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The impact of collection development policy on service rendering to undergraduates: a case study of the University of the Western Cape Library
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
Collection development in academic libraries is going through technology-driven changes relating to the new information technologies ,e.g. -Electronic databases, the Internet and CD-ROM's, joint published materials and ...
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 ...
The impact of reduced hours on public library services in Cape Town: The case of Eersterivier Public Library
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
The purpose of the study was to investigate the impact of reduced hours on public library services in Cape Town through taking the Eersterivier Library, as a case study. The research problem comes from the author's personal ...
Information retrieval interaction and the undergraduate student at historically disadvantaged higher education institutions in the Western Cape, South Africa: a cognitive approach
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
Summary: Although South Africa has been a democracy since 1994, one of the key issues still facing the country is the development of skills in its people. There are still underlying problems that are quite prevalent in ...
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 ...
The application of bibliotherapy with primary school children in a violent society
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)
The problem upon which this study is based, is to determine the importance of bibliotherapy to children who are exposed to daily violence in society. Exposure to daily violence have detrimental consequences for these ...
Historical development of Islamic libraries internationally and in South Africa: A case study of the Islamic Library in Gatesville
(University of the Western Cape, 2003)
The purpose of this study was to examine the historical development of Islamic libraries internationally and in South Africa and to examine the Islamic Library in Gatesville as a case study to understand in which way ...
The management of indigenous knowledge in Swaziland, with specific reference to the Swaziland National Library Service (SNLS)
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
Indigenous knowledge systems (IKSs) have made positive contributions in agriculture; health care; medicine; food preparation and preservation; land use; education and a host of other activities in rural communities as well ...
Aspects of multi-skilling contributing to quality service provision within academic libraries
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)
The research project focuses on aspects of multi-skilling as utilized in academic libraries internationally which contributes to providing a quality service delivery. The researcher's extensive literature search, focuses ...
The impact of information and communications technology change on the management and operations of academic libraries
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of information and communications technology change on the management and operations of academic libraries. How academic libraries deal with this phenomenon and ...