Magister Library and Information Studies - MLIS: Recent submissions
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Exploring knowledge sharing and creation practices among a selection of library staff at the University of the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)The aim of this study was to determine whether or not knowledge was shared and created in the library of the University of the Western Cape (UWC). The study adopted the SECI model of Nonaka and Takeuchi (1995) as its ... -
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 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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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
(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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Educators' access, training and use of computer-based technology at selected primary schools in the Cape Town suburb of Athlone, Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2003)This research study determines designated primary school educator's use of computer technology for accomplishing teaching related tasks such as using the computer to create instructional material; administrative record ... -
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 ... -
Competencies required by South African, entry-level, library and information science graduates
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)This thesis identified competencies required by the South African, entry-level library and information science graduate. It took into account the development of the information society and resultant proliferation of ... -
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 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 ... -
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 ...