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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 ... -
Systematics of subtribe Anthosperminae and the generic affinities of Anthospermum L. and Nenax Gaertn. (Rubiaceae: Anthospermeae)
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)The last taxonomic treatment of the subtribe Anthosperminae Benth. (Rubiaceae, Rubioideae, Anthospermeae) was in 1986 by Puff., nevertheless, few attempts have been made to resolve the phylogeny and the inter- and ... -
The adoption of technology to enhance innovative user services at CALICO libraries, South Africa.
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)The study investigated the adoption of technology of libraries part of the Cape Library Consortium (CALICO) to enhance user services. Changes in information behaviour and learning styles have been noted in higher education. ... -
The use of information and communication technologies to disseminate information to users in public libraries: a case study of Nyanga, Brown's Farm and Crossroads public libraries
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)Information and communication technology (ICT) is foreign to a number of public libraries and those libraries that have a technology infrastructure in place, suffer from an under-utilization of the technology, owing to a ... -
The use of multipurpose community telecentres and their services in Malawi: the case of Lupaso Community Telecentre
(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 ... -
Use of social media as a marketing tool by the City of Cape Town Libraries
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Social media has become a popular tool adopted by libraries and play a major role in marketing library services, facilitating communication between libraries and staff, and assisting libraries in connecting with communities. ... -
Use of social media tools by library staff at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa and the National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe.
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)Academic libraries in the economically developed countries have taken the lead in adopting and appropriating various social media platforms to enhance services offered to their patrons. However, there are many unanswered ... -
The use of web 2.0 by students and lecturers at Mzuzu University, Malawi: the case of the Faculty of Information Science and Communications
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)The aim of the study was focused on investigating how Web 2.0 technologies are being utilised by students and lecturers to accomplish their learning and teaching activities in the Faculty of Information Science and ... -
The use of Web 2.0 technologies by Library and Information Science students at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)The purpose of this research was to investigate the use of Web 2.0 technologies by Library and Information Science (LIS) students at the University of the Western Cape (UWC). This research provided answers to the following ... -
User perspectives on the provision of virtual archives in the Western Cape archives and records service
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)In the digital era, archival records/resources in physical formats have been made available to a larger audience and received much more usage as a result of digitisation and remote accessibility. The use of technology ... -
Users' attitudes towards the library of the University of the Western Cape
(University of Western Cape, 2000)For any academic work at a university, students and staff are entirely dependent on the adequacy of the library. That is why the reason for the existence of university libraries is to provide essential study and reference ...