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Can the mini-libraries (mini-libs) be a solution for library users with print disabilities? a case of the North West Province, South Africa
(Routledge, 2021)
A library should be accessible and provide inclusive services. This is a challenge for many developing countries. However, with limited funding and infrastructure, there have been concerted attempts to mitigate this ...
Strategic library and information services models for the visually impaired persons: the South African Library for the Blind perspective
(Routledge, 2019)
The South African Library for the Blind (SALB) contributes to the quality of life of print-impaired people encouraging independence through access to information, informed decision making, and taking pleasure in the enjoyment ...
Providing access to students with print disabilities: the case of the North-West University in South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)
Academic libraries should be accessible to all students and relevant stakeholders. Students with print disabilities are found in many universities worldwide. This article examines the services and tools that are available ...
A comparative study of information literacy provision at university libraries in South Africa and the United Arab Emirates
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2016)
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to establish and compare the provision of information literacy
(IL) skills to university students both at undergraduate and graduate levels in South Africa (SA) and the
United Arab ...
Students’ Perceptions of Information Literacy at two South African Universities
(University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 2022)
The purpose of this study was to find out students’ perceptions of the information literacy intervention programme at two Universities in a developing country. The study adopted a survey research method in which both ...
A university library’s use of social media during a time of crisis
(Emerald Insight, 2017)
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight how North Western University (NWU) Library used Facebook and Twitter to inform, educate and communicate with library users during the students’ protests #FeesMustFall ...
The Shifting and Changing Research Landscape and the Academic Librarian’s Response
(UJ Press, 2022)
Research is increasingly changing due to among other reasons, technological advancement, funding models or policies, the general transitions on the international scene and lately, the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The ...
Open for 24 hours”: lessons learnt from the North-West University library services
(Unisa Press, 2017)
This article reports on the lessons learnt by the Library Services of the North-West University
(NWU), Mafikeng Campus in North-west province, South Africa, with regard to extending
library opening hours for 24 hours ...
Interlending Services : trends, languages, and use for collection development at North-West University
(Routledge (Taylor & Francis group), 2017)
This paper uses the bibliometrics methods to analyse the interlending service trends, language and collection development at the North-West University. The results show that despite some challenges, ILS services at the NWU ...
In/gratitude? Library acknowledgement in theses and dissertations at a distinguished African university
(Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal), 2020)
Giving credit to where it is due is common across cultures. In research, researchers widely express their gratitude to those who would have contributed to their studies in one way or the other under the acknowledgements ...