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High-Level Colloquium on Information Literacy and Lifelong Learning
Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt - Report of Meeting
Breivik, Patricia
Byrne, Alex
Forest Horton, Woody
Ferreiro, Soledad
Boekhorst, Albert
Hassan, Helena
Ponjuan, Gloria
Lau, Jesús
Candy, Phil
B. Information use and sociology of information
Report of a Meeting
Sponsored by the United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), National Forum on Information Literacy (NFIL) and the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). The report is organized according to four primary areas related to Information Literacy: Education and Learning, Health and Human Services, Business and Economic Development, and Governance and Citizenship. It highlights recommendations for empowering citizens across the globe to be information literate. The report also describes numerous activities, strategies and approaches to promote cooperation between governments, NGOs, elements of the Civil Society, and international organizations, as well as opportunities for implementation and future plans.
The Report is prefaced by The Alexandria Proclamation, and consists of Dr. Patricia Senn Breivik’s summary of outcomes, “Prague and Alexandria: Steps Toward Social Inclusion,” and the acknowledgements in Part C. Part D, this executive summary, highlights the discussion and recommendations made by the meeting participants. Part E consists of the Recommendations formulated by the Colloquium participants. Part F, which consists of Appendices, including key speeches made by distinguished guests, a list of meeting participants, the programme agenda, and concludes with an edited transcript of the Colloquium proceedings to facilitate readers obtaining more detail on issues of particular concern to them.
Garner, Sarah
2006
Report
PeerReviewed
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Breivik, Patricia and Byrne, Alex and Forest Horton, Woody and Ferreiro, Soledad and Boekhorst, Albert and Hassan, Helena and Ponjuan, Gloria and Lau, Jesús and Candy, Phil High-Level Colloquium on Information Literacy and Lifelong Learning Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt - Report of Meeting., 2006 [Report]
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[Open Access: what does it mean for developing countries? - Roundtable]
Raseroka, Kay
B. Information use and sociology of information
24 January 2003 speech at the session "Le libre accès: quels enjeux pour les pays en développement" of the Conference "Open Access to Scientific and Technical Information: State of the Art and Future Trends" (Paris, 23-24 January 2003).
The textual version was published in "Information Services and Use", vol. 23 (2003), issue 2-3, p. 149-159.
2003
Presentation
PeerReviewed
audio/x-pn-realaudio
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http://eprints.rclis.org/4578/1/raseroka.ram
Raseroka, Kay [Open Access: what does it mean for developing countries? - Roundtable]., 2003 . In Open Access to Scientific and Technical Information: State of the Art and Future Trends, Paris, 23-24 January 2003. [Presentation]
oai:eprints.rclis.org:5419
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Open access in South Africa : preliminary results of a survey
De Beer, Jennifer A.
B. Information use and sociology of information
In May 2004 a survey, using a questionnaire instrument, was conducted in order to assess the level of awareness of, and investment in, certain defined areas of Open Access scholarly behaviour within the Computer -, Library -, Information Sciences, and Information Systems scholarly disciplines in South Africa. Preliminary descriptive survey results are presented for a subset of the survey questions asked. Results would indicate that a greater level of exploration of and investment in Open Access is required; and that a debate is needed within South Africa around scholarly communication, not just within libraries, but within academia.
These findings were presented at the OA Scholarly Communication Conference, hosted by the South African Site Licensing Initiative (SASLI) and the Open Society Institute (OSI).
2004
Presentation
PeerReviewed
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De Beer, Jennifer A. Open access in South Africa : preliminary results of a survey., 2004 . In SASLI & OSI Open Access Scholarly Communication Conference, Pretoria (South Africa), 29-30 July 2004. (Unpublished) [Presentation]
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South African academic library consortia : creating value together
Thomas, Gwenda
DD. Academic libraries.
FA. Co-operation.
The Souh African Academic Library Consortia has three phases: establishment of consortia - the power of connecting, consolidation and growth - creating value in the mind of the member, strategic leadership - creating value together.
The “high-road” to the future will be to Provide collective strategic leadership, to find research-centred solutions to common problems, to provide “incubators” for innovative projects / services, to motivate members to improve support for researchers, to assist to promote continuous improvement in member libraries, to facilitate strategic alliances and collaborative partnerships.
2004
Presentation
NonPeerReviewed
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Thomas, Gwenda South African academic library consortia : creating value together., 2004 . In 6th E-ICOLC (International Coalition of Library Consortia in Europe), Barcelona (Spain), 28th-30th October 2004. (Unpublished) [Presentation]
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The power of one : bridging the information gap in Africa
Sander, Hannie
FA. Co-operation.
DD. Academic libraries.
An overview about the consortia in South Africa
2004
Presentation
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
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http://eprints.rclis.org/5855/1/Veldsman.pdf
Sander, Hannie The power of one : bridging the information gap in Africa., 2004 . In 6th E-ICOLC (International Coalition of Library Consortia in Europe), Barcelona (Spain), 28th-30th October 2004. (Unpublished) [Presentation]
oai:eprints.rclis.org:5898
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Open Access scholarly communication in South Africa : a role for National Information Policy in the National System of Innovation
De Beer, Jennifer A.
ED. Intellectual property: author's rights, ownership, copyright, copyleft, open access.
BF. Information policy
South African science shows a decline in its global competitiveness in that its scholarly publication rate has not kept pace with that of other countries, both developed and developing. This, together with a decline in publication rate especially among junior South African scholars, suggests a structural problem in the South African national system of innovation. A declining publication rate indicates a problem of knowledge diffusion for South Africa, and hints at a possible knowledge generation problem. This thesis limits itself to the dynamics of knowledge diffusion with specific reference to Open Access scholarly communication. Open Access scholarly communication is an overt intervention regarding knowledge diffusion. The marginalisation of science in and of developing countries, leading to a state of knowledge imperialism and knowledge dependence, is addressed, and it is argued that knowledge diffusion and generation are at the heart of long-term economic growth.
This thesis has been structured around two core sections, a theoretical framework based in the literature, and empirical study. The central concepts of scholarly communication and Open Access, national information policy (NIP), and national system of innovation (NSI) are elaborated upon in the theoretical framework (Chapters 2 and 3). The empirical part of this study (Chapters 4 and 5) in turn consist of two parts. Both parts used the survey method, however the first part made use of a questionnaire instrument, and the second part made use of a structured record review. Both empirical studies were used to assess levels of activity and extent of adoption of Open Access within a defined South African scholarly community, one discipline-based, the other institution-based.
The aims of this study were two-fold: to assess levels of awareness of and investment in Open Access modes of scholarly communication within defined scholarly communities; and to create a benchmark document of South Africa’s involvement to date in various Open Access initiatives. The argument is made for the openness of scholarly systems, and furthermore that the disparate and uncoordinated nature of Open Access in South Africa needs a policy intervention. The policy intervention so identified would exist within an enabling policy environment and would be minimally disruptive to the South African science system. Said policy intervention would constitute a National Information Policy since it would address the storage, dissemination, and retrieval of scholarly research output.
This thesis recommends the amendment of the current statutory reporting mechanism - used by scholars to report and obtain publication rate subsidies – which would require that scholars make their research available via an Open Access mode of scholarly communication, and moreover, would require scholars to report on having done so.
2005
Thesis
NonPeerReviewed
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De Beer, Jennifer A. Open Access scholarly communication in South Africa : a role for National Information Policy in the National System of Innovation., 2005 MPhil thesis, Stellenbosch University (South Africa). [Thesis]
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Institutional Repositories workshop: IR policy matters
De Beer, Jennifer A.
BF. Information policy
HS. Repositories.
Presents an overview of types of policies, as well as guidelines on constructing own institutional policies to promote the establishment of Open Access Institutional Repositories.
2005
Presentation
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
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http://eprints.rclis.org/6333/1/DeBeerJennifer-IRworkshopMay2005.pdf
De Beer, Jennifer A. Institutional Repositories workshop: IR policy matters., 2005 . In SASLI (South African Site Licensing Initiative) Institutional Repositories workshop, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Pretoria, South Africa, 11-13 May 2005. (Unpublished) [Presentation]
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The Internet as an information conduit in developing countries: an investigation of World Wide Web usability among small and medium textile enterprises in Botswana
Mbambo, Buhle
Cronjé, Johannes C.
LS. Search engines.
LC. Internet, including WWW.
The Internet has been called the technology of the century because it is expected to reduce the development gap between developing countries and developed ones. This article examines the validity of that assertion. The researcher examines Internet use at two levels. The first level is the macrolevel of issues of Internet connectivity in developing countries and the second level is the microlevel of the usability of the World Wide Web (WWW) for information management in a developing country, Botswana. The two research methodologies of content analysis and case study were used for this study. The findings of this study are that entrepreneurs found a Website easy to use, but while there is a need for macropolicy to create national and global environments for using the Internet sustainable connection should not be universal, but should rather be based on the information management needs of a target population. Inherent infrastructural and socio-technical challenges should then be tackled as part of the effort to create a sustainable Internet usage.
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2002
Journal article (Paginated)
PeerReviewed
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Mbambo, Buhle and Cronjé, Johannes C. The Internet as an information conduit in developing countries: an investigation of World Wide Web usability among small and medium textile enterprises in Botswana. Aslib Proceedings, 2002, vol. 54, n. 4, pp. 251-259. [Journal article (Paginated)]
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Open Access scholarly communication in South Africa: current status, significance, and the role for National Information Policy in the National System of Innovation
De Beer, Jennifer A.
EZ. None of these, but in this section.
BA. Use and impact of information.
AC. Relationship of LIS with other fields .
GZ. None of these, but in this section.
BF. Information policy
HS. Repositories.
South African science shows a decline in its global competitiveness in that its scholarly publication rate has not kept pace with that of other countries, both developed and developing. This, together with a decline in publication rate especially among junior South African scholars, suggests a structural problem in the South African national system of innovation. A declining publication rate indicates a problem of knowledge diffusion for South Africa, and hints at a possible knowledge generation problem. This thesis limits itself to the dynamics of knowledge diffusion with specific reference to Open Access scholarly communication. Open Access scholarly communication is an overt intervention regarding knowledge diffusion. The marginalisation of science in and of developing countries, leading to a state of knowledge imperialism and knowledge dependence, is addressed, and it is argued that knowledge diffusion and generation are at the heart of long-term economic growth.
This thesis has been structured around two core sections, a theoretical framework based in the literature, and empirical study. The central concepts of scholarly communication and Open Access, national information policy (NIP), and national system of innovation (NSI) are elaborated upon in the theoretical framework (Chapters 2 and 3). The empirical part of this study (Chapters 4 and 5) in turn consist of two parts. Both parts used the survey method, however the first part made use of a questionnaire instrument, and the second part made use of a structured record review. Both empirical studies were used to assess levels of activity and extent of adoption of Open Access within a defined South African scholarly community, one discipline-based, the other institution-based.
The aims of this study were two-fold: to assess levels of awareness of and investment in Open Access modes of scholarly communication within defined scholarly communities; and to create a benchmark document of South Africa’s involvement to date in various Open Access initiatives. The argument is made for the openness of scholarly systems, and furthermore that the disparate and uncoordinated nature of Open Access in South Africa needs a policy intervention. The policy intervention so identified would exist within an enabling policy environment and would be minimally disruptive to the South African science system. Said policy intervention would constitute a National Information Policy since it would address the storage, dissemination, and retrieval of scholarly research output.
This thesis recommends the amendment of the current statutory reporting mechanism - used by scholars to report and obtain publication rate subsidies – which would require that scholars make their research available via an Open Access mode of scholarly communication, and moreover, would require scholars to report on having done so.
2005
Thesis
PeerReviewed
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De Beer, Jennifer A. Open Access scholarly communication in South Africa: current status, significance, and the role for National Information Policy in the National System of Innovation., 2005 Masters thesis thesis, Stellenbosch University, South Africa. [Thesis]
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Higher Education and ICT in the Information Society: A Case of the University of the Western Cape
Mlitwa, Nhlanhla Boyfriend
LZ. None of these, but in this section.
That universities can, and should play a key role in the development of an Information Society has become a critical theme within intelligentsia. This paper examines whether, and how the use of ICT for academic purposes in higher education institutions is contributing to the development of an Information Society in South Africa, as suggested by the National Plan on Higher Education. Efforts of the University of the Western Cape – to integrate ICT into teaching and learning are discussed and the motivations outlined. A recent document analyzing whether the motivations documented in institutional policies are being put into practice is used to show whether the institution is walking the talk. Finally, the vision of the institutional strategy is compared with the suggestions of the National Plan on what higher education institutions should do to contribute to the development of an Information Society. It is concluded that in terms of the working definition of IS used in this paper, and in terms of the outcomes of its investigation, that UWC’s efforts are in line with both the suggested objectives of a higher education system of the Green Paper on Higher Education of 1996, and do support the development of an Information Society as recommended by the National Plan on Higher Education.
De Cindio, Fiorella
Gurstein, Mike
Finquelievich, Susana
Erwin, Geoff
Day, Peter
Bytheway, Andy
Taylor, Wal
2005
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PeerReviewed
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Mlitwa, Nhlanhla Boyfriend Higher Education and ICT in the Information Society: A Case of the University of the Western Cape., 2005 . In Community Informatics Research Networks (CIRN), Cape Town (South Africa), 22-27 AUGUST 2005. (Unpublished) [Conference paper]
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Expectations and concerns of library staff before and after a merger
Swanepoel, Adriaan
FE. Personnel management.
This paper compares and discusses some of the main findings of two surveys to determine expectations and concerns of library staff before and after a merger. The findings showed that expectations and concerns that library staff members have before a merger do not necessarily disappear away after the merger has taken place. If left alone, expectations and concerns may change over time or it may even increase. In the light of the findings the author gives possible explanations to why some of the expectations and concerns changed over time in the absence of any deliberate intervention from library managers.
International Association of Technological University Libraries (IATUL)
2004
Conference paper
PeerReviewed
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Swanepoel, Adriaan Expectations and concerns of library staff before and after a merger., 2004 . In 25th IATUL Annual Conference, Krakow (Poland), 30 May - 3 June 2004. [Conference paper]
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Expanding (y)our field with E-LIS
De Beer, Jennifer A.
CD. User training, promotion, activities, education.
HS. Repositories.
Informative talk about and demonstration on E-LIS, forming part of a session on 'Expanding the LIS field' in a pre-conference workshop titled "Getting Published".
2005
Presentation
NonPeerReviewed
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De Beer, Jennifer A. Expanding (y)our field with E-LIS., 2005 . In Western Cape Higher Education Libraries Interest Group (WCHELIG) Winter Workshop: Getting published, Bellville (Cape Town), South Africa, 14 June 2005. (Unpublished) [Presentation]
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Demoprints hands-on exercise: aide memoire
De Beer, Jennifer A.
GI. Training.
HS. Repositories.
Handout for hands-on training exercise on the use of Demoprints http://demoprints.eprints.org
For use during Western Cape Higher Education Libraries Interest Group (WCHELIG) Winter workshop, 14 June 2005, Bellville (Cape Town), South Africa.
2005
Guide/Manual
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
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http://eprints.rclis.org/6415/1/DeBeerJADemoprintsHandson.pdf
De Beer, Jennifer A. Demoprints hands-on exercise: aide memoire., 2005 (Unpublished) [Guide/Manual]
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Implications of Convergence on the Regulatory Regime, e-Commerce, the Industry, and the Society at large in South Africa
Mlitwa, Nhlanhla Boyfriend
I. Information treatment for information services
Convergence in information communication technology is about real issues of technological innovations and change. It encompasses a combination of benefits and challenges, not only for the market, the industry, or technology sectors, but also for the regulatory regime and the society at large.
Technology convergence offers massive opportunities for the development of new services and the expansion of consumer choice. It certainly expands the overall information market, and is the catalyst for the next stage in the integration of the world economy. Even small business can market globally, thanks to the low cost of a World Wide Web site. Convergence enables a substantially higher capacity of traditionally distinct voice and data transmission services to be transported over similar networks and to use integrated consumer devices for purposes such as telephony, television or personal computing (PC).
2004
Thesis
PeerReviewed
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Mlitwa, Nhlanhla Boyfriend Implications of Convergence on the Regulatory Regime, e-Commerce, the Industry, and the Society at large in South Africa., 2004 Extensive research assignment for Certificate in Telecommunications Policy, Regulation & Management thesis, University of the Witwatersrand and bridges.org (South Africa). [Thesis]
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Internet access and use in reference services in higher education institutions in South Africa
Darries, Fatima
LC. Internet, including WWW.
This paper is based on part of a survey that investigated the impact of the Internet on reference services. An electronic survey was conducted using the Web and e-mail to distribute the questionnaire. The target population was the heads of reference services at large libraries and the directors at smaller libraries of the 36 higher education institutions in South Africa. The response rate to the questionnaire was 28 (30.4 %); two returned questionnaires were spoilt. The following results are therefore based on the 26 (28.2%) un-spoilt completed questionnaires. These results showed that all libraries surveyed have Internet access, and all but one provided access to their users. Librarians had access to the Internet for a longer period than their users. User Internet training tended to be on a one-to-one basis at the point-of-use. The majority of librarians had attended formal Internet training programmes. While the majority of libraries had Web sites, only a small number of librarians had individual pages that they updated and maintained. The majority of libraries provided electronic reference via e-mail and the library Web site, but these were characterised by low usage. Libraries lacked adequate computer facilities and, consequently, provided limited Internet access to students. Librarians have integrated the Internet as an information tool, but have not fully exploited what the Internet offers.
Library and Information Association of South Africa
2004
Journal article (Paginated)
PeerReviewed
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Darries, Fatima Internet access and use in reference services in higher education institutions in South Africa. South African Journal of Library and Information Science, 2004, vol. 70, n. 2, pp. 72-85. [Journal article (Paginated)]
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Global Perspectives on Higher Education & the Role of ICT
Mlitwa, Nhlanhla Boyfriend
LB. Computer networking.
This article was prepared for and delivered in the Cape Higher Education Consortium Workshop at the University of the Western Cape on the 8th of September. It discusses the global- but locally applicable perspectives of ICT for teaching and learning at tertiary level. It outlines predominant concepts, useful and misleading assumptions, as well as the underlying theoretical perspectives behind various levels of thinking about ICT in higher education. The lecturer offered a balanced theoretical background and a frame of reference for discussions of the day. The main point of the lecturer is that since technology is socially-embedded and context-based, that practitioners should be weary of perspectives that claim to offer “one size fits-all solutions” to every challenge. Instead of being driven by a technological hype, that we should be mindful of our genuine needs and related constraints in any given institutional context if an initiative is to be meaningful
2005
Other
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
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http://eprints.rclis.org/6716/1/Global_Perspective_on_Higher_Education_and_the_Role_of_ICT%E2%80%A6.pdf
Mlitwa, Nhlanhla Boyfriend Global Perspectives on Higher Education & the Role of ICT., 2005 UNSPECIFIED. (In Press) [Other]
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Arabic name authority in the online environment : options and implications
Speirs Plettner, Martha
IA. Cataloging, bibliographic control.
The article examines the efforts for incorporating non-Roman scripts, notably Arabic, in MARC bibliographic and authority records. Arabic name authority records have been handwritten using Arabic script and filed manually in book or card catalogs since the time that it was considered important to preserve this information. After the adoption of typewriters as tools in library cataloging departments, those who only had Latin script typewriters were forced into using transliteration schemes, a practice that has been criticized for compromising uniformity and accessibility.(Houissa) Later, typewriters fitted with Arabic character keys allowed authority cards to be typed in Arabic. There were also attempts to encode both Latin and Arabic scripts on cards—or in book catalogs, as the first dual-script name authorities; something that was encouraged by the catalog cards distributed between 1902 and 1997 by the Library of Congress.
IFLA
2003
Journal article (Paginated)
PeerReviewed
application/pdf
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Speirs Plettner, Martha Arabic name authority in the online environment : options and implications. International Cataloguing and Bibliographic Control, 2003, vol. 32, n. 2. [Journal article (Paginated)]
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E-LIS (and Open Access) in South Africa
De Beer, Jennifer A.
HS. Repositories.
The marginalisation of African scholarship in particular, and scholarship from developing countries in general, was regarded as a fait accompli in the pre-Internet era. Latterly, discussions on the digital divide notwithstanding, it is that African scholars may give exposure to their works via networked services such as E-LIS and other similar digital repositories. This paper will provide an update on efforts to promote E-LIS in South Africa, situated against the backdrop of more general efforts to promote Open Access initiatives in and across South Africa. Steps to introduce E-LIS across the African continent will also be briefly elaborated upon.
2005
Presentation
NonPeerReviewed
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De Beer, Jennifer A. E-LIS (and Open Access) in South Africa., 2005 . In First Workshop on Eprints in Library and Information Science, Geneva (Switzerland), 22 October 2005. (Unpublished) [Presentation]
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I, Librarian
Kruger, Hilda
L. Information technology and library technology
The fast and continuous technological change that is
characteristic of the information society we find ourselves
in has demonstrable impact on the way librarians go
about their business. This paper offers a scenario of technological
changes already in the pipeline and yet to come,
and how those changes will impact the role of librarians
in the future. One of the main concerns of this paper is
the continued relevance of information professionals as
infomediaries in our future society.
Library and Information Technology Association
2005
Journal article (Paginated)
PeerReviewed
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Kruger, Hilda I, Librarian. Information Technology and Libraries, 2005, vol. 24, n. 3, pp. 123-129. [Journal article (Paginated)]
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The case for open access publishing, with special reference to open access journals and their prospects in South Africa
Moller, Allison
ED. Intellectual property: author's rights, ownership, copyright, copyleft, open access.
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 research articles that has traditionally been controlled by the publishing enterprise that regulates access by means of
subscriptions and licences fees levied on users, predominantly academic libraries.
In presenting the case for open access publishing, the thesis explores the contemporary research environment, changing modes of knowledge production, the problems associated with the existing academic journal system, and the subsequent growth of the open access movement as an intervention to reclaim scientific communication. It highlights the ways in which open access better answers the
requirements of researchers, funders, governments, and society more broadly. Free access to publicly funded scientific research is more democratic and is necessary for
knowledge dissemination and production in a knowledge economy, particularly for developing countries such as South Africa. Attention is drawn to the ways that open
access intersects with the ethical norms guiding the practice of research, with the idea of information as a public good, and with other parallel initiatives that resist the enclosure of knowledge through excessive copyright legislation.
The study also closely interrogates the economic viability of open access journals, and shows how the ‘author pays’ model represents a reasonable approach, but by no means the only one available to publishers considering the transition to open access. Sections are also devoted to examining the impact potential of open access articles and the ways in which open access journals can achieve greater permanence.
The main research question centres on the feasibility of open access journals becoming widespread within the South African research system. The study presents the findings of an investigation undertaken to assess the current awareness,
concerns and depth of support for open access amongst South African stakeholders. Separate questionnaires were distributed to government departments, research councils, research funders, research managers within universities and a sample of published authors from biomedical fields.
The conclusion recommends proactive engagement by faculty librarians and organized advocacy on the part of LIASA to promote the cause of open access within South Africa. It further calls for government to mandate open access to publicly funded research as a more democratic, cost-effective and strategic intervention to promote South African science. The gains to be won are particularly relevant for present challenges: training a new generation of researchers and scholars, and stimulating knowledge production and its subsequent application to solve the
nation’s developmental needs.
2006
Thesis
PeerReviewed
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Moller, Allison The case for open access publishing, with special reference to open access journals and their prospects in South Africa., 2006 Masters thesis thesis, University of the Western Cape (South Africa). [Thesis]
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Research Collaborations and Scientific productivity among the Research Universities in South Africa
Jacobs, Daisy
Pichappan, P.
BA. Use and impact of information.
This study presents the share of 5 most productive South African institutions for the main stream scientific out put covering the 10 year periods of 1995-2004. This paper discusses the distribution of publications by institutions, Index of specialization, collaboration and pattern of co-authorship. The result shows that South African authors collaborate more frequently with international authors with a percentage of (73.99%) than did so for national collaboration which amount to (26.01%). This was confirmed statistically at the confidence level of P-value 0.025. A further non-parametric chi-square statistical analysis illustrated that there are significant differences in the proportion of co-authorship among the 5 institutions (p-value0.005).
2006
Conference paper
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Jacobs, Daisy and Pichappan, P. Research Collaborations and Scientific productivity among the Research Universities in South Africa., 2006 . In International Workshop on Webometrics, Informetrics and Scientometrics & Seventh COLLNET Meeting, Nancy (France), May 10 - 12, 2006. (Unpublished) [Conference paper]
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The copy/south dossier : issues in the economics, politics, and ideology of copyright in the global south
Story, Alan
Darch, Colin
Halbert, Debora
Mannan, Adam
Ngenda, Akalemwa
Busaniche, Beatriz
Nicholson, Denise
Heinz, Federico
De Beer, Jennifer A.
Mugambi, Norah
Smiers, Joost
Torres-Reyes, José Antonio
Triana Cordoví, Juan Publio
Liang, Lawrence
Stephan, Maud
Verzola, Roberto
Lemos, Ronaldo
Jha, Shishir Kumar
Muela-Meza, Zapopan Martín
Pereira de Souza, Carlos Affonso
Ndiaye, Papa Toumané
Yar, Majid
Hackett, Teresa
ED. Intellectual property: author's rights, ownership, copyright, copyleft, open access.
B. Information use and sociology of information
The aim of the dossier is to open up debate on the real impact of copyright laws affecting the people of the more than 150 developing countries in the Global South, many of whom have never read a book, have no access to the Internet and are facing an indeterminate future. The dossier highlights issues that are not only unique to the Global South, but also focuses on those issues that affect both sides of the North - South divide. This dossier is addressed to the general public, researchers, educators, librarians, activists, and organizations concerned about access to knowledge who want to learn more about the global role of copyright and, in particular, copyright's largely negative role in developing countries of the global South. In more than 50 articles totalling 215 pages, we, in the Copy/South Research Group, who have researched and debated these issues over the past 12 months, have tried to critically analyse and assess a wide range of copyright-related issues that impact on the daily lives (and future lives) of those who live in the global South.
Copy/South Research Group
Story, Alan
Darch, Colin
Halbert, Debora
2006
Book
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Story, Alan and Darch, Colin and Halbert, Debora and Mannan, Adam and Ngenda, Akalemwa and Busaniche, Beatriz and Nicholson, Denise and Heinz, Federico and De Beer, Jennifer A. and Mugambi, Norah and Smiers, Joost and Torres-Reyes, José Antonio and Triana Cordoví, Juan Publio and Liang, Lawrence and Stephan, Maud and Verzola, Roberto and Lemos, Ronaldo and Jha, Shishir Kumar and Muela-Meza, Zapopan Martín and Pereira de Souza, Carlos Affonso and Ndiaye, Papa Toumané and Yar, Majid and Hackett, Teresa . The copy/south dossier : issues in the economics, politics, and ideology of copyright in the global south., 2006 Copy/South Research Group. [Book]
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The nature and trends of agricultural research development in Africa : an informetric study
Ocholla, Dennis N.
Onyancha, Omwoyo Bosire
BB. Bibliometric methods
The study recognizes Agriculture as the mainstay activity of most economies in Africa and analyses research nature and trends in the discipline by using descriptive informetrics and focusing on seven indicators, by using the AGRICOLA and ISI-E databases from 1991 to 2005. We observed that research output in the discipline is much higher in South Africa and Kenya, and research collaboration is greater than non-collaborative research output and collaboration is less among African countries. The most popular research domains were found to exist in environmental science, soil science, plant/crop production and [agricultural] economics. Helpful conclusions and recommendations for an Agricultural policy, capacity and research orientation have been made.
2006
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Ocholla, Dennis N. and Onyancha, Omwoyo Bosire The nature and trends of agricultural research development in Africa : an informetric study., 2006 . In International Workshop on Webometrics, Informetrics and Scientometrics & Seventh COLLNET Meeting, Nancy (France), May 10 - 12, 2006. (Unpublished) [Conference paper]
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The economics of access to literature and information
Baker, Kim
ED. Intellectual property: author's rights, ownership, copyright, copyleft, open access.
BE. Information economics.
B. Information use and sociology of information
This paper will focus on the importance of cost and economics as a factor in access to information and literature. Both the broader macroeconomic context and the more focused microeconomic (South African) environment will be referred to. The following aspects will be explored:
- An examination of the assumption that the economic development of a nation is linked to the ability to access information;
- The cost of books in South Africa
- The advent of the electronic revolution and the many paradigm shifts that the Internet and electronic media have initiated and the effects on the publishing industry
- An examination of the “information as commodity” paradigm (linked to Copyright and Intellectual Property developments)
- Identification of innovative solutions to the access crisis, driven by those that adhere to the “Information for the social good” paradigm
- The effect that these solutions could have in the publishing industry in South Africa
National Library of South Africa
Ovens, Cora
2005
Conference paper
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Baker, Kim The economics of access to literature and information., 2005 . In Bibli, Centre for the Book, Cape Town, Bibliophilia 8 Africana Conference: From Papyrus to print-out - the book in Africa: yesterday, today and tomorrow. [Conference paper]
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Bridging the digital divide : working toward equity of access through document supply services in South Africa
Baker, Kim
JJ. Document delivery.
JK. Interlibrary loans.
DB. National libraries.
South Africa’s history presents unique challenges for librarians involved in document supply services in South Africa. The apartheid era left a legacy of unequally distributed resources, with some libraries being very well supported financially, while other libraries that were allocated to separately serve the black population of South Africa were atrociously under-resourced. Traditional Interlending services were one way to help bridge this gap. With the change in government, political and strategic priorities also changed, focusing on addressing and redressing this imbalance. However, at the same time, great advances were made globally with technological developments, and globalization occurred almost simultaneously. This left many of the strategic initiatives without funding, and many initiatives had to be re-thought to accommodate the global and technological changes.
In South Africa, Sabinet-Online led (and is still leading) the move towards digitization. As a private company, they are able to generate profits, and thus had the necessary resources to pioneer this digital revolution, while many state-funded institutions fell further behind, due to drastic budget cuts. Sabinet-Online have introduced ReQuest, which is an online Interlending module providing all functionality, including an electronic IFM (Interlending fees management) system. Most major educational, government and corporate libraries now use ReQuest to process their Interlending requests nationally. However, many smaller, under-resourced libraries, especially in rural and remote areas, are not able to afford Sabinet-Online’s subscription fees, and thus are finding that they are being left behind.
This paper gives a brief synopsis of the developments and current state of document supply in South Africa, then moves on to look at digitization in Africa as a whole, and the problems digitization poses for equity of access. Finally, it concludes by looking at ways in which document supply services can be utilized to bridge the digital divide, and ensure equal access to information for all.
National Library of Australia
2003
Conference paper
NonPeerReviewed
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Baker, Kim Bridging the digital divide : working toward equity of access through document supply services in South Africa., 2003 . In IFLA 8th Interlending and Document Supply International Conference, Canberra (Australia), 28 - 31 October 2003. [Conference paper]
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Open Access; South Africa; & Berlin4
De Beer, Jennifer A.
HN. e-journals.
HS. Repositories.
BG. Information dissemination and diffusion.
Presentation made to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, Rome, 3 May 2006. The talk provides an overview of Open Access terminology; an update to end-April 2006 on recent developments in Open Access in South Africa; as well as a brief overview of and recommended reading from the Berlin4 Open Access conference held in Potsdam, Germany, end-March 2006. Though presented at the FAO, the talk is not overtly geared to Open Access work in the Food and Agriculture domain.
2006
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De Beer, Jennifer A. Open Access; South Africa; & Berlin4., 2006 . In United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO of the UN), Rome, Italy, 3 May 2006. (Unpublished) [Presentation]
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Open Access in South Africa: progress report
De Beer, Jennifer A.
HN. e-journals.
BC. Information in society.
LC. Internet, including WWW.
HS. Repositories.
BG. Information dissemination and diffusion.
As scientific actor on the African continent, South Africa has a role to play in promoting and facilitating the roll-out of Open Access (OA) scholarly communication practices, in southern Africa, in sub-Saharan Africa, and across the continent. A 2004 study revealed the progress made in the Open Access arena in South Africa, and the present talk, taking the 2004 study as its base, provides an update on and overview of the more recent South African OA initiatives.
2006
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De Beer, Jennifer A. Open Access in South Africa: progress report., 2006 . In Berlin 4 Open Access - from Promise to Practice, Potsdam-Golm, Germany, 29-31 March, 2006. (Unpublished) [Presentation]
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'Mandate' is Not a Four-letter Word: Taking Open Access Scholarly Communication Forward
De Beer, Jennifer A.
JH. Digital preservation.
HL. Databases and database Networking.
HN. e-journals.
HP. e-resources.
B. Information use and sociology of information
HS. Repositories.
With increased awareness of, and in many cases, investment in, forms of Open Access scholarly communication, those within the scholarly arena cast about for the best way forward. Of the routes currently suggested, an Open Access mandate is mentioned as one way forward. Yet scholars frequently seem to bristle at the term 'mandate', seemingly opposed to such institutional or governmental intervention in their scholarly affairs. This paper argues, however, that mandating Open Access should not be the bugbear it is perceived to be, and that it is in fact a viable way forward in fomenting greater access to research output.
2005
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De Beer, Jennifer A. 'Mandate' is Not a Four-letter Word: Taking Open Access Scholarly Communication Forward., 2005 . In Strategies for Permanent Access to Scientific Information in Southern Africa, Pretoria, South Africa, 5-7 September, 2005. (Unpublished) [Presentation]
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Making the innovation case in Open Access scholarly communication
De Beer, Jennifer A.
AC. Relationship of LIS with other fields .
BF. Information policy
HZ. None of these, but in this section.
BG. Information dissemination and diffusion.
It seems almost unnecessary to have to elaborate additional reasons for the adoption of Open Access scholarly communication (OA sc) as manifested through Open Access journals and self-archiving practices. To those active within the OA arena, the case has been convincingly made, and current arguments merely need to be disseminated beyond the Library and Information Science (LIS) sphere. However, it is my contention that a convincing argument for OA sc needs to be launched from the Science Policy perspective if any government mandated pro-OA policy changes are to be effected. This paper, then, is an attempt at taking the OA discussion beyond the LIS arena and into the realm of Science and Innovation Policy. Using Innovation Theory as its theoretical framework, it is argued that Open Access scholarly communication can only serve to bolster Innovation Systems, be they national, regional, or sectoral. The case of South Africa is taken as an illustrative example, though the case can and will be generalised to beyond the South African science system. Making the case for OA within the context of Innovation is also of strategic import, since government policymakers frequently heed the advice of Science- and Innovation Policy researchers.
2005
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De Beer, Jennifer A. Making the innovation case in Open Access scholarly communication., 2005 . In CERN workshop on Innovations in Scholarly Communication (OAI4), Geneva (Switzerland), 20-22 October 2005. (Unpublished) [Presentation]
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The impact of the Internet on Reference services in Higher Education libraries in South Africa
Darries, Fatima
LC. Internet, including WWW.
Internet access has become an indicator of a country’s socio-economic status in the Information Society. Libraries of higher education institutions support the parent institutions’ objective to produce graduates able to function in this society. Consequently, the Web, the most popular part of the Internet, has become ubiquitous in reference services. This study investigates the impact of the Internet on reference services by exploring the following areas: user Internet access and training in the library, use and integration of the Internet as an information tool in reference services and the Internet training and knowledge of reference librarians.
An electronic survey was done using the Web and e-mail to distribute the questionnaire. The questionnaire was divided into six sections, and consisted of multi-choice answers with an open-ended question at the end of each section inviting further comments. The target population was the heads of reference services at large libraries and the directors at smaller libraries of the 36 higher education institutions in South Africa. Their e-mail addresses were obtained from the library or parent institutions’ Web sites. A total of 90 potential respondents were e-mailed and 26 responded, representing 19 institutions and yielding a low response rate of 29%. Low response rates are however, typical of electronic surveys. A total of eight reference librarians at two institutions in the Western Cape were interviewed, representing both a historically disadvantaged institution (HDI) and a historically advantaged institution (HAI), and a technikon and university library. The interviews were structured and consisted of mostly open-ended questions. The interviews lasted about an hour and were tape-recorded.
The results showed that all responding libraries have Internet access and all but one provided access to their users. On average, users have had Internet access for three and a half years. User Internet training tended to be on a one-to-one basis at the point-of-use. On average, reference librarians have had Internet access for five years. The majority of librarians have attended formal Internet training programmes. However, the librarians interviewed considered these to be introductory and gained the skills and knowledge by actual use and from colleagues. Librarians reported that the reference process took longer, that user search behaviour had changed and expectations had increased. While the majority of libraries had Web sites, only a small number of librarians had individual pages that they updated and maintained. The majority of libraries provided electronic reference via e-mail and the library Web site, but these are characterised by low usage. Finally, libraries tended to offer both end-user and intermediary searching to online databases. The study concluded, amongst others: that libraries lacked adequate computer facilities and consequently cannot provide optimal Internet access to students, and that librarians have integrated the Internet as an information tool but that libraries have not yet taken full advantage of what the Internet offers. The study recommends: that the bandwidth and number of student computer facilities be increased in libraries and that this problem be addressed at national government level, that libraries develop electronic reference as a core service, and that librarians increase their Internet and online instruction efforts by using e-mail, Web tutorials and virtual classrooms to reach more students.
2002
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Darries, Fatima The impact of the Internet on Reference services in Higher Education libraries in South Africa., 2002 Masters thesis, University of Cape Town (South Africa). [Thesis]
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The effect of litteracy on access to and utilization of agricultural information for household food security at Chirau communal lands in Zimbabwe.
Gundu, Moira
B. Information use and sociology of information
CA. Use studies.
The research sought to examine the effect of literacy on access to, and utilization of agricultural information for household food security at Chirau Communal lands in Zimbabwe. The study was influenced by the diffusion of innovations approach based on interviews, observation and document study. Selected female farmers from Chirau communal lands were respondents to the self administered interviews and focus group discussions. Representatives from, Agriculture Extension and the Ministry of Agriculture were key informants. Systematic Random sampling was used to select 100 female respondents from the age of 18 to above 80 from wards 1 to 10 of Chirau Rural District in Zimbabwe. Data was analyzed into themes and coded for statistical analysis using the SPSS.
The country is faced with food insecurity and the main findings of this study support the view that women play an active role in food production but their potential is limited by inadequate levels of literacy that affect the way they access and utilize resources for sustainable agriculture and household food security among other factors. This may be generalized to the situation of female farmers in Zimbabwe. Improved literacy competencies among the female farmers in Zimbabwe lends itself as one of the interventions that may assist in improving access to information and its effective utilization.. This calls decision-makers to boost literacy for women, develop available agricultural information resources and harness effort towards making them accessible. While interventions may be multi-sectored, the role of government is stressed in this report.
2009-11-29
Thesis
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Gundu, Moira The effect of litteracy on access to and utilization of agricultural information for household food security at Chirau communal lands in Zimbabwe., 2009 Masters thesis, UNiversity of Fort Hare, South Africa. [Thesis]
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Where we still need to succeed : keynote address
Dick, Archie L
AA. Library and information science as a field.
LIASA is preparing to celebrate its tenth anniversary in July 2007. As much, then, as this may be the time for some well-deserved congratulation – and this Colloquium theme is quite rightly about success stories – it is also time, however, to reflect on successes that still elude us. We need a list of what’s been accomplished to inspire us but we also need a to-do list of what’s still unfinished to spur us on to even greater success.
2006
Conference paper
NonPeerReviewed
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Dick, Archie L Where we still need to succeed : keynote address., 2006 . In LIASA WCHELIG Winter Colloquium : Collaboration for success, Cape Town (South Africa), 14 June 2006. (Unpublished) [Conference paper]
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Safegaurding Africa's Literary Heritage : timbuktu rare manuscripts project
Minicka, Mary
J. Technical services in libraries, archives, museum.
I would like to first set the context for this presentation: that is the place of Timbuktu – it is a city of legend and myth, as much as of actual history. The city of Timbuktu is located in modern-day West African country of Mali close to the river Niger at its northern-most bend, on the fringes of the Sahara desert. It is though that Timbuktu was founded some time around 1100 CE (Bovill 1958:88; Hunwick 2003:1;Saad 1983:4). The fortuitous placement of Timbuktu at the crossing of the Niger River and a major caravan route that continues to Marrakech (Morocco) in the north and swings towards the modern-day state of Sudan across the Sahara desert; as well as one of the major routes for pilgrimage to Mecca is surely a large part of the reason for its success as a centre of commerce – which brought with it both wealth and culture (Bovill 1958:105; De Villiers & Hirtle 2003:212; Saad 1983:6). Part of the legend of Timbuktu’s manuscripts is due to the reputed vast number of manuscripts to be found in Timbuktu; literature on the subject ascribe anything between one to five million manuscripts in Timbuktu and its immediate environs. Timbuktu’s most celebrated scholar, Ahmed Baba (1564-1627 CE) claimed that his personal library contained some 1 600 volumes (Hunwick 2003:3), and that his was the smallest library within his family. His family, the Aqit, were the leading scholarly family during the 16th century in Timbuktu. The 16th century traveller Leo Africanus, noted that books were the most valued among the various articles of trade and wrote that: “… hither are brought divers manuscripts or written books out of Barbary, which are sold for more money than any other merchandise.” (De Villiers & Hirtle 2003:212; Saad 1983:88). In addition scholars returning from pilgrimage further augmented Timbuktu’s manuscript collections over the centuries and study in other centres of Islamic learning, often copied by their own hands. Within Timbuktu there existed an active copying and scribal industry (Hunwick 2003:3) that ensured a continual production of manuscripts for the consumption of scholars, students and literate citizens.
2006
Conference paper
NonPeerReviewed
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Minicka, Mary Safegaurding Africa's Literary Heritage : timbuktu rare manuscripts project., 2006 . In LIASA WCHELIG Winter Colloquium : Collaboration for success, Cape Town (South Africa), 14 June 2006. (Unpublished) [Conference paper]
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Stratégie de veille technologique : l’Institut marocain de l’information scientifique et technique au service de l’industrie marocaine
Belmekki, Lamyae
Erhif, Hanane
BH. Information needs and information requirements analysis.
LP. Intelligent agents.
DI. Science libraries.
DJ. Technical libraries.
BG. Information dissemination and diffusion.
This article aims to retrace the technology watch strategy proposed to the Moroccan institute of scientific and technical information (IMIST) to serve the small and middle-sized exporters industries (SMI) of the food sector and of the textile, clothing and leather sector, situated in the region of the Big Casablanca. To elaborate this strategy, it was necessary to study the practice of the technological watch in the studied SMI and their needs of the scientific, technical and technological information (STTI). It was also useful to study some successful international experiences of technology watch and to analyze the literature produced in the same field. To reach our objectives, we have used the descriptive method used to study the needs of information. The research instrument used for the collection of data on the practice of the technological watch and on the needs in STTI was the questionnaire administrated directly to the industrials of the two sectors studied. A second questionnaire was sent to some international famous organisms of the technology watch. Visits were done to the institute of the scientific and technical information (INIST) and the agency of broadcasting of technological information (ADIT) in France. For the sectors studied, the investigation revealed that the SMI exporters studied suffer from conjectural and structural problems which hinder their development and affect their competitiveness. Although the SMI is conscious of the necessity to innovate, it asserts a lack of encouragement and assistance of the state so as to shift to the liberal economy. The study reveals that the technology watch practiced by the SMI consists essentially on sporadic and isolated actions done to resolve crises and to face rapid changes operated in its environment. All the SMI agree on the urgent need to receive the pertinent and reliable information in order to take right decisions.
2006
Preprint
NonPeerReviewed
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Belmekki, Lamyae and Erhif, Hanane Stratégie de veille technologique : l’Institut marocain de l’information scientifique et technique au service de l’industrie marocaine., 2006 [Preprint]
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Information and Communication Technology Policy in Academic and Research Libraries in Oyo and Ogun States, Nigeria
Utulu, Samuel C.
LH. Computer and network security.
BF. Information policy
The study adopted case study research methodology to evaluate ICT policy use in ten academic and research libraries in Oyo and Ogun States. Convenient sampling method was adopted. The finding showed that only six of the ten academic and research libraries have ICT policy, despite the fact that all of them have procured major ICT facilities. The study also revealed that the existing policies are comprehensive and adequate. However, it was also revealed that the libraries still face challenges in major areas like capital sharing, access, security, ethics, staffing, understanding users’ characteristics and need, procedures required for ICT use and benefit maximization.
2006
Preprint
NonPeerReviewed
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Utulu, Samuel C. Information and Communication Technology Policy in Academic and Research Libraries in Oyo and Ogun States, Nigeria., 2006 [Preprint]
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Role of libraries in the economic and industrial development
Ifidon, Sam E.
A. Theoretical and general aspects of libraries and information.
BE. Information economics.
G. Industry, profession and education.
DC. Public libraries.
Discusses the contribution of the libraries for the progress of education, commerce, industry and science and technology. Points out that unless educationists, business men, scientists and engineers can keep up with the fast–moving world, they and their countries have to act blindly or resign themselves to a situation in which they thoughtlessly ape their fellow civilized men without being able to check on veracity or falsity of what they are doing. The study examines the role played by public libraries in the development of technology advanced countries. On the basis of that, Nigerian situation is evaluated and suggestions for improvement are given.
New Delhi, Ess Ess Publications
Raman Nair, R.
1995
Book chapter
PeerReviewed
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Ifidon, Sam E. . Role of libraries in the economic and industrial development., 1995 In: Public Library Development. New Delhi, Ess Ess Publications, pp. 82-92. [Book chapter]
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University of Zambia Library as the National Reference Library of Zambia
Lungu, Charles B. M.
FA. Co-operation.
DF. Government libraries.
F. Management.
DB. National libraries.
BF. Information policy
Gives a historical outline of attempts for developing National Library in Zambia from the pre independence period when it was Northern Rhodesia. The study observes that no institution in the county could fulfill the responsibilities of national library even though governments built up huge collections. University of Zambia, National Council for Scientific Research, National Archives, etc are some organizations that merged large collections to form their libraries. Of this University of Zambia Library is later designated as National Reference Collection. So what has emerged in post independence Zambia is a proliferation of institutions performing selected functions of National Library. The study advocates a coordination of all these institutions to form an integrated national library system with a legal base. Observes that with the unique resources under its control University of Zambia Library is the apt institution to coordinate National Library System of the county. The need for Library Legislation in Zambia and library development plan for the country is discussed in detail.
New Delhi, Ess Ess Publications
Raman Nair, R.
1991
Book chapter
NonPeerReviewed
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Lungu, Charles B. M. . University of Zambia Library as the National Reference Library of Zambia., 1991 In: Academic Library Development. New Delhi, Ess Ess Publications, pp. 1-10. [Book chapter]
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Reprography in university libraries and copyright law
Aituff, Thomas A
EB. Printing, electronic publishing, broadcasting.
DD. Academic libraries.
ED. Intellectual property: author's rights, ownership, copyright, copyleft, open access.
Defines copyright and gives a bird’s eye view of the history of concerned legislation worldwide. Considers that copyright is the legal recognition of rights to control and benefit from works of authorship. Provisions of the law with special reference to Nigeria are discussed. Opines that Nigerian law is designed to encourage the creation and circulation of original works. Discusses the same in the context of reprography, which includes microcopy, photocopy duplicating and part printing. Makes a survey of the reprographic services provided by university libraries in Nigeria. Based on it the photo copying needs of teachers and students, and the extent to which relaxation in the Nigerian law permits fulfilling the needs in academic context are discussed. Makes necessary recommendations for the amendments to the law in the context of academic institutions as well as for the monitoring mechanisms to be installed to protect copyright.
New Delhi, Ess Ess Publications
Raman Nair, R.
1996
Book chapter
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Aituff, Thomas A . Reprography in university libraries and copyright law., 1996 In: Sustainable University Library Development. New Delhi, Ess Ess Publications, pp. 128-141. [Book chapter]
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Agricultural library and information development in Botswana : a profile
Gessesse, Kebede
FA. Co-operation.
A. Theoretical and general aspects of libraries and information.
F. Management.
DI. Science libraries.
Provides an overview of the agricultural library and information system development in a Sub–Saharan African country – Botswana. Points out the areas where regional cooperation in agricultural information work is essential among countries within the region. The study covers four agricultural libraries and one documentation and information center involved in agricultural development in Botswana - the libraries in the headquarters of Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture, National Veterinary Council and Botswana Agricultural College and the National Institute of Documentation and Research of the University of Botswana. The study points out that presently there is no cooperation among the libraries of the agricultural sector of Botswana even among those under the same Ministry. It makes proposals for development of collections relevant to the agro climatic region, introduction of current technologies for information management, training the manpower as well as for resource sharing and cooperation.
New Delhi, Ess Ess Publications
Rajasekharan, K.
Raman Nair, R.
1991
Book chapter
PeerReviewed
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Gessesse, Kebede . Agricultural library and information development in Botswana : a profile., 1991 In: Academic Library Development. New Delhi, Ess Ess Publications, pp. 31-34. [Book chapter]
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Never be silent : publishing & imperialism in Kenya, 1884-1963
Durrani, Shiraz
EC. Book selling.
EE. Intellectual freedom.
BC. Information in society.
EF. Censorship.
Social communications are central to any social struggle. There is a sizable body of literature from other countries on the use of oral medium, newspapers, books and other forms of communications being used as tools for organising against a powerful enemy, as a training ground for cadres and for clarifying and developing revolutionary theory, ideology, organisation and practice. All this ensures a greater unity among those resisting oppression and exploitation. Thus revolutionary and liberation forces of Bolsheviks in the Soviet Union, the Communist Party of China, and in Vietnam had developed theories and practices of revolutionary publishing as part of their revolutionary work. This has also been the case during anti-colonial and anti-imperialist struggles in Africa, but very little of this has been systematically documented as an aspect of revolutionary communications policy and practice. While the
colonial communications systems have been reasonably well documented, the resistance communication systems remain largely undocumented and ignored. This book is an initial attempt to document this dynamic communications process in Kenya with its external struggles against colonialism and its complex internal struggles with overlaying divisions of race and class, Kenyan and foreign peoples. The main theme emerging from this experience is that people struggling to change their society always find ways of establishing their own system of communicating with the people they lead
and by whom they are led. Their mission of revolution, of change, of peace, of social and economic justice requires that they should never be silent. This was well understood and practised by the liberation forces in Kenya. They
were never silent.
Vita Books
2006
Book
NonPeerReviewed
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Durrani, Shiraz . Never be silent : publishing & imperialism in Kenya, 1884-1963., 2006 Vita Books. [Book]
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Learning partnerships for the Information professional : coaching to accelerate development
Darries, Fatima
FE. Personnel management.
The Library, like any other organization, achieves its objectives by people doing their jobs properly. The success of a Library is largely dependant on the quality of the service provided by the frontline staff, namely, the staff that have direct contact with the library’s users. In order for the frontline staff to do their work properly, they need to be properly trained. However, training and development is not a once off event, but a continuous process. A great deal of learning takes place through on-the-job experience. The manager should therefore look for opportunities to enhance performance and development on the job. On the job coaching is an opportunity to create a one-on-one learning partnership for the purposes of further development and refining basic competencies of the learner.
Coaching is not to be confused with mentoring. For the purposes of this paper coaching is considered to be the deliberate acceleration of the enhancement and refinement of existing competencies of the learners to improve the performance of the learner in a particular position. Mentoring, on the other hand, deals with long term career development.
This paper is based on the practical experience of a learning partnership programme implemented in 2004 at the then Cape Technikon Libraries. The purpose of which was to support new encumbents, the learners, in particular positions by partnering them with experienced and knowledgeable librarians, the coaches. However, more importantly, the programme aimed at accelerating the professional development of the learners.
The paper will describe how the particular learning needs were identified and how the programme was custom designed for each learner. The vital part of such a learning partnership is that the learner should be paired with the right coach or coaches with the particular expertise that the learner requires. One would not necessarily find all of the expertise required in one coach. For this reason learners often had more than one coach. The selection of the coaches is therefore an important part of the development programme. The learners had regular feedback sessions with their coaches and the learner also had an opportunity to feedback to all role players on their own perception of their learning and the programme.
In some cases, particular learning experiences were created to facilitate more in-depth learning for particular competencies. However, in all instances these were developed with the learner and coach’s involvement.
Finally the programme was assessed by all the learners and coaches. The paper will pay particular attention to the critical evaluation of such programmes. Lastly the paper will identify key learning points and oversights of this particular programme and develop a checklist against which to plan, design, implement and assess further coaching programmes.
2005
Presentation
NonPeerReviewed
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Darries, Fatima Learning partnerships for the Information professional : coaching to accelerate development., 2005 . In 8th Annual LIASA Conference, Nelspruit, Limpopo (South Africa), 26-30 September 2005. (Unpublished) [Presentation]
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Schizophrenia vs evolution : the many roles of librarians: closing address
Darries, Fatima
G. Industry, profession and education.
Practicing librarians are highly skilled and have much experience and knowledge to share. As a result of technological change, we are challenged to update our skills and develop our knowledge constantly. We do so successfully despite predictions to the contrary. Librarians are indeed thriving in the Information Age.
2005
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NonPeerReviewed
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Darries, Fatima Schizophrenia vs evolution : the many roles of librarians: closing address., 2005 . In WCHELIG Winter Colloquium: Gems from the electronic coal face, Bellville Campus, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa, 15 June 2005. (Unpublished) [Presentation]
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LibQUAL+ in South Africa: a View from the South
Sales, Digby
DD. Academic libraries.
B. Information use and sociology of information
LibQUAL+ is a rigorously tested web-based survey developed by academics at Texas A & M University in collaboration with the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). It is designed to measure library users’ perceptions of the quality of collections, personal service, and facilities. Internationally, more than a million people at over 700 institutions have participated in LibQUAL+ since its launch in 2001. The University of Cape Town (UCT) was among 255 libraries around the world, and among the first six in Africa, to conduct the survey last year. The huge dataset of standardized survey information produced by so many participants over the past half-decade has enabled LibQUAL+ to establish international norms for library service quality. By taking part in the survey, UCT Libraries could compare its performance against these norms as well as to the performance of chosen peer institutions in South Africa (SA) and abroad.
Libraries Unlimited
Steinle, Kim
Bernhardt, Beth R.
Daniels, Tim
Strauch, Katina P.
2006
Conference paper
NonPeerReviewed
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Sales, Digby LibQUAL+ in South Africa: a View from the South., 2006 . In 26th Annual Charleston Conference, Charleston (US), 3-8 November 2006. [Conference paper]
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Webometric Ranking and Nigerian Private Universities: A Case Study of Bells University of Technology, Ota
Utulu, Samuel C.
BB. Bibliometric methods
BG. Information dissemination and diffusion.
The Case study research method was adopted to evaluate the possible chances of Bells University of Technology, Ota, Nigeria, in Cybermetric Research Group’s webometric ranking. Observation, questionnaire and webometric analysis using Google Search Engine was adopted as methods of data collection. The sampled academics comprised those that had spent at least six months as academic staff of the University. Therefore, 30 academics comprised the sample population. Only 4 of them had disengaged while 26 are still in the services of the University. It was, however discovered that the University’s academic staff composition was made up of mostly young academic staff. It was also revealed that the University’s website domain name needs to be assessed and changed to suit the required domain name for universities. It was observed that the University’s Internet facilities were very reliable, and that research and publication activities in the University were encouraging. A good number of the respondents own PCs and Laptops and were also aware of the importance of the web to research, and as such make significant use of the web for their research and publications. The article concludes that the University possess high prospect of ranking top in webometric ranking in the future.
2007
Report
NonPeerReviewed
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Utulu, Samuel C. Webometric Ranking and Nigerian Private Universities: A Case Study of Bells University of Technology, Ota., 2007 (Unpublished) [Report]
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Stratégie de veille technologique pour l’Institut marocain de l’information scientifique et technique
Belmekki, Lamyae
Erhif, Hanane
Essadaoui, Mohammed
Idsaleh, Mohammed
BH. Information needs and information requirements analysis.
LP. Intelligent agents.
DI. Science libraries.
DJ. Technical libraries.
BG. Information dissemination and diffusion.
This article aims to retrace the technology watch strategy proposed to the Moroccan institute of scientific and technical information (IMIST) to serve the small and middle-sized exporters industries (SMI) of the food sector and of the textile, clothing and leather sector, situated in the region of the Big Casablanca. To elaborate this strategy, it was necessary to study the practice of the technological watch in the studied SMI and their needs of the scientific, technical and technological information (STTI). It was also useful to study some successful international experiences of technology watch and to analyze the literature produced in the same field. To reach our objectives, we have used the descriptive method used to study the needs of information. The research instrument used for the collection of data on the practice of the technological watch and on the needs in STTI was the questionnaire administrated directly to the industrials of the two sectors studied. A second questionnaire was sent to some international famous organisms of the technology watch. Visits were done to the institute of the scientific and technical information (INIST) and the agency of broadcasting of technological information (ADIT) in France. For the sectors studied, the investigation revealed that the SMI exporters studied suffer from conjectural and structural problems which hinder their development and affect their competitiveness. Although the SMI is conscious of the necessity to innovate, it asserts a lack of encouragement and assistance of the state so as to shift to the liberal economy. The study reveals that the technology watch practiced by the SMI consists essentially on sporadic and isolated actions done to resolve crises and to face rapid changes operated in its environment. All the SMI agree on the urgent need to receive the pertinent and reliable information in order to take right decisions.
2006
Preprint
NonPeerReviewed
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Belmekki, Lamyae and Erhif, Hanane and Essadaoui, Mohammed and Idsaleh, Mohammed Stratégie de veille technologique pour l’Institut marocain de l’information scientifique et technique., 2006 [Preprint]
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Open Content, Open Access and Open Source?
Amory, Alan M
Dubbeld, Catherine
Peters, Dale P
HS. Repositories.
JH. Digital preservation.
EE. Intellectual freedom.
Higher education institutions have been subjected to two different phases of commodification, in the conversion of intellectual activity into intellectual capital, and in the conversion of instruction itself into commercially viable proprietary products that can be owned and bought and sold in the market.
Despite the onslaught of neo-commodification, the scholarly processes of research, teaching and learning are today mostly “born digital”, and exist only in electronic format. Electronic communication presents a growing challenge for the scholarly community to develop new organisational, technical and economic models that address the limitations on access typical of the print information environment.
In this paper we will briefly look at a number of issues related to the functions of a university (teaching and learning on the one side and research on the other) that threaten the sustainability and growth of scholarship.
University of KwaZulu Natal
2004
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Amory, Alan M and Dubbeld, Catherine and Peters, Dale P Open Content, Open Access and Open Source? Ingede: Journal of African Scholarship, 2004, vol. 1, n. 2. [Journal article (Unpaginated)]
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Information and communication technologies: opportunities and challenges for national and university libraries in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa
Chisenga, Justin
DD. Academic libraries.
L. Information technology and library technology
LQ. Library automation systems.
DB. National libraries.
Organizations, including governments, in the world today are taking advantage of the many opportunities provided by modern Information and communication technologies (ICTs). To libraries, ICTs present an opportunity to provide value-added information services and access to a wide variety of digital-based information resources to their clients. Further, libraries are also using modern ICTs to automate their core functions, implement efficient and effective library cooperation and resource sharing networks, implement management information systems, develop institutional repositories of digital local content, and digital libraries; and initiate ICT-based capacity building programmes for library staff and information literacy programmes for library users. However, for most libraries in sub-Saharan Africa, including the SCANUL-ECS region, use of ICTs is largely restricted to traditional library automation, i.e. replacing manual operations by computerised methods. Innovative use of information and communication technologies in libraries is not widespread and it is made difficult, if not impossible, by several challenges or constraints, including lack of funds to sustain the ICT infrastructure, inability by librarians/libraries to keep up with the pace of developments in ICTs, inadequate ICT facilities in the libraries, lack of staff with appropriate skills to manage ICTs both at the strategic and operational levels, absence of institutional policies and strategies to support and guide the use of ICTs, and lack of adequate knowledge and skills to manage digital information resources and to deal with issues relating to copyright intellectual property rights in a digital information environment.
2006
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Chisenga, Justin Information and communication technologies: opportunities and challenges for national and university libraries in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa., 2006 . In Standing Conference of African National and University Libraries of Eastern, Central and Southern Africa, Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), 9 – 10 July 2006. (Unpublished) [Conference paper]
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South African responses to Open Access publishing: a survey of the research community
Fullard, Allison
BG. Information dissemination and diffusion.
Open access publishing offers wide benefits to the scholarly community and may also afford relief to financially embattled academic libraries. The progress of the open access model rests upon the acceptance and validation of open access journals and open archives or institutional repositories by the academic mainstream, particularly by publishing researchers. To what extent are the key actors in the South African research system aware of the advantages of open access? This article reports on the findings of a recent survey undertaken to assess the current awareness, concerns and depth of support for open access amongst local researchers, research managers and policy makers in South Africa. The study focuses on issues of quality, article or author charges and the established academic reward system. It concludes that within the prevailing framework, there is little prospect that academics would choose to publish within open access
journals. Recommendations for advocacy by the library community are proposed.
2007
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Fullard, Allison South African responses to Open Access publishing: a survey of the research community. South African Journal of Library and Information Science, 2007, vol. 73, n. 1, pp. 40-50. [Journal article (Paginated)]
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Libraries, literacy and poverty reduction: a key to African development
Mchombu, Kingo
Cadbury, Nicola
D. Libraries as physical collections.
BC. Information in society.
CE. Literacy.
The role that libraries in Africa could play in reducing poverty has not been sufficiently recognised and hence the necessary policy developments and investment in the library network have not yet been made. Policy makers and donors, recognising the link between poverty reduction and literacy, have given centre stage to textbooks in policies to increase literacy and student achievement levels. Yet textbooks are the beginning of the solution, not the complete answer. Libraries sustain literacy and do so on a reuse basis providing a costeffective means of support for a whole community of readers who seek information for tackling their own problems. This paper, written by a respected and experienced African educator and librarian, points the way ahead for Africa with affordable and achievable library strategies to enable the poorest communities to participate in their own development. [report archived with permission of both authors]
2006
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Mchombu, Kingo and Cadbury, Nicola Libraries, literacy and poverty reduction: a key to African development., 2006 [Report]
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Document retrieval Enhancement for researchers
Boujdad Mkadem, Abdel Hamid
BG. Information dissemination and diffusion.
This paper presents a report of an investigation of contemporary software tools that assist the information seekers and users; it also presents a document and information management system based on existing software. This system is intended for research purposes at personal and group level. It should make searching, managing and retrieving documents more complete than they are compared with other document retrieval systems. All this in a given situation: students and researchers dealing with PDF documents downloaded from electronic journals collections.
2006
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Boujdad Mkadem, Abdel Hamid Document retrieval Enhancement for researchers., 2006 [Preprint]
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The Use of Faculty Opinion for Collection Evaluation at Redeemer’s University (RUN) Library, Nigeria
Oseghale, Osagie
DD. Academic libraries.
The Survey research design was adopted. 70 academic staff participated in the study. Questionnaire was use for data collection. Data collected were analyzed and results summarized using charts and tables. Findings showed that majority of academic staff occasionally find relevant information materials in the collection and the information materials they find are current and sufficiently reflective of the curriculum of teaching courses at Redeemer’s university (RUN) Nigeria. It showed that the collection is effective and strong in Subject, reference and virtual library but poor in physical journals collection. The study revealed that library users judge the quality of a collection by the extent to which it can meet their teaching, learning and research requirements It therefore recommended that collection development librarians should consider, in consultation with academic colleagues, what the library can and should provide, and how this balance will relate to teaching, learning and research needs of users.
2007
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Oseghale, Osagie The Use of Faculty Opinion for Collection Evaluation at Redeemer’s University (RUN) Library, Nigeria., 2007 (Unpublished) [Preprint]
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La production scientifique diffusée dans la revue Al Awamia : une analyse de citations
Bachr, Ahmed Abdelilah
BB. Bibliometric methods
The agronomic literature diffused in Al Awamia journal can be studied bibliometrically by using the technique of citiation analysis. This important journal publishes the whole results of research undertaken by the National Institute of the Agronomic Research (Morocco). The references cited in the articles of the journal are studied in order to determine, on the one hand, the principal sources of information of the most productive authors by using the model of Bradford and, on the other hand, some characteristics of these sources (support typology and age).
ESI
2005
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Bachr, Ahmed Abdelilah La production scientifique diffusée dans la revue Al Awamia : une analyse de citations. RESI : Revue de l'Ecole des Sciences de l'Information, 2005, n. 15, pp. 9-22. [Journal article (Paginated)]
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Un analisis bibliométrico de la visibilidad internacional de los investigadores universitarios marroquíes
Bachr, Ahmed Abdelilah
BB. Bibliometric methods
During the 1991-1998 period, the Institute for Scientific Information indizó, in the Science Citation Index, exactly 4014 scientific works in which there was at least one author affiliated to a Moroccan university. In this paper we study the university production in exact sciences, analyzing particularly, the aspect of international visibility of Morocco scholars. It seems that the scientific production is very irregular demonstrating the nonexistence of a clear scientific policy. Another phenomenon is that the youngest universities are more dynamic and contribute better to the international diffusion of the Moroccan scientific research. The physics and chemistry are the most visible scientific fields contributing respectively to 31% and 29% of the spread Moroccan production in the SCI.
ESI - Rabat, Maroc
2002
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Bachr, Ahmed Abdelilah Un analisis bibliométrico de la visibilidad internacional de los investigadores universitarios marroquíes. RESI : Revue de l'Ecole des Sciences de l'Information, 2002, n. 12, pp. 41-57. [Journal article (Paginated)]
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El dossier copia/sur: problemas económicos, políticos, e ideológicos del copyright (derecho de autor) en el sur global
Story, Alan
Darch, Colin
Halbert, Debora
Mannan, Adam
Ngenda, Akalemwa
Busaniche, Beatriz
Nicholson, Denise
Heinz, Federico
De Beer, Jennifer A.
Mugambi, Norah
Smiers, Joost
Torres-Reyes, José Antonio
Triana Cordoví, Juan Publio
Liang, Lawrence
Stephan, Maud
Verzola, Roberto
Lemos, Ronaldo
Jha, Shishir Kumar
Muela-Meza, Zapopan Martín
Pereira de Souza, Carlos Affonso
Ndiaye, Papa Toumané
Yar, Majid
Hackett, Teresa
La-Rosa, Jumersi
Research Group, Copy/South
ED. Intellectual property: author's rights, ownership, copyright, copyleft, open access.
B. Information use and sociology of information
In 2005, a group of scholars and activists, mostly from the global South, created the Copy/South Research Group to analyse, criticise, and confront the oppressive nature of current global copyright regimes, such as those
defended by the World Intellectual Property Organisation, and similar ones around the globe. In May 2006, 22 of us, including 15 people from the global South, published THE COPY/SOUTH DOSSIER: Issues in the economics, politics, and ideology of copyright in the global South.
The aim of the Dossier was to open up a critical and radical debate on the real impact of copyright laws and how they affect the daily lives of people living in more than 150 developing countries of the global South. We also highlighted issues that are not unique to the Global South, but also affect both sides of the North-South divide. This publication of more than 50 articles was addressed to researchers, educators, librarians, musicians, activists, organizations concerned about access to knowledge, and all of those who want to learn more about the oppressive global role of copyright laws and, in particular, their largely negative role in the developing countries of the global South.
Given the democratic objectives of the Copy/South Research Group, the Dossier was not restricted by copyright. Therefore, it has been accessed openly and freely in both electronic and paper formats by thousands of readers from around the world in English. But English is not spoken by all citizens in the global South. With this in mind, the entire 200-page Dossier was translated into Spanish in late 2007 by an enthusiastic team of voluntary translators from Argentina, Bolivia, Cuba, Mexico, Spain, and Venezuela.
As for this Spanish version, made with the support of the Intellectual Property Automous Service (SAPI), from the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, we must acknowledge the prior SAPI's General Director Eduardo Samán for promoting the making of this translation. Besides the general revision of Gerardo Cárdenas and his labor as main translator, some other volunteers translated or revised important sections of the Spanish edition: María Jesús
Morillo (Spain), Oscar Pérez Peña and Gilda Gil (Cuba), Edgardo Civallero (Argentina) and Rafael Carreño (Venezuela), who coordinated the process of translation in 2007. Also it is worth to mention the additional colaboration of Ana Lía López (Bolivia), Richard Castro, Rafael Bellota and Carmen Chirinos (Venezuela), Zapopan Muela and Gonzalo Lara (Mexico), and Lilian Álvarez (Cuba).
But what is still more extraordinary about this Spanish translation is that it was completely coordinated and edited by the Servicio Autonomo de la Propiedad Intelectual (SAPI) of the democratic government of the Venezuelan Bolivarian Republic. The Dossier provides “useful material to introduce this topic to teachers and students” and does a good job of “summarizing a complex and conflicting situation” for developing countries, Jumersi La Rosa, SAPI’s new director, said last week in announcing the release of the Spanish edition. She has written a special
new introduction for the Spanish-language edition.
The Copy South Research Group is very pleased that the radical message of resistance found in the Dossier can now be read by thousands of Spanish-language speakers who are questioning the current copyright regime and who hopefully will be ignited by the ideas in the Dossier to take up
the fight against oppressive regimes based on copyright.
You can get a copy of the Dossier in Spanish and English by downloading it, free of charge, at http://www.copysouth.org . We also still have a limited number of printed and bound copies of the English-language version of the Dossier. If you would to be mailed a copy of the English-language version, which contains eight posters, send us an e-mail (contact@copysouth.org) and include your full postal details. COPY/SOUTH RESEARCH GROUP, 28 April 2008.
Copy/South Research Group
Halbert, Debora
Carreño, Rafael
Servicio Autónomo de la Propiedad Intellectual, República Bolivariana de Venezuela
Story, Alan
Darch, Colin
2008
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Story, Alan and Darch, Colin and Halbert, Debora and Mannan, Adam and Ngenda, Akalemwa and Busaniche, Beatriz and Nicholson, Denise and Heinz, Federico and De Beer, Jennifer A. and Mugambi, Norah and Smiers, Joost and Torres-Reyes, José Antonio and Triana Cordoví, Juan Publio and Liang, Lawrence and Stephan, Maud and Verzola, Roberto and Lemos, Ronaldo and Jha, Shishir Kumar and Muela-Meza, Zapopan Martín and Pereira de Souza, Carlos Affonso and Ndiaye, Papa Toumané and Yar, Majid and Hackett, Teresa and La-Rosa, Jumersi and Research Group, Copy/South . El dossier copia/sur: problemas económicos, políticos, e ideológicos del copyright (derecho de autor) en el sur global., 2008 Copy/South Research Group. [Book]
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Provision of Online Information Services in Nigerian Academic Libraries
Gbaje, Ezra Shiloba
DD. Academic libraries.
LC. Internet, including WWW.
The digital age has brought about a completely different way of providing library services resulting to the development of new services. Qualitative research method was used in this study to examine the online services Nigerian academic libraries provide to their patrons. A purposive sampling technique was used to collect data from ten academic universities through an online survey and analyzed using percentage. The study revealed that the shortage of web technologies skilled librarians, poor information technology infrastructure and high cost of equipment has hindered the Nigerian academic libraries from providing online information services. This study also highlights the advantages of online information services and assist Nigerian academic libraries provide better online library services to the growing online patrons.
Nigerian Library Association
2007
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Gbaje, Ezra Shiloba Provision of Online Information Services in Nigerian Academic Libraries. Nigerian Libraries : Journal of Nigerian Library Association, 2007, vol. 40. [Journal article (Paginated)]
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Implementing a National Virtual Library for Higher Institutions in Nigeria
Gbaje, Ezra Shiloba
IZ. None of these, but in this section.
DZ. None of these, but in this section.
The Virtual Library provides access to tools such as databases, electronic journals, alerting services, online reference tools, and quality-selected web resources that improve the quality of teaching and research. Unfortunately various virtual library initiatives in Nigeria within the past six years have remained a mirage. This desk study examined the national library virtual project initiatives and identifies the challenges of its implementation within the Nigerian context. Misconceptions of what constitute a virtual library, unavailability of the basic information infrastructure, poor policy implementation and lack of web technologies skilled digital/systems librarians have been identified as some of the challenges in the implementation of the national Virtual Library Project. The study also highlights the process of building a virtual library, collection development, acquisition and access of electronic resources in the virtual library, which are the basic skills required for the deployment and sustainability of the national virtual library.
Libres
2007
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Gbaje, Ezra Shiloba Implementing a National Virtual Library for Higher Institutions in Nigeria. Libres : Library and Information Science Research Electronic Journal, 2007, vol. 17, n. 2, pp. 1-15. [Journal article (Paginated)]
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¿Debemos tomarnos en serio la desintermediación?
Fourie, Ina
BH. Information needs and information requirements analysis.
GI. Training.
G. Industry, profession and education.
BG. Information dissemination and diffusion.
Bibliographic review about citation analysis of research publications as a method for study information needs and use by research users of libraries. Once compared the local citation analysis studies from the works of potential users of a library against the citation studies from the bibliography in the international or national data bases, the review takes account of the different document sources for the local citation analysis studies. As an indirect method for user and information use studies is an efficient unobtrusive method, that allow to collect information at a level of detail not available through other methodsThe implications of disintermediation for librarians and information specialists (intermediaries) can be experienced as either a threat or a challenge, depending on how the issue is viewed. The different ways in which information specialist can react to disintermediation are discussed. Although most of these are viable, none addresses all implications of desintermediation. A holistic approach to desintermediation is therefore proposed, in which the situation of the intermediary is viewed within the wider society. The following aspects should be analyzed with regard to their effect on desintermediation: changes in the society at large, the availability of information services. The specific end-users and the information specialist involved should also be analyzed. With this approach it will be found that the effects of desintermediation will vary according to the particular situations. To prepare information specialists for the effects of desintermediation, their training should also be adapted accordingly.
Translation of: The electronic Library, vol. 17, nº 1, January 1999, by Tomás Saorín Pérez.
Servicio de Publicaciones, Universidad de Murcia (Spain)
2001
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Fourie, Ina ¿Debemos tomarnos en serio la desintermediación? Anales de Documentación, 2001, vol. 4, pp. 267-282. [Journal article (Paginated)]
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University libraries in a changing environment: experiences and the way forward in the new e-learning environment in Zimbabwe
Chiparausha, Blessing
Sithole, Nevermore
LC. Internet, including WWW.
The paper looks at the reasons prompting academic librarians to embrace e-learning and the benefits that can be derived from using electronic information services. The authors came up with some suggestions that academic librarians can positively participate in e-learning by providing and advocating for the use of electronic books and journals, promoting the open access initiative, imparting information literacy skills, providing selective dissemination of information and document delivery services and establishing and promoting the use of institutional repositories. The paper ends by giving recommendations on how society can get ahead with e-learning by involving academic librarians in the development nexus.
Africa University
2008
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Chiparausha, Blessing and Sithole, Nevermore University libraries in a changing environment: experiences and the way forward in the new e-learning environment in Zimbabwe., 2008 . In Inaugural Africa University National E-learning Symposium, Mutare (Zimbabwe), 14 March 2008. (Unpublished) [Conference paper]
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Library information services in the digital age
Mayega, Stephen
IG. Information presentation: hypertext, hypermedia.
Library information services are a key element in libraries since the ancient times. Their vital role is increasingly becoming a measure of the library’s contribution to the transformation and development of a society and the nation at large. The use of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) has caused a transformation in the users’ perception from what is being hosted in the library to how and when services are rendered to fulfill their requests. Consequently, libraries are becoming less important for the material they collect or house. Instead, their importance is being measured in respect to the fulfillment of the users’ requests. The movement of material from publishers and hosting them for "just in case" some users will need them is being replaced by delivering materials from publishers “just in time” to answer the user’s needs. However, this transformation has brought a challenge in the field of library information services of dealing with the ever-increasing complexity of information, differentiating useful information from mis-information, and upholding the rising needs expectations of the users. This paper will discuss the available technological opportunities that can be used by the library information services in addressing such challenges.
Gamukama, Elly
2008-10-20
Conference paper
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Mayega, Stephen Library information services in the digital age., 2008 . In Fourth Shanghai International Library Forum (SILF 2008), Shanghai (China), 20-22 October 2008. [Conference paper]
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The Web of Knowledge and Google Scholar: non-Western countries occurring in the byline versus country top level domain queries
Stimulate 8 Group, The
BG. Information dissemination and diffusion.
LC. Internet, including WWW.
BB. Bibliometric methods
This investigation illustrates differences between data available in professional databases such as the Web of Knowledge and data that are freely available on the Internet via Google Scholar. Our findings seem to indicate that, in general non-Western countries are better represented in the Web of Science than in Google Scholar. Through our results we illustrate one aspect of the digital divide between Western countries and other ones, in particular developing countries.
2009-01-20
Preprint
NonPeerReviewed
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Stimulate 8 Group, The The Web of Knowledge and Google Scholar: non-Western countries occurring in the byline versus country top level domain queries., 2009 [Preprint]
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Open Access Publishing: the emerging opportunity for wider dissemination of scholarly output
Dulle, FW
E. Publishing and legal issues.
The purpose of this paper is to create awareness on the part of researchers and the scholarly community at large regarding the new publishing opportunity for dissemination of their research findings. It highlight on limitations of the current business model of scholarly publishing in dissemination of scientific information as the main cause for the emergence of open access. The paper introduces open access: a means of free availability of scholarly content on the Internet, permitting any user to read, download, copy, distribute, print or use them for any other lawful purpose, without financial, legal, or technical barriers other than those inseparable from gaining access to the Internet itself. Open access journals and self-arching as the two main approaches of open access publishing are highlighted. Compares adoption of open access between developed and developing countries. The paper further presents preliminary findings on the awareness, usage as well as researchers’ general perspectives about open access scholarly communication in Tanzanian public universities. The overall results of the study indicate that many researchers use open access to access scholarly content and generally support the new mode of scholarly communication.
2008-10-30
Conference paper
NonPeerReviewed
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Dulle, FW Open Access Publishing: the emerging opportunity for wider dissemination of scholarly output., 2008 . In PANTIL Annual Research Workshop, Dodoma (Tanzania), 06-09 October, 2008. (Unpublished) [Conference paper]
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Digitizing old manuscripts in Morocco: A history research issue
Boujdad Mkadem, Abdelhamid
Nieuwenhuysen, Paul
JG. Digitization.
The aim of this paper is to study the information needs of researchers via the analysis of their attitude towards an old manuscripts digitization project. This study is necessary in order to lay the foundations of a real digitisation project destined to safeguard and preserve invaluable collections of manuscripts all over Morocco. This study is based on a survey conducted using a questionnaire distributed to a sample of students and researchers in the field of history in the University of Abdelmalek Essaadi, Tetouan/Tangier. The study shows that at a first glance a digital library of manuscripts does not seem to be very interesting for them. Many factors affect their awareness of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), availability of physical access to real collections and the fact the many of the collection holders are themselves historians and represent a great help for them.
2008-10-31
Conference paper
NonPeerReviewed
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Boujdad Mkadem, Abdelhamid and Nieuwenhuysen, Paul Digitizing old manuscripts in Morocco: A history research issue., 2008 . In 17th annual BOBCATSSS symposium (Bobcatsss 2009), Porto (Portugal), 28-30 January 2009. (Unpublished) [Conference paper]
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Proceedings Transborder Library Forum 2007 : bridging the digital divide : crossing all borders = Memorias Foro Transfronterizo de Bibliotecas 2007 : cerrando la brecha digital : cruzando todas las fronteras
B. Information use and sociology of information
C. Users, literacy and reading.
L. Information technology and library technology
It is with great pleasure that we present this edition of the Proceedings of the Transborder Library Forum (Foro). The 2007 Transborder Library Forum was held at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona in February, 2007. We are pleased that there will be both a print edition and an online edition. Editing has been kept to a minimum to preserve the intent of the author in the language the paper was presented. The theme for the 2007 Foro was Bridging the Digital Divide. Topics ranged from international copyright issues to getting information to students in widely dispersed communities with little or no infrastructure except the Internet. While most attendees and speakers were from the USA and Mexico, we also had some from Uganda, Kenya, Hungary, and the West Indies.
Arizona State University Libraries
LaFaro, Lydia E.
Mueller-Alexander, Jeanette M.
González, Rosa
2009-02-20
Other
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UNSPECIFIED Proceedings Transborder Library Forum 2007 : bridging the digital divide : crossing all borders = Memorias Foro Transfronterizo de Bibliotecas 2007 : cerrando la brecha digital : cruzando todas las fronteras., 2009 Arizona State University Libraries. [Other]
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The Role of Open Access in Fostering Knowledge Sharing and Collaboration in Ethiopia : a case study
Alemu, Getaneh Agegn
E. Publishing and legal issues.
BG. Information dissemination and diffusion.
L. Information technology and library technology
Only science, technology and research would alleviate the intertwined social and economic challenges of developing nations such as Ethiopia. This study adopts a qualitative approach and uses the case study method. Fourteen researchers and librarians were interviewed in four organizations in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This study reveals that the current scholarly communication system in Ethiopia is faced with technological and social challenges. Open access is undoubtedly a viable alternative to Ethiopia. It is viable because it has been proved so in many developing countries. Ethiopian universities and research institutions should adopt open access policies and strategies that would improve the access and dissemination of scientific research results. A concerted effort is required from administrators, librarians, researchers, funding agencies and government to implement and fully harness open access in Ethiopia.
2009-05-14
Preprint
NonPeerReviewed
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Alemu, Getaneh Agegn The Role of Open Access in Fostering Knowledge Sharing and Collaboration in Ethiopia : a case study., 2009 [Preprint]
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E-LIS: Eprints in Library and Information Science
Darries, Fatima
CD. User training, promotion, activities, education.
HS. Repositories.
The literature abounds with information on Open Access. Librarians rally to the cause as part of our responsibility of providing access to information. But what are librarians doing to further the cause of Open Access in their own discipline?
E-LIS, short for Eprints in Library and Information Science, aims to further the Open Access philosophy by making available papers in LIS and related fields. It is a free-access international repository and archive, in line with the Free Online Scholaship movement (FOS) and the Eprints movement. E-LIS was originally founded by Jose’Manuel Barrueco, Antonella De Robbio, Thomas Krichel and Imma Subirats Coll in 2003. E-LIS relies on the voluntary work of individuals from a wide range of backgrounds.
2009-09
Presentation
NonPeerReviewed
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Darries, Fatima E-LIS: Eprints in Library and Information Science., 2009 . In 11th Annual LIASA Conference : Library and Information Services on the move, Bloemfontein, South Africa, 28 September to 2 October 2009. (Unpublished) [Presentation]
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E-LIS : A global repository for Librarians by Librarians
Darries, Fatima
CD. User training, promotion, activities, education.
HS. Repositories.
E-LIS is an acronym for Eprints in Library and Information Science. It is an international open archive for electronic preprints of scientific papers in the library and information science. It is accessible to anyone with Internet access at http://eprints.rclis.org
LIASA
2009-03
Newspaper/magazine article
NonPeerReviewed
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Darries, Fatima E-LIS : A global repository for Librarians by Librarians., 2009 [Newspaper/magazine article]
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Impact of the Internet on reference services in higher education libraries in SA
Darries, Fatima
IJ. Reference work.
LC. Internet, including WWW.
HP. e-resources.
Internet access has become an indicator of a country’s socio-economic status in the Information Society. Libraries of higher education institutions support the parent institutions’ objective to produce graduates able to function in this society. Consequently, the Web, the most popular part of the Internet, has become ubiquitous in reference services. This study investigates the impact of the Internet on reference services by exploring the following areas: user Internet access and training in the library, use and integration of the Internet as an information tool in reference services and the Internet training and knowledge of reference librarians. An electronic survey was done using the Web and e-mail to distribute the questionnaire. The questionnaire was divided into six sections, and consisted of multi-choice answers with an open-ended question at the end of each section inviting further comments. The target population was the heads of reference services at large libraries and the directors at smaller libraries of the 36 higher education institutions in South Africa. Their e-mail addresses were obtained from the library or parent institutions’ Web sites. A total of 90 potential respondents were e-mailed and 26 responded, representing 19 institutions and yielding a low response rate of 29%. Low response rates are however, typical of electronic surveys. A total of eight reference librarians at two institutions in the Western Cape were interviewed, representing both a historically disadvantaged institution (HDI) and a historically advantaged institution (HAI), and a technikon and university library. The interviews were structured and consisted of mostly open-ended questions. The interviews lasted about an hour and were tape-recorded. The results showed that all responding libraries have Internet access and all but one provided access to their users. On average, users have had Internet access for three and a half years. User Internet training tended to be on a one-to-one basis at the point-of-use. On average, reference librarians have had Internet access for five years. The majority of librarians have attended formal Internet training programmes. However, the librarians interviewed considered these to be introductory and gained the skills and knowledge by actual use and from colleagues. Librarians reported that the reference process took longer, that user search behaviour had changed and expectations had increased. While the majority of libraries had Web sites, only a small number of librarians had individual pages that they updated and maintained. The majority of libraries provided electronic reference via e-mail and the library Web site, but these are characterised by low usage. Finally, libraries tended to offer both end-user and intermediary searching to online databases. The study concluded, amongst others: that libraries lacked adequate computer facilities and consequently cannot provide optimal Internet access to students, and that librarians have integrated the Internet as an information tool but that libraries have not yet taken full advantage of what the Internet offers. The study recommends: that the bandwidth and number of student computer facilities be increased in libraries and that this problem be addressed at national government level, that libraries develop electronic reference as a core service, and that librarians increase their Internet and online instruction efforts by using e-mail, Web tutorials and virtual classrooms to reach more students.
2002-12
Presentation
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Darries, Fatima Impact of the Internet on reference services in higher education libraries in SA., 2002 . In Cape Technikon Library Staff Seminar, Cape Technikon Library, December 2002. (Unpublished) [Presentation]
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The Book Industry In National Development: Nigerian Perspectives
Mohammed, Zakari
AA. Library and information science as a field.
The paper examines the concept of national development within the Nigerian perspectives and the problems associated with its national development. The role of education in national development were highlighted followed by the place of publishing and book trade in the promotion and support of knowledge acquisition and dissemination as basis for national development in all spheres of life. The need for the application of ICTs to publishing and book trade in Nigeria was proposed. It concludes that the Nigerian publishers need to fully utilize the ICTs so that they can cope with the development challenges of the 21st century Nigeria.
Department of Library and Information Science, Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria
2001-01
Journal article (Paginated)
NonPeerReviewed
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Mohammed, Zakari The Book Industry In National Development: Nigerian Perspectives. Samaru Journal of Information Studies, 2001, vol. Vol.1, n. 1, pp. 27-34. [Journal article (Paginated)]
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The 5-year synchronous impact factor for large Journal Citation Reports (JCR) subject areas
The STIMULATE 9, Group
BB. Bibliometric methods
Using the largest JCR Thomson Reuters subject areas it is shown that the two-year and the five-year impact factor of journals lead statistically to the same ranking per category. This observation holds for top journals as well as lower level journals. Yet in a majority of cases the 5-year impact factor is larger than the 2-year one. A special case was observed in which one article influenced macro statistics of a whole journal subject category.
Cybermetrics Lab of the National Research Council (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
2009
Journal article (Unpaginated)
PeerReviewed
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The STIMULATE 9, Group The 5-year synchronous impact factor for large Journal Citation Reports (JCR) subject areas. Cybermetrics: International Journal of Scientometrics, Informetrics and Bibliometrics, 2009, vol. 13, n. 1. [Journal article (Unpaginated)]
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Librarians and Open Access: the case of E-LIS
Darries, Fatima
GZ. None of these, but in this section.
HS. Repositories.
The literature abounds with information on Open Access. Librarians rally to the cause as part of our responsibility of providing access to information. But what are librarians doing to further the cause of Open Access in their own discipline?
E-LIS, short for Eprints in Library and Information Science, aims to further the Open Access philosophy by making available papers in LIS and related fields. It is a free-access international repository and archive, in line with the Free Online Scholaship movement (FOS) and the Eprints movement. E-LIS was originally founded by Jose’Manuel Barrueco, Antonella De Robbio, Thomas Krichel and Imma Subirats Coll in 2003. E-LIS relies on the voluntary work of individuals from a wide range of backgrounds.
There are 64 editors from 42 countries across the world. The country editors for South Africa is Fatima Darries and Wynand van der Walt.
The purpose of the E-LIS archive is to make full texts documents visible, accessible, harvestable, searchable and useable by any potential user with access to the Internet. Librarians can search and archive their own publications and presentations in E-LIS free of charge.
E-LIS puts at the disposal of the LIS community not only metadata, but also full text documents which are freely visible, searchable, accessible, retrievable and using the full potential of the Internet.
E-LIS is for librarians and its librarians who use it thereby improving knowledge of the building and management of open archives, working practically in the field within the framework of Open Digital Libraries. It provides a platform to test and see how an open archive works and what its capabilities are.
Not only does it promote open archives in various disciplinary environments, but also create a valid and credible model in our own discipline for the building of a world LIS archive. E-LIS promotes self-archiving in LIS (not only in E-LIS) and offer an open archive to authors without acces to an institutional repository. And to those who do have an institutional repository it offers the added advantage of an archive that is discipline specific to LIS and increases the visibility for authors in a global respository.
E-LIS allows for the establish of a base for communal work between librarians information technology professionals, and to enhance the Open Access movement
E-LIS is the first international e-server in this subject area and resulted from the RCLIS (Research in Computing, Library and Information Science) project and the DoIS (Documents in Information Science), promoted by the Spanish Ministry of Culture and hosted by AEPIC team on machines of the Italian Consorzio Interuniversitario Lombardo per Elaborazione Automatica (CILEA).
There are currently more than 9000 e-prints (research, articles and presentations) in the E-LIS archive. Having established its reputation as a credible repository, it is now also a source of information and has several, although basic, search options.
2010-05-17
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Darries, Fatima Librarians and Open Access: the case of E-LIS., 2010 . In The Future is Now: new roles and relationships for academic libraries, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa, 17-18 May 2010. (Unpublished) [Presentation]
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Blogging by South African academic librarians: a preliminary survey
Dunlop, Janine
L. Information technology and library technology
Blogging in South African academic libraries is a relatively new phenomenon. At the time of writing, 28 blogs had been authored by South african academic librarians. A study was conducted of these blogs to establish who these bloggers are and why they are blogging. Several have an experimental air to them. Not all the blogs studied are active and not all have a clear aim or idea of who their audience should be. The most effective blogs seem to be those that invite comments and provide commentary on posts, rather than disabling comments and merely providing links to articles or information.
2009-12
Journal article (Paginated)
PeerReviewed
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Dunlop, Janine Blogging by South African academic librarians: a preliminary survey. Innovation: journal of appropriate librarianship and information work in Southern Africa, 2009, vol. 39, pp. 34-42. [Journal article (Paginated)]
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The impact of the level of literacy on access to information by urban black women in Zimbabwe: the case of Kariba town
Gundu, Moira
B. Information use and sociology of information
C. Users, literacy and reading.
This report lays out the findings of an investigation undertaken to determine the impact of literacy on access to information by urban black women in Zimbabwe. Kariba, a small town located at the Zimbabwe’s North-eastern boarder with Zambia was used as the study site.
Document study supported by interviews and observations were used as methods of data collection. Key informants and selected women were respondents for the self administered interviews and focus group discussions. Representatives, each from, the local Catholic Church, the local clinic and the Department of Social welfare were the key informants. The Central Statistics Office in Zimbabwe was approached to get national statistics on women, literacy and development while the National Library of Zimbabwe (NLZ) provided data on the country’s information policy and the general nature of information provision.
Snowball sampling was used to select a sample of 40 women between the ages of 18 and 60 drawn from the various residential areas of Kariba. Data collected was analyzed into themes and coded for statistical analysis using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS)
The results of this study may be generalized to the ecumenical information situation of urban black women in Zimbabwe. Findings show that the women in Zimbabwe experience information needs have limited access to information sources due to inappropriate levels of literacy, inter-alia other factors. This leaves the urban black woman uninformed or with inadequate information that she may not access or process due to insufficient levels of literacy. The study established that the major reasons for seeking information for the urban black woman in Zimbabwe are meeting personal and family needs. Areas of interest include education, health, childcare, politics, security, consumer issues and income generating projects.
There is need to develop an information gateway characterized by accessibility and flexibility, which will be of real value to a women user community in Zimbabwe. Women’s access to education and information should be enhanced. This calls decision-makers to develop strategies for action to boost literacy for women, manage available information resources and harness effort towards making them accessible particularly to the urban black women in Zimbabwe. While interventions may be multi-sectoral, the role of government is stressed in this report.
2006-12-15
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Gundu, Moira The impact of the level of literacy on access to information by urban black women in Zimbabwe: the case of Kariba town., 2006 UNSPECIFIED. (Unpublished) [Other]
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Emotional labour in librarianship: an unpublished case study and postscript
Sandham, Mark
Steinberg, Carola
GE. Staff.
CB. User studies.
University students are increasingly disregarding library rules, leading to emotionally demanding rule-enforcement in library reading rooms. A librarian at the University of the Witwatersrand kept a record of the incidents that evoked his emotions during twelve episodes of rule-enforcement. He then interviewed ten other librarians with regard to rule-enforcement. The investigation confirmed that misbehaviour is widespread and that where librarians oppose this with rule-enforcement they perform much emotional labour. Nonetheless, the majority of librarians claimed it did not affect their job satisfaction seriously.
2010-02-10
Report
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Sandham, Mark and Steinberg, Carola Emotional labour in librarianship: an unpublished case study and postscript., 2010 (Unpublished) [Report]
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Wiki's for collaborative authoring
Darries, Fatima
G. Industry, profession and education.
GI. Training.
Education theories promote engaging student where they are at in the online environment. The proliferation of what is referred to as Web 2.0 tools provide such an opportunity for academic libraries. To engage students where they are in the online environment. This introduction provides an overview of the tools Wetpaint as an example of collaborative writing and development of a website. Authors in the online environment use creative commons licensing.
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Darries, Fatima Wiki's for collaborative authoring., 2010 . In Tswane University of Technology Web 2.0 Library Workshop, TUT Pretoria Campus, Pretoria, South Africa, 9 June 2010. (Unpublished) [Presentation]
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Web 2.0 and Libraries 2.0: an introduction
Darries, Fatima
LZ. None of these, but in this section.
IG. Information presentation: hypertext, hypermedia.
Education theories promote engaging student where they are at in the online environment. The proliferation of what is referred to as Web 2.0 tools provide such an opportunity for academic libraries. To engage students where they are in the online environment. This introduction provides an overview of the tools and what such library services may look like.
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Darries, Fatima Web 2.0 and Libraries 2.0: an introduction., 2010 . In Tswane University of Technology Web 2.0 Workshop, Pretoria, South Africa, 9 June 2010. (Unpublished) [Presentation]
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Sharing Videos on Youtube
Darries, Fatima
GI. Training.
L. Information technology and library technology
Education theories promote engaging student where they are at in the online environment. The proliferation of what is referred to as Web 2.0 tools provide such an opportunity for academic libraries. To engage students where they are in the online environment. This introduction looks at Youtube and how it may be used in academic libraries.
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Darries, Fatima Sharing Videos on Youtube., 2010 . In Tswane University of Technology Web 2.0 Library Workshop, TUT Pretoria Campus, Pretoria, South Africa, 9 June 2010. (Unpublished) [Presentation]
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Sharing media on Slideshare and E-LIS
Darries, Fatima
GI. Training.
L. Information technology and library technology
Education theories promote engaging student where they are at in the online environment. The proliferation of what is referred to as Web 2.0 tools provide such an opportunity for academic libraries, i.e.to engage students where they are in the online environment. This introduction looks at Slideshare as a tool to render slides amongst others available online, and E-LIS as an archive for librarian in an subject specific and professional environment.
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Darries, Fatima Sharing media on Slideshare and E-LIS., 2010 . In Tswane University of Technology Web 2.0 Library Workshop, TUT Pretoria Campus, Pretoria, South Africa, 9 June 2010. (Unpublished) [Presentation]
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Information access needs of satellite campuses in Kenya - Can OER close the gap? The Case of Moi University Nairobi Campus
Gakindi, Monica Jr
BG. Information dissemination and diffusion.
GH. Education.
This case study was aimed at obtaining the experiences of faculty and students of Moi
University, Nairobi Campus in accessing information resources for teaching, learning and
research. The study examined background information regarding knowledge societies and the
role of higher education in society. This was done with a view to exploring the potential of
Open Educational Resources in enhancing access to teaching, learning and research
information resources at the campus.
The literature review focused on the concept of Open Educational Resources (OER) and
provided a critical examination of access to knowledge and learning materials in higher
education. Evidently, little empirical studies have been conducted in Africa concerning OER.
The Communities of Practice theory was adopted to inform the study with regard to learning
experiences and their realization in communities.
Online questionnaires and interviews were the principle data collection instruments. These
were administered upon faculty, students and the librarian of Moi University, Nairobi campus.
Furthermore, data was also gathered through interviews with OER experts from North
America, Europe, and Africa. These experts provided vital information on the potential of
OER in enhancing access to teaching, learning and research information resources to
institutions such as the case for this study.
The findings of the study revealed that the concept of OER was not clearly understood by the
respondents and interviewees from the case institution. Respondents confused the concept of
OER with other concepts like e-learning. Nevertheless, they signaled appreciation for access
to open resources. In addition, it was evident that the faculty and students of this institution
had insufficient access to resources. The library was not sufficiently stocked with information
materials and facilities to cater for the growing population of the campus.
The study recommends the adoption of more open educational practices through the creation
of electronic institutional repositories that are open and searchable. Furthermore, the study
suggests greater collaboration and sharing of resources and teaching practices among faculty
within the campus and beyond. To achieve this, both faculty and students require information
literacy skills. Finally, the study recommends that the librarians and information professionals
be more proactive in identifying and bringing awareness to clients about available and relevant
open resources.
2010-06-25
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Gakindi, Monica Jr Information access needs of satellite campuses in Kenya - Can OER close the gap? The Case of Moi University Nairobi Campus., 2010 Masters thesis, Tallinn University (Estonia). [Thesis]
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The simple persistent unique digital store (SPUDS)
Gibson, Hilton
JH. Digital preservation.
This paper introduces the concept of the simple persistent unique digital store which is an attempt to provide a means of digital object storage that will survive one hundred years into the future using open standards , technologies and formats. In addition it will attempt to make the digital object store independent of the software used to ingest, store, manage and disseminate the objects. Doing this greatly eliminates the risk of the present interdependence of the digital object store with the institutional repository management software and adds greater utility to future digital store management software systems.
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Emulatoren-Testing für die digitale Langzeitarchivierung
Nana Tchayep, Achille
A. Theoretical and general aspects of libraries and information.
BI. User interfaces, usability.
DJ. Technical libraries.
DL. Archives.
Compared with classical objects (books, clay/tone boards, paper) the long-term preservation of digital objects places the scientists before new challenges. Since the runtime environment needed by digital objects can be obsolet, this fact leaves the question open over the future view or treatment of digital objects. Emulators are used in order to make the obsolote runtime einvironment available virtually. As software the emulators are exposed also to the old process. Therefore they are to be updated, in order to be adapted on the today's hardware architecture. T
he update of a software requires execution certain tests, in order to guarantee that it fulfills its requirements. For the use in a archives system it is to be examined on the basis suitable tests whether the updated emulators received their past functionalities.
In the current work a system was developed, which the admission of a emulator in a archives management system. The developed Framework have to give the user the possibility of create emulator tests and run it automatically. to support and thus the efficiency of the system.
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Nana Tchayep, Achille Emulatoren-Testing für die digitale Langzeitarchivierung., 2011 Master thesis thesis, UNSPECIFIED. [Thesis]
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Measures to curb delinquent acts in academic libraries in Kaduna State
Esievo, Lovet O.
AA. Library and information science as a field.
This work examines the measures adopted to curb user delinquency in academic
libraries in Kaduna State. Survey research method was used for the study. The
instrument used for investigation was questionnaire, which was administered to
fifteen (15) academic libraries. The administration of the questionnaire was
restricted to the head of the libraries under study. Also, interviews and personal
observation were carried out on the same day the questionnaires were
administered, and all the questionnaires administered were completed and
collected back, giving a response rate of one hundred percent (100%). The data
collected was analyzed using descriptive statistics and percentage. Based on the
result obtained, the following are the findings of the study. It was discovered that
user orientation, surveillance within the library, formal user education and
ensuring proper issuing of library materials ranked the highest, with a score of
one hundred percent (100%). This is followed by instruction against smoking in
the library, which is eighty-seven percent (87%), and surprise check in user
hostels and lecturers’ offices, with a score of seventy-three percent (73%).
Finally, the least were informal user education and instruction against eating in
the library, with the same score of sixty percent (60%). The above are the
application measures to curb delinquent acts that were identified in this study.
The studies concludes that user delinquency in academic libraries in Kaduna
State is a phenomenon that is likely to continue indefinitely, and that academic
libraries must intensify their efforts and adopt more effective methods of
arresting the ugly situation in libraries. Six (6) of the fifteen (15) academic
libraries studied, indicated that all measures mentioned in the research were
employed. The six (6) libraries which include: Federal College of Education,
Zaria (FCE), Kashim Ibrahim Library, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (KIL),
Nigeria Defence Academy Library, Kaduna (NDA), Nigeria Institute of
Transport Technology Library, Zaria (NITT), Samaru College of Agricultural
Library, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. (SCA) and School of Agricultural and
Animal Husbandry Library, Mando, Kaduna (SAAH) like any other library take
acts of user delinquency very serious. The research recommends magnetic back
code system, installation of alarm system, “tung style”, securing mechanism at
the entrance of the libraries and provision of Information Communication
Technology (ICT) would enhance good record keeping, so that any library
materials taken away without the due process, would be easily detected.
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Esievo, Lovet O. Measures to curb delinquent acts in academic libraries in Kaduna State. Continental Journal of Information Technology, 2007, vol. 1, pp. 35-43. [Journal article (Paginated)]
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Digitizing Africal local content : The way forward
Akinde, Taiwo Adetoun
AA. Library and information science as a field.
This paper sought to expound on how the African local content can be preserved and
transmitted to the larger world via a successful digitization process by providing answers
to four major questions as follows: What is local content? Why do we need to digitize our
local content? How do we digitize local content? And how do the digitized local content
help in preserving and transmitting African literary and cultural heritage to the world at
large? Furthermore, recent initiatives at digitizing and transmitting local content were
highlighted while constraints to digitizing and transmitting African local content were
also identified. However, the paper concluded and made recommendations on how
Nigeria can join the rest of Africa in improving and promoting our local content in the
Global Information Infrastructure (GII), which is seen presently to be minimal.
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Akinde, Taiwo Adetoun Digitizing Africal local content : The way forward. Continental Journal of Information Technology, 2007, vol. 1, pp. 44-50. [Journal article (Paginated)]
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Author, publisher and bookseller : a tripartite synergy in Nigerian book industry
Nwogu, J. E.
Akinde, Taiwo A.
AA. Library and information science as a field.
This work is about the roles of Author, Publisher and Bookseller in Book development in
Nigeria. The paper started by delving into the history of Book Publishing in Nigeria after
which it proceeded by defining who an author, a publisher, and a bookseller is and
expatiated on the indispensable roles of these key actors in Nigerian Book Industry and in
the emerging Information Society. Furthermore, the various constraints to book
development were identified while the paper advised on how the Book Industry can be
further promoted in Nigeria. However, the paper concluded and made recommendations
on how the Book sector can help in enhancing scholarship in the country.
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Nwogu, J. E. and Akinde, Taiwo A. Author, publisher and bookseller : a tripartite synergy in Nigerian book industry. Continental Journal of Information Technology, 2007, vol. 1, pp. 25-34. [Journal article (Paginated)]
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Serial policy formulation and implementation in Nigeria University Libraries
Akobi, E.I
AA. Library and information science as a field.
The paper discusses the need and importance of a serial policy statement formulation and
implementation as a means of providing balanced, relevant an
academic exercise particularly in the area of teaching and research work. The paper presents a sample serial policy statement for adoption by Nigerian University Libraries and other libraries, and then concludes with few recommendations.
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Akobi, E.I Serial policy formulation and implementation in Nigeria University Libraries. Continental Journal of Information Technology, 2007, vol. 1, pp. 1-5. [Journal article (Paginated)]
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The impact and use of TEEAL (The Essential Electronic Agricultural Library) on researchers of agriculture, Ahmadu Bello University Samaru, Zaria
Akobi, E.I
AA. Library and information science as a field.
The primary target of TEEAL in Ahmadu Bello University(ABU) is the researcher at the
faculty of Agriculture and the institute for Agriculture research. After years of its
introduction, an evaluation of its impact has become necessary. Thus five research
questions were drawn for that purpose. They are:
(1), Are you aware of the TEEAL cd Rom database in this institution?
(2), Is TEEAL solution to the problem of qualitative research in your field?
(3), Has TEEAL cd Rom database enabled you access to world’s scholarly publishing?
(4), What impact has the full text of TEEAL made on your research work?
(5), Is TEEAL cd Rom database user friendly?
(6), What is your assessment of TEEAL?
These questions were put in form of a questionnaire survey supplemented by one interview
to find the required information. From the response some analyses were made, some
recommendations were put forward, and conclusions drawn.
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Akobi, E.I The impact and use of TEEAL (The Essential Electronic Agricultural Library) on researchers of agriculture, Ahmadu Bello University Samaru, Zaria. Continental Journal of Information Technology, 2007, vol. 1, pp. 6-10. [Journal article (Paginated)]
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Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Development – The Exigent and Foundational Approaches for Nigeria
Abdulfattah, A. Aboaba
Abdulateef, A. Salihu
Chris, U. Ngene
AA. Library and information science as a field.
Having identified ICT production as the component of the ICT revolution that can enhance true socio-economic development to developing countries like Nigeria. This paper
provides a way to achieving this by closely examining what ICT production entails and
positioned that since ICT production is closely related to science, engineering/ technology,
a more meaningful policy implementation in the area of technological growth and Science & Technology education is desirable. The paper is aimed at suggesting the redesigning of the Universal Basic Education (UBE) policy to inculcate ICT production knowledge into Nigerian child from the primary school level if our dream of ICT for development be fulfilled.
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Abdulfattah, A. Aboaba and Abdulateef, A. Salihu and Chris, U. Ngene Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Development – The Exigent and Foundational Approaches for Nigeria. Continental Journal of Information Technology, 2007, vol. 1, pp. 16-24. [Journal article (Paginated)]
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Towards an architecture for open archive networks in Agricultural Sciences and Technology
Subirats-Coll, Imma
Onyancha, Irene
Salokhe, Gauri
Keizer, Johannes
HS. Repositories.
The AGRIS Network is an international initiative based on a collaborative network of institutions, whose aim is to promote free
access to information on science and technology in agriculture and related subjects. The paper illustrates how the Open Access (OA) and the Open Archive Initiative (OAI) models can be used within the
AGRIS Network as a means of solving the problems of dissemination and exchange of agricultural research outputs. The lack of adequate information exchange possibilities between researchers in agricultural
sciences and technology represents a significant weakness limiting their
ability to properly address the issues of agricultural development. The
OA model promotes the dissemination of research output at international, national and regional levels thus removing the restrictions placed by the traditional scientific publishing model. This paper
presents the possibility to address the accessibility, availability and
interoperability issues of exchanging agricultural research output.
2007
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Subirats-Coll, Imma and Onyancha, Irene and Salokhe, Gauri and Keizer, Johannes Towards an architecture for open archive networks in Agricultural Sciences and Technology., 2007 . In International Conference on Semantic Web & Digital Libraries, Bangalore (India), 21-23 February 2007. [Conference paper]
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Information technologies and standards for agricultural information resources management: AGRIS Application Profile, AGROVOC and LISAGR
Kaloyanova, Stefka
Onyancha, Irene
Salokhe, Gauri
Ward, Fynvola Le Hunte
Keizer, Johannes
I. Information treatment for information services
The new AGRIS initiative, which was launched at the Expert Consultation in October 2005, has defined three main areas of intervention to improve international information systems
in agricultural science and technology:
Advocacy, Capacity Building and Content
Management. Content management, the
management of agricultural science and
technology information, has various
needs: standards and methodologies for
interoperability and facilitation of knowledge exchange; tools to enable information management specialists to process
data; information and knowledge. This
paper describes some of the efforts that
have been made in this area over recent
years.
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Kaloyanova, Stefka and Onyancha, Irene and Salokhe, Gauri and Ward, Fynvola Le Hunte and Keizer, Johannes Information technologies and standards for agricultural information resources management: AGRIS Application Profile, AGROVOC and LISAGR., 2007 . In XIV Reunión Interamericana de Bibliotecarios, Documentalistas y Especialistas en Información Agrícola (RIBDA), Mexico City (Mexico), 06-10 November 2006. [Conference paper]
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FAO’s Capacity-Building Initiatives in Accessing, Documenting, Communicating and Managing Agricultural Information
Chisenga, Justin
Keizer, Johannes
Rudgard, Stephen
Onyancha, Irene
Portegies Zwart, Robert
I. Information treatment for information services
The new information and communication technologies (ICT) and the growing wealth of digital information have the potential to improve access to and benefits from development activities for the rural poor, as well as facilitate policy-making. In this regard, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is involved in various initiatives aimed at building human and institutional capacities in documenting and communicating agricultural information. The paper presents a brief overview of three initiatives, which together form the basis of a coordinated effort by FAO with a wide range of partners to improve access to information on agricultural science and technology. The initiatives are: Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture (AGORA), and Mobilizing Agricultural Science and Technology Information. The paper also highlights some of the capacity-building activities involving the above three initiatives that have taken place in Africa.
2006
Journal article (Paginated)
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Chisenga, Justin and Keizer, Johannes and Rudgard, Stephen and Onyancha, Irene and Portegies Zwart, Robert FAO’s Capacity-Building Initiatives in Accessing, Documenting, Communicating and Managing Agricultural Information. IAALD Quarterly Bulletin, 2006, pp. 170-175. [Journal article (Paginated)]
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Metadata Exchange without pain: the AGRIS AP to harvest and exchange quality metadata
Onyancha, Irene
Weinheimer, James
Salokhe, Gauri
Katz, Stephen
Keizer, Johannes
I. Information treatment for information services
This paper focuses on the AGRIS Application Profile (AGRIS AP), a standard created specifically to enhance description, exchange and subsequent retrieval of agricultural Document-Like Information Objects (DLIOs). The AGRIS AP provides a minimum interoperability layer through which agricultural information can be described and exchanged. The standard, developed in light of the new AGRIS vision, offers the flexibility to enhance the quality of description of agricultural information resources. The paper discusses the advantages of the AGRIS AP as opposed to the current standards by pointing out its strengths, its possible applications and how it will be further developed in the future.
2004
Conference paper
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Onyancha, Irene and Weinheimer, James and Salokhe, Gauri and Katz, Stephen and Keizer, Johannes Metadata Exchange without pain: the AGRIS AP to harvest and exchange quality metadata., 2004 . In International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications, Shanghai (China), October 11-14 2004. [Conference paper]
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The AGRIS Application Profile for the International Information System on Agricultural Sciences and Technology
Salokhe, Gauri
Onyancha, Irene
Weinheimer, James
Le Hunte Ward, Fynvola
Keizer, Johannes
I. Information treatment for information services
The first COAIM (Consultation on Agricultural information Management), held in June 2000 recognized that AGRIS should become “a key enabler and catalyst to establish a new model of agricultural information management”. Furthermore, it was agreed that FAO [1] should develop AGRIS into a capacity building initiative as well as an information system. The AGRIS network now has 201 Resource Centres, which vary in their resources and level of participation in the network, and opportunities exist to improve the effectiveness of the initiative through enhanced collaboration. A proposal for a new metadata standard for AGRIS reference was presented at COAIM 2002. This paper is a result of the evaluations made during COAIM 2002. It defines a set of high quality metadata on scientific and technical papers, and is directed at improving accessibility of materials on the Web. The standard also covers the necessary metadata for retrieving publications that are available only in paper format or that have restricted access.
2005
Guide/Manual
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Salokhe, Gauri and Onyancha, Irene and Weinheimer, James and Le Hunte Ward, Fynvola and Keizer, Johannes The AGRIS Application Profile for the International Information System on Agricultural Sciences and Technology., 2005 [Guide/Manual]
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Metadata Framework for Resource Discovery of Agricultural Information
Onyancha, Irene
Le Hunte Ward, Fynvola
Fisseha, Frehiwot
Caprazli, Kafkas
Anibaldi, Stefano
Keizer, Johannes
Katz, Steve
I. Information treatment for information services
Network technologies have helped to lower many of the geographical barriers that impede access to information resources, but other obstacles have appeared in their place: one is the heterogeneous use of resource descriptions; another, more serious, is the lack of resource description at all. Resource description varies depending on the structure, type and content of resources; it also varies with the interests of the information keepers responsible for the management of these resources. A further consideration in resource discovery is the cross-domain information needs of users who require access to information about relevant resources irrespective of where they are located, how they have been stored or by whom. With the current enabling technology, the more complex needs of users nowadays can be met: querying more than one domain-specific information system in parallel while information managers seek to have a system that enables access to separately managed collections in-house. Example of initiatives that have been developed to encourage timely dissemination of scholarly information is the Open Archive Initiative (OAI).
2001
Conference paper
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Onyancha, Irene and Le Hunte Ward, Fynvola and Fisseha, Frehiwot and Caprazli, Kafkas and Anibaldi, Stefano and Keizer, Johannes and Katz, Steve Metadata Framework for Resource Discovery of Agricultural Information., 2001 . In 5th European Conference on Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries, Darmstadt (Germany), September 4-9, 2001. [Conference paper]
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A Dublin Core Application Profile in the Agricultural Domain
Onyancha, Irene
Keizer, Johannes
Katz, Stephen
I. Information treatment for information services
This report outlines a proposed metadata framework for resource discovery of agricultural resources, and in particular to describe information resources in agricultural sciences. The overall work is the result of a collaborative effort between a number of partners in the agricultural community and the Library and Documentation Systems Division of FAO. The endeavour is formally referred to as the "Agricultural Metadata Standards Initiative" (Agstandards). It is based upon the elements and qualifiers proposed by the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI).
2001
Conference paper
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Onyancha, Irene and Keizer, Johannes and Katz, Stephen A Dublin Core Application Profile in the Agricultural Domain., 2001 . In International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications 2001, Tokyo, Japan, October 22-26, 2001. [Conference paper]
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Semantic Metadata Interoperability in Digital Libraries: A Constructivist Grounded Theory Approach
Alemu, Getaneh
Stevens, Brett
Ross, Penny
A. Theoretical and general aspects of libraries and information.
LR. OPAC systems.
This paper highlights problems of semantic metadata interoperability in digital libraries. The prevalence of a plethora of standards and a lack of semantic interoperability can partly be attributed to the absence of theoretical foundations to underpin current metadata approaches and solutions. Contemporary metadata standards and interoperability approaches are mainly top-down and hierarchical, and, hence, fail to take into account the diversity of cultural, linguistic and local perspectives that abound. To overcome this, it is proposed that a social constructivist approach should be adopted by libraries and other cultural heritage institutions when archiving information objects that need to be enriched with metadata, thereby reflecting the diversity of views and perspectives that can be held by their users. Following on Charmaz [1], a constructivist grounded theory method is employed to investigate how library professionals and library users view metadata standards, collaborative metadata approaches and semantic web technologies in relation to semantic metadata interoperability. This method allows an active interplay between the researcher and the participants who can be either Library and Information Science researchers, librarians or library users. Following the completion first phase of data collection, preliminary reflections are presented, with emphasis on how Library and Information Science professionals view current metadata practices, especially as used in academic library contexts. However, as the study is ongoing one, it is too early to generate theoretical categories and conclusions.
Freund, Luanne
Rasmussen, Edie
Sugiyama, Kazunari
2011-06-03
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Alemu, Getaneh and Stevens, Brett and Ross, Penny Semantic Metadata Interoperability in Digital Libraries: A Constructivist Grounded Theory Approach., 2011 . In ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries, Ottawa (Canada), 13 June 2011. (In Press) [Conference paper]
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De la gestion de documents à la gestion des communautés de connaissance : éléments d’un référentiel collaboratif commun comme facilitateur de la création des connaissances dans un espace collaboratif
Taouil, Fatima Zohra
BC. Information in society.
FZ. None of these, but in this section.
ID. Knowledge representation.
Collaboration, an organizational innovation, is now happening to companies to deal with the complexity of their environment. It is a new form of work, based on the logic of partnership. Indeed, the network as a partnership space, is a space where the forces working together to achieve goals difficult to achieve individually. Despite the expansion of collaborative events since the 1980's in the literature within the field of information sciences and communications, we found a lack of consensus around the term "collaboration". The latter is also subject to an amalgam with other concepts such as cooperation, while their scope of practice is different. As a matter of fact, we consider a term poorly treated, resented and abused. Therefore, this article points out, from a clarification of various aspects of collaboration, its role in knowledge creation. In practice, the collaboration also raises problems of an informational and organizational is answered in the form of a collaborative group repository. The goal is to develop ownership of good collaborative practices to exploit the full potential of the network.
Université de Moncton
2010-06-16
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Taouil, Fatima Zohra De la gestion de documents à la gestion des communautés de connaissance : éléments d’un référentiel collaboratif commun comme facilitateur de la création des connaissances dans un espace collaboratif., 2010 . In Colloque spécialisé en sciences de l’information (COSSI), Moncton (Canada), 16-17 June 2010. [Conference paper]
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Basic HR Risk Management Principles in Digital Libraries
Mirembe, Florence
AC. Relationship of LIS with other fields .
Human beings are responsible for causing risk as well as mitigating risk. This paper focuses on the human resources management risk remedies for digital libraries. Risk management aims at identifying, assessing and resolving risk items before they become disasters to an organization or digital library. Effective risk management plans should include short-term and long-term risks to project schedules, costs, and the functionality, adequacy and quality of project deliverables. Risks can become disasters if management does not foresee such risks and take appropriate action.
2009
Other
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Mirembe, Florence Basic HR Risk Management Principles in Digital Libraries., 2009 UNSPECIFIED. (Unpublished) [Other]
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The role of open access in fostering knowledge sharing and collaboration in Ethiopia: a case study
Alemu, Getaneh
E. Publishing and legal issues.
ED. Intellectual property: author's rights, ownership, copyright, copyleft, open access.
GH. Education.
HN. e-journals.
HP. e-resources.
HS. Repositories.
This study adopts a qualitative approach and uses the case study method. Fourteen researchers and librarians were interviewed in four organizations in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The responses based on the semi-structured interviews provide information about the current status of scholarly communication, the awareness of researchers and librarians about open access and the actual and potential challenges in implementing open access strategies in Ethiopia. This research is believed to illuminate the practicalities and procedures of how open access scholarly communication models could foster and support knowledge sharing and collaboration among Ethiopian researchers.
The results of the study show that Ethiopian researchers suffer from lack of adequate access to scholarly literature. There is also lack of scholarly communication outlets to publish and disseminate their research results. This study reveals that the current scholarly communication system in Ethiopia is faced with technological and social challenges. Open access is proposed as a viable alternative for Ethiopia. The research indicates that if Ethiopian universities and research institutions adopt open access policies and strategies, it would help them improve the access and dissemination of scientific research results. A concerted effort is required from administrators, librarians, researchers, funding agencies and government to implement and fully harness open access in Ethiopia.
2012-01-01
Thesis
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Alemu, Getaneh The role of open access in fostering knowledge sharing and collaboration in Ethiopia: a case study., 2012 MSc thesis, Institute of Information Studies. [Thesis]
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Management of Nigerian Copyright law and the Open Access initiavite: a brigde to attaining information for all in Nigeria
Uzuegbu, Chimezie-P.
ED. Intellectual property: author's rights, ownership, copyright, copyleft, open access.
This paper examines the Nigerian copyright law as it affects the open access to knowledge initiative. The researcher analyzed the success of open access to information and knowledge in Asian countries, particularly India, and considered the adoption of same in Nigeria. The paper suggests guidelines to compacting the copyright law and open access initiative towards achieving information for all and enhancing national development of Nigeria.
2011-03-10
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Uzuegbu, Chimezie-P. Management of Nigerian Copyright law and the Open Access initiavite: a brigde to attaining information for all in Nigeria., 2011 . In Nigerian Library Association Conference, Awka, Anambra State (Nigeria), 10-15 July 2011. [Conference paper]
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Emigraţia românescă în Elveţia : sinteză bibliografică realizată pe baza documentelor din arhiva Institutului de Investigare a Crimelor Comunismului şi Memoria Exilului din România şi Hoover Institution Archives
Tomescu, Silvia-Adriana
HC. Archival materials.
The proposed bibliography aims to outline some of the landmarks of the Romanian exile in Switzerland, as it is reflected in the documents of two prestigious institutions: The Institute for the Investigation of Communist Crimes and the Memory of Romanian Exile and the Hoover Institution Archives. The bibliographic structure is composed by two parts: the first one is dedicated to correspondence, reports, appeals and the second to the articles from the Swiss press related to Romanian exile.
2012-07-23
Bibliography
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Tomescu, Silvia-Adriana Emigraţia românescă în Elveţia : sinteză bibliografică realizată pe baza documentelor din arhiva Institutului de Investigare a Crimelor Comunismului şi Memoria Exilului din România şi Hoover Institution Archives., 2012 (Unpublished) [Bibliography]
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Nouveaux modes de lecture-écriture des enseignants chercheurs tunisiens dans l'environnement numérique
Ben Romdhane, Mohamed
Mkadmi, Abderrazak
Hachicha, Sami
BA. Use and impact of information.
BI. User interfaces, usability.
CA. Use studies.
We present in this paper the partial results of a survey of faculty Tunisians on their new practices of reading and writing and new forms of appropriation or exchange content in a digital environment emerged. OF RESULTS These are a set of answers to questions related to the types of digital documents most read, the structuring elements most useful to document formats most used and most popular, as well as the representation of hyperlinks in teacher-researchers. Other elements of answers related to collaborative work practices Tunisian researchers such as annotations of documents and participation in online group work are also presented.
ADBS éditions
Broudoux, Evelyne
Chartron, Ghislaine
2008
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Ben Romdhane, Mohamed and Mkadmi, Abderrazak and Hachicha, Sami Nouveaux modes de lecture-écriture des enseignants chercheurs tunisiens dans l'environnement numérique., 2008 . In Deuxième conférence Document numérique et société, Paris (France), 17-18 Novembre 2008. [Conference paper]
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