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Data literacy training needs of researchers at South African universities
(Emerald Insight, 2023)
Purpose – The aim of this study was to determine data literacy (DL) training needs of researchers at South
African public universities. The outcome of this study would assist librarians and researchers in developing a
DL ...
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 ...
An analysis of interlibrary loan services : a case study of a university in South Africa
(Emerald Insight, 2018-11)
Purpose – The landscape of teaching, learning and research has changed requiring the need for diverse information resources. Given the current
budgetary constraints and financial conditions prevailing in many universities, ...
Data sharing practices among researchers at South African Universities
(Data Science Journal, 2019)
Research data management practices have gained momentum the world over. This is due to increased demands by governments and other funding agencies to have research data archived and shared as widely as possible. This paper ...
Students’ perceptions of librarians as teachers of information literacy at a large African university
(Emerald insight, 2020)
Purpose – The purpose of this study is to determine the students’ perceptions of librarians as teachers of
information literacy at the North-West University in South Africa.
Design/methodology/approach – The study used ...
Media as a scholarly source of information : citations for legal theses and dissertations
(Sajlis, 2022)
This study sought to determine the citation of media sources by law students in South Africa. Data were gathered from theses and dissertations of selected law schools in the country using specifically designed excel ...
LibGuides as a collection development tool : the case of North-West University, South Africa
(Libraries at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2019)
This paper uses informetrics methods to explore the use of LibGuides to benchmark and select
books at the Mafikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU) in South Africa. The books
selected or recommended by librarians ...
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 ...