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PERSPECTIVES ON THE ROLE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (ICTS) IN PROFESSIONAL WOMEN’S ACCESS TO DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION IN ZAMBIA
(Standing Conference of East, Central and Southern African Library and Information Associations, 2008-07)Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have the potential to provide the much-needed development information. In particular, ICTs can facilitate access to development information for professional women in order ... -
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and development information for professional women in Zambia
(Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, 2009)Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) can contribute to the development information needs of women in the developing world. While a number of studies have examined the relationship between gender and ICTs, few ... -
Records and Archives Legislation
(Association of Commonwealth Archivist and Records Managers, 2009)The importance of records and archives cannot be overemphasized. They document essential activities, decisions and evidence of government. Without records and archives, government can neither operate effectively and ... -
Using Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to provide information to fight poverty, diseases and ignorance among rural women in Zambia
(Zambia Library Association, 2010)In today’s information society, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) can be potentially used for provision of information to fight poverty, diseases and ignorance among rural women in Zambia. Even though much ... -
The need for information to enhance agricultural productivity of rural communities of Western Province of Zambia: Case of Litoya rural farmers
(Zambia Library Association, 2010)In order to attain national development, the role played by information in the process cannot be denied. In fact, information does not diminish if shared but rather improves the state of the one who receives it. Countries ... -
Integration of ICTs in education: The level at which ICT training should be introduced in Zambian education
(Zambia Library Association, 2011)The role that Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) play in every sector of the economy cannot be overemphasised. Be it in health, education, governance among other sectors of the economy. In today’s changing ... -
Archival Legislation and the Management of Public Sector Records in Zambia: A critical Review
(University of South Africa, 2011)Governments all over the world require comprehensive archival legislation ensure that records and archives are managed accordingly for effective running of the current operations of organisation as well as for posterity. ... -
Research on the management of records at the University of Zambia(UNZA)
(2011-02-18)The research discovers that maladministration of records(inefficiency and dishonest management of records) is rife at the University of Zambia (UNZA). For instance, 69.8% of the respondents admitted that there are incidents ... -
The functions and roles of college libraries in forming good teachers
(2011-03-17)The article looks at functions and roles that College libraries play in the formation of good teachers.The major roles discussed are provision of information to teachers and teaching reading and information literacy skills. -
Making bold and landmark decisions in education: introducing Telecentres for rural education in Zambia
(Zambia Library Association, 2012)Recognizing the government’s willingness to have most of its citizens educated with a view to foster national development, the purpose of this conceptual paper was to propose an approach that can be adopted to narrow the ... -
Information professionals as “hybrid managers” in the knowledge economy: A review from the Zambian perspective
(Zambia Library Association, 2012)The purpose of this conceptual paper was to highlight the need for information professionals to transform themselves into hybrids capable of performing various roles in the knowledge economy. The paper has highlighted ... -
The information needs and information seeking behaviours of persons with blindness and visual impairment in Lusaka, Zambia
(2012-05)This study was carried out to examine the information needs and information seeking behaviors of persons with blindness and visual impairment in Lusaka, Zambia. The study looked at the kinds of information persons with ... -
Meeting the training needs for knowledge and content management Specialists: Case study of Southern African Universities
(Standing Conference for Eastern, Central and Southern African Library and Information Association (SCECSAL), 2012-06)Information professionals have been in the information provision business for long period of time. Along the way, approaches to information provision have been dynamic owing to the advent of the knowledge era. As need to ... -
The role of records managers in the digital age: The Zambian experience
(2012-06)In the information society, records are generated in many forms including paper and electronic forms. In addition, technology is consistently being used to convert paper records into electronic format presenting a change ... -
Use of ICTs in education: a case study of selected urban based high schools in Lusaka, Zambia
(2012-06)This paper is based on a research that was conducted in seven high schools in Lusaka, Zambia on the utilisation of ICTs in education. Areas of ICT usage that were investigated included the use of ICTs in learning activities ... -
Digitisation: A panacea for increased access to historical information at the National Archives of Zambia
(2012-07)Digitization which is the process of converting analogy information into digital format is mostly meant to safeguard and ensure the preservation of the most valuable and perishable components of the archival information ... -
Meeting the information needs of scholars and students in the digital environment: Case study of Zambian private universities
(Zambia Library Association, 2012-08)The future of Africa and indeed Zambia depends on the development of its human capacity - the ability for citizens to develop and apply new ideas. Through education, individuals acquire the skills they need to provide for ... -
Information and knowledge: a panacea for food security among women in Chipata district: The case of Luangeni
(University of Zambia Press, 2012-10)Women play a critical role in food security. They are the backbone of the world’s agricultural labour force. Nearly half of the food grown all over the world is produced by women. In Zambia, women account for over sixty-five ... -
The practice and appreciation of Competitive Intelligence (CI) among corporations in Zambia
(University of Zambia Press, 2013)This paper sought to assess the extent to which Competitive Intelligence (CI) was being practiced and appreciated among corporations operating in Zambia. The survey research method was used. 50 corporations in this case ...
