engineering students at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. Information literacy has been ... -
Academics' experience of and perceptions of the role of the academic library in research at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)The study investigates the role of CPUT libraries in supporting research and how academics perceive this role. CPUT is a new university of technology and aims at improving its research record. Research is crucial to South ... -
The public library and the UNESCO millennium development goals: the case of the Smart Cape access project model at a Cape Town township public library
(UWC, 2009)This research explored how the Smart Cape Access Project in Delft Public Library is used by the Delft community and how it related to the Millennium Development Goals asset out by the United Nations Educational, Scientific ... -
Factors in the establishment of institutional repositories: a case study of the Western Cape higher education institutions
(2009)In the academic world, open access institutional repositories (IRs) are beginning to play a vital role in storing and disseminating scholarly communication. Through this method, higher education institutions are able to ... -
The Provision of Library and Information Services to Gays and Lesbians in Cape Town’s Public Libraries
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)The research project is based on the belief that Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and Transgender (LGBT) people have specific information needs and interests that public libraries should cater for. The philosophical literature of ... -
Electronic book usage amongst academic librarians in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)Amongst university libraries e-books are gaining wider interest since the introduction of portable electronic reading devices and software-based readers. With the growing electronic environment within universities, a need ... -
Knowledge management practices in the public sector in Botswana
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)The study investigates knowledge management (KM) practices in the public sector in Botswana. The underlying premise is that good KM leads to efficiency and effectiveness. The study assesses the KM practices in the government ... -
Plagiarism among undergraduate students in the Faculty of Applied Science at a South African higher education institution
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)The purpose of this study was to investigate plagiarism among undergraduate students at a higher education institution in South Africa. There is evidence from previous studies that plagiarism is increasing world wide among ... -
An investigation into the professional status of public librarians in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)The assumption in the international literature of librarianship is that public librarianship is a "profession" with a social mission to serve the cultural, informational and educational needs of the general public. ... -
Plagiarism among undergraduate students in the faculty of applied science at a South African Higher Education Institution
(University of Western Cape, 2010)The purpose of this study was to investigate plagiarism among undergraduate students at a higher education institution in South Africa. There is evidence from previous studies that plagiarism is increasing world wide among ... -
Job satisfaction in a South African academic library
(University of Western Cape, 2011)The purpose of this project was to investigate job satisfaction at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology Library (CPUT). Academic libraries throughout the world and in South Africa have undergone massive change in ... -
Successful information literacy through librarian-lecturer collaboration
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)This study supports the need for information literacy training for first year or new incoming Community and Health Science (CHS) students at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) and describes the use of a collaborative ... -
Evaluating an Information Literacy intervention for first year Faculty of Business students at Rosebank College Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)The purpose of this research is to investigate the effectiveness of an Information Literacy intervention administered to first year Faculty of Business students at Rosebank College Cape Town. The exponential nature of ... -
The role of the public library in realizing the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs): A case study of Groenheuwel Public Library
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is a tool through which the present government in South Africa wants to implement transformation in regard with raising the standard of living of the people in all spheres of life. ...