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LIS training and education in Zambia
(Innovation, 1994)The slow start and difficult progress of training and education for librarianship in Zambia before and since independence is described. Problems identified include, state control, luck of funds, shortage of qualified ... -
Short Communications: Internet in the Library; Potentials
(Archlib & Information services ltd, 1997-04)The internet has become one of the most important media of communication of our times. Its impact on information providers and seekers is tremendous. The library being one of the key players in the provision of information ... -
Library and Information Science Curricula in Zambia
(SAGE publications, 1999)While library and information science programmes in Zambia are relevant to the present needs of employers, there is a need to focus more on information technology and the use of non print media to enable graduates to ... -
Whither Africa in the Information Age?
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IT skills needs for collection development at the University of Botswana Library
(Emerald, 2003)The rapid and continuing evolution of information technology has occasioned large stocks of electronic resources in libraries and created pressure for both library professionals and users to continue learning in order to ... -
Nurturing Information and Communications Technology in Africa
(Humanities Research Forum, 2004-06-01)Information is a very important asset that must be managed in order to enhance its creation, sharing and application for the sustenance of society. This view arises from the globally accepted fact that information is an ... -
Modernization of Library and Information Services in Higher Education in Swaziland: strategic interventions, 2000/1-2005/6
(SAGE publications, 2007-01-01)This is a discussion of the implementation of the University of Swaziland (UNISWA)strategic plan 2000/1-2005/6.The goal of the article is to assess the impact of the information technology, policies,procedures, collaboration, ... -
Meeting collection development needs in resource poor settings: the University of Zambia Medical Library experience
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2008)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to take stock of the current state of information resources and approaches used to meet collection development needs at the University of Zambia Medical Library. Design/methodology/approach ... -
Managing digital information resources in Africa: Preserving the integrity of scholarship
(Elservier, 2009)Permanent access and storage of recorded knowledge resources have been the cornerstone of libraries for centuries. Preserving the integrity of scholarship is one of the greatest challenges facing librarians and information ... -
Information and communication: a library’s local response to HIV⁄AIDS in Zambia
(University of Zambia, 2009)Objective: To document and describe the University of Zambia Medical library’s responses to the fight against HIV ⁄AIDS in Zambia. Methods: The methodology adopted was a case study approach combined with an analysis of ... -
Zambia: The challenge of informing blind and deaf clients
(University of Zambia, 2009)HIV and AIDS in Zambia is a major public and social health issue that demands a multifaceted approach if it is to be tackled successfully. Government, nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) and communities are employing ... -
A Library Response to the Massification of Higher Education: The Case of the University of Zambia
(International Association of Universities, 2009-01-01)This paper looks at the challenges that libraries in Africa face in responding to massification of higher education by discussing the University of Zambia library’s response in library and information resources provision. ... -
Information provision to students using mobile phones: A case study of the University of Zambia Library
(Zambia Library Association, 2009-01-01)Provision of library and information services using mobile telephones is gaining popularity among library users worldwide. And some libraries have taken advantage of this technology in order to introduce new library services ... -
An Evaluation of Library Support Services for Distance Education Students at University of Zambia
(2010-09-20)Distance education is one of the most popular forms of education offered world wide to those students who have had no opportunity to enroll full time in various educational institutions including universities. Distance ... -
Promoting good governance through freedom of access to information and cersorship to information
(2011-03-01)Information providing institutions have a national role to play in promoting democracy and good governance in their countries by ensuring that there is effective free flow of information and knowledge between the government ... -
Institutional Repositories: A Gem for UNISWA
(Zambia Library Association Journal, 2012)The use of ICTs has brought about a paradigm shift in academic and commercial publishing industry. In last twenty years or so we have increasingly witnessed a shift from hard copy to electronic/digital publishing. Among ... -
Moodle Adoption at the University of Zambia: Opportunities and Challenges.
(Science Journal of Sociology & Anthropology, 2012)Using the Internet to enhance e-learning has become a trend in modern higher education institutes. E-learning systems are increasingly becoming an important part of the strategy for delivering online and flexible elearning. ... -
Information sources used by postgraduate students in Education: A Citation Analysis of Masters’ Dissertations
(University of Zambia, 2012)This study used citation analysis to establish the types of information resources used by education master's students in writing their dissertations at the University of Zambia. Four thousand seven hundred and twenty-two ... -
Usage of e-journals
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ACCESS TO AND USAGE OF PRINT SERIAL PUBLICATIONS IN THE UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA (UNZA) LIBRARY
(2014-05-21)Abstract This study set out to investigate factors that lead to less usage of serial resources in the University of Zambia Library. It embraced both qualitative and quantitative research methods. Questionnaires and ...
