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Language in Zambia
(International Africa Institute, 1978)Language in Zambia is part of a series of five country Studies that have been produced over the past few years. This effort at linguistic documentation has been perhaps the most important activity of the Survey of Language ... -
To the Bottom of the Heap: Educational Deprivation and its Social Implications in the Northwestern Province of Zambia, 1906-1945
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The urban housing problem for low income groups with special reference to the city of Lusaka: A social legal perspective
(The University of Zambia, 1989)This study is intended to contribute to the debate on the urban housing problem for low-income groups in Zambia. Low-cost housing has always been considered a difficult problem, even an insoluble one. The numbers of ... -
Evaluation of monorail haulage systems in metalliferous underground mining.
(2010-11-05)The decline is a major excavation in metalliferous mining since it provides the main means of access to the underground and serves as a haulage route for underground trucks. However, conventional mining of the decline to ... -
Development of a model plan for the application of information communication technologies in distance education at the University of Zambia
(2010-12-01)Although the University of Zambia had a strategic plan that advocated for the use of ICT in distance education and had acquired computers for this purpose, no effort had been made to develop a model for the application of ... -
An evaluation of National information policy proposals of selected African countries-Botswana,Ethiopia,Malawi,Tanzania,Uganda,and Zambia
(2010-12-01)The role that information plays sa an essential ingredient in the socio-economic development process of any society is now accepted in the developed as well as developing countries.For information to be useful in this ... -
Designing a computer-based circulation control system:with reference to the needs of the University of Zambia Library
(2010-12-01)In this study a case for the automation of circulation control is made.The philosophy of circulation control is presented.A circulation control model upon which various manual-based and computer-based systems are compared ... -
Problems of acquisition of library materials in the third world with reference to the University of Zambia library
(2010-12-01)In this work,an attempt is made to focus attention on some of the complicated problems which affect acquisitons of monographs and periodicals for use in libraries in the third world country,specific problems that are faced ... -
The response of Green Beans(Phaseoulus Vulgari)to varying application rates of Boron
(2010-12-02)Green Beans(Phaseoulus Vulgari) is a very important crop,feeding a large number of people in in the world.However,bean yields are low,hence many methods resulting in increased green bean yield maybe of great importance.Boron(B)is ... -
Rural Library Services in Zambia:their development and prospects
(2010-12-02)Libraries have a potential to contribute to rural development in developing countries.Their role as providers and facilitators for the use of information is an important element in rural development.This potential has not ... -
Delhi University and Jawaharlal Nehru University Libraries,India;and University of Zambia and Copperbelt University Libraries,Zambia:a Ccomparative study
(2010-12-06)This study examines the status in terms of general activities,facilities and services of four University of Libraries namely Delhi University and Jawaharlal Nehru University libraries in India,and University of Zambia and ... -
The Impact of Digital Divide on University Academic Staff and Students:A Comparative study between the University of Zambia and the University of Strathclyde
(2010-12-07)Access to electronic information is becoming more important in the modern information economy and yet developing countries like Zambia are far from putting policies in place to ensure that there is rapid information ... -
The Agroecology of Faidherbia Albida on the Tonga Plateau of Southern Zambia
(2010-12-07)Faidherbia Albida is a tree species indigeous to semi-arid regions of Africa that substantially increases maize(Zea mays)yields in its immediate vicinity.In southern province of Zambia,F.albida is widely used in indigeous ... -
The effect of ICTs on the accessibility of medical research Information by Medical Research Personnel in Zambia
(2010-12-08)This study aimed at assessing the effects of information Communication Technologies(ICTs)on the accessibility of medical research information by medical research personnel in Zambia.It was an explanatory study drawing both ... -
Business information provision:The case of TINET in Zambia
(2010-12-08)This study investigates the performance of the trade information Network(TINET)of the common market for eastern and southern Africa(COMESA).It discussed the operations of TINET and the services which it offers to meet the ... -
Library legislation in Zambia
(2010-12-08)This dissertation investigates and justifies the need for a public library law in Zambia to lay the foundation for the provision and development of public library services.The subject of library legislation is not new to ... -
Trends in Education for librarianship in the United States and Canada
(2010-12-09)This thesis analyzes the trends in education for librarianship in the United States and Canada,with particular emphasis on the period 1962-1985.Chapter one traces the origin of North American library education from the ... -
A Micro-Isis-Based Information System for Suporting Research in the Institute for African Studies,University of Zambia
(2010-12-09)The institute for African studies(IAS)is an interdisciplinary research unit in the University of Zambia.However,it operates as an independent entity.The institute undertakes research in the social sciences and the current ... -
Designing a Business Information Service-A proposal for Zambia
(2010-12-10)This thesis attempts to identify the role of LIDS,users of business information,sources of business information and goes on to suggest a nation wide business information service.The thesis begins with a general outline of ...
