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Re-constituting Ghanaian public university libraries to conform to universal design principles to accommodate students with disabilities
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Ten Ghanaian public university libraries were investigated to determine if they conform to universal design principles to accommodate students with disabilities. The study employed a multiple case study design and was ... -
The readiness in selected academic libraries towards the fourth industrial revolution: A comparative study between Ghana and South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Disruptive changes precipitated by the 4IR have steadily revolutionized the dynamics of library services delivery compelling libraries to embrace disruptive technologies to stay relevant. The study assessed two advanced ... -
Records management as a constituent of corporate governance in higher education institutions: A case study of Walter Sisulu University
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Records management promotes good corporate governance, as it ensures that an institution such as a university is effectively and efficiently governed and accountable to its stakeholders, which include students, staff, ... -
Records management for an intelligent university: The case of the University of the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)Universities face complex changes such as mergers; new competitors; socio-economic; political and technological changes. In order to survive and preserve competitive advantage, the university has to adapt to such changes. ... -
Redesigning academic library spaces for 21st century users with special reference to CPUT Libraries
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)The use and design of library spaces in higher education is a theme that has come to the forefront of user needs in the past few years. Academic libraries are redesigning their spaces to accommodate the 21st century user. ... -
Research data management in public universities in Malawi
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)The emergence and subsequent uptake of Information and Communication Technologies has transformed the research processes in universities and research institutions across the globe. One indelible impact of Information and ... -
Resource Description and Access (RDA): continuity in an ever-fluxing information age with reference to tertiary institutions in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Although Resource Description and Access (RDA) has been discussed extensively amongst the ranks of cataloguers internationally, no research on the perceptions of South African cataloguers was available at the time of ... -
Resource Description and Access (RDA): continuity in an ever-fluxing information age with reference to tertiary institutions in the Western Cape.
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Although Resource Description and Access (RDA) has been discussed extensively amongst the ranks of cataloguers internationally, no research on the perceptions of South African cataloguers was available at the time of ... -
The responsiveness of collection development to community needs in the City of Cape Town Library and Information Service
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)The debate about the role of libraries has been on-going for more than 100 years. Huynh (2004:20) states that, initially, the purpose of public libraries was to educate or teach the public. Over time there has been a ... -
The responsiveness of the library collection to the information needs of researchers at the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa.
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Collection development plays a significant role in the successful achievement of the library’s purpose. The reason for the existence of the library is to meet the information needs of the community it serves. To determine ... -
The role of library services in the research of postgraduate students at the University Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)More and more, research is becoming the core business of every university. There are a number of reasons as to why governments are encouraging their universities to make research activities a priority. Research leads to ... -
The role of Namibian ministerial librarians in knowledge management
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)The core traditional functions of the library namely collecting, processing, disseminating, storing and the utilization of documented information in order to supply information services and resources, have changed. In the ... -
The role of public libraries in bridging the digital divide: a Cape Town case study
(University of Western Cape, 2013)This research project looked at the role of public libraries in bridging the digital divide which is both a symptom and a cause of social exclusion. Public libraries offer free information services to ordinary citizens by ... -
The role of school libraries in supporting an inquiry based approach for teaching and learning science subjects in senior secondary schools in Ekiti State, Nigeria
(University of Western Cape, 2019)The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of school libraries in supporting an inquiry based approach for teaching and learning science subjects in senior secondary schools in Ekiti State, Nigeria. The ... -
The role of the academic library in supporting postgraduate students and researchers within the Community and Health Sciences Faculty at the University of the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)Research, aimed at strengthening the economy and driving development, with the view to address South Africa’s numerous challenges and/or advance knowledge, generally, exists in abundance. It has highlighted the crucial ... -
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. ... -
The role of the public library towards a knowledge economy of Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)Access to knowledge and information is found to be the cornerstone in the road to knowledge economy transformation whereby the utilization of knowledge is the key engine of economic growth, where knowledge is acquired, ... -
Scholarly communication guidance as a core service of an academic library to doctoral students: A case study of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)This study investigated scholarly communication guidance as a core service by the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana, academic library to doctoral students, research and scholarly ... -
South African gender-based violence researchers’ awareness and usage of bibliometrics and altmetrics in the context of open access scholarly publishing
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)The traditional model of scholarly communication uses journals, databases, and conferences. With the onset of the digital age, there has been a change in the system of scholarly communication, creating new publishing ... -
Staff development and training in academic libraries: Case studies in the UK
(University of the Western Cape, 1993)This dissertation is based on a literature review and three case studies of staff development and training in academic libraries in the United Kingdom. The study is not a comparative one but aims at establishing the ...