Browsing Faculty of Arts by Author "Hart, Genevieve"
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Academics' experience of and perceptions of the role of the academic library in research at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Kleinveldt, Lynn (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 challenges of digitising heritage collections in South Africa: a case study
Anderson, Stephen (UWC, 2013)This dissertation explores the organisational challenges for an archive which is attempting to digitise its collections. While technical, organisational and managerial challenges are discussed, this research focuses ... -
Evaluating an information literacy intervention for first year engineering students at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Davids, Marion (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 ... -
Factors in the establishment of institutional repositories: a case study of the Western Cape higher education institutions
Claassen, Jill Lynn (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 ... -
Filling the gap? A study of some South African teenage reader's responses to the Siyagruva series books at the Eersterivier public library in Cape Town
Mabuza, Peggy Dumisile (University of the Western Cape, 2005)The purpose of this study is to investigate responses to New Africa Book’s Siyagruva Series among six enthusiastic teenage readers (ages 10 -16), at Eersterivier Public Library in Cape Town. The series aims to provide a ... -
The impact of reduced hours on public library services in Cape Town: The case of Eersterivier Public Library
Thomas, Lorensia Valerie (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 ... -
An investigation into the professional status of public librarians in Cape Town
Ngaleka, Linda (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. ... -
Job satisfaction in a South African academic library
Mila, Nyameka (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 ... -
Knowledge management practices in the public sector in Botswana
Komanyane, Kelebogile (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 ... -
The role of public libraries in bridging the digital divide: a Cape Town case study
Khati, Patricia (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 use of multipurpose community telecentres and their services in Malawi: the case of Lupaso Community Telecentre
Kapondera, Selina Khumbo (University of the Western Cape, 2014)Telecentres in Malawi are being established to bridge the digital divide. Though the basic assumption is that once telecentres have been established many will adopt them, they are being used by a relatively small percentage ...