ABSTRACT This study aimed at determining the challenges of record maintenance at the Nyandarua Institute of Science and Technology. The specific objectives of the study were; to determine the effect of cloud network accessibility on record maintenance, to establish the effect of cost of cloud on record maintenance, to examine the effect of cloud shared infrastructure on record maintenance, and determine the effect of cloud network security on record maintenance at Nyandarua Institute of Scie...
ABSTRACT Records in digital format are becoming more influential in governance and operations of both corporate and government as many organizations embark on electronic commerce (e)-strategies. The use of information and telecommunications technologies (ICTs) in preservation at KPLC has resulted in the creation and use of digital records. This strategy is believed to increase the efficiency of the internal processes such as those supporting financial and human resources management. Because ...
ABSTRACT University libraries play a central role in supporting teaching, learning and research activities as citadels of information and knowledge. They provide wide range of usercentered information sources and services, and customer-centric response mechanisms which are expected to not only satisfy users, but also to create an impression of one stop shop for all users’ information needs. Despite the aforementioned value contribution, research has shown that most postgraduate students’...
ABSTRACT Despite the heavy investment being done by university libraries, majority of them are not able to satisfy their users. Scholars have attributed user dissatisfaction to various difficulties such as inadequate information materials, challenge in using new information technologies, inadequate library facilities, lack of support from librarians and lack of information literacy training. This study therefore sought to examine the relationship between information services and students’ ...
In many library settings, there is no planned and documented approach to managing the knowledge of the institution and making it available to staff in order to improve information service provision. In academic libraries in Kenya today, librarians have specific duties and ways of performing them. In a number of cases, there is vital knowledge resting with one individual and little is done to tap this knowledge and make it more accessible. In cases of retirement, greener pastures, death, etc.,...
This study evaluated the reporting of routine health delivery services and prototyped a computer database, district health information software (DHIS), in the health information systems in Tanzania and Mozambique using case study sites in Bagamoyo district and Gaza province in Tanzania and Mozambique, respectively, from March to August 2002. The purpose of the study was to assess and determine the quality and quantity of reporting of health delivery services; and the benefit, challenges, and ...
ABSTRACT Every organization depends on records to perform its activities and these records are managed by records personnel. Records personnel, like other employees, need to be satisfied with their jobs or there would be no motivation to work hard. In turn, hardworking employees contribute greatly to the success of every organization. The aim of this study was to examine the issue of job satisfaction among career records personnel in the Civil Service of Ghana. Civil Servants from twenty-sev...
ABSTRACT Modern trends in library settings particularly in the academic library environment require that academic libraries be positioned to provide remote and boundary-less access to their collections and services. Mobile Technologies (MT) have been embraced by stakeholders of academic libraries globally in recent times, as it is considered as a strong communication medium that can offer convenient library services to library patrons. The overall objective of this study was to ascertain the...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the information retrieval knowledge of the users of the National Earth Science and Energy Information Centre (NESEIC). The purpose of the study was to establish the gaps in the information retrieval knowledge of NESEIC users and the information skills NESEIC users require to search and locate relevant information from the NESEIC library systems. The study utilised a mixed method research design. Data was collected through interviews, observation and questionn...
ABSTRACT There has been a global acceptance of the need for students at all levels of education to acquire Information Literacy skills. Currently, there has been proliferation of information sources as information comes in various forms and it is prudent for every individual and especially students to be wise information users to assume greater control of their own learning. This study assesses the information literacy skills of students of Opoku Ware and Yaa Asantewaa Girls’ Senior High Sc...
Abstract This study investigated the information needs and seeking behaviour of pastors in Namibia. The purpose of the study was to establish the information required by pastors to carry out their work, how they seek information and the problems they encounter in doing so. A mixed-method approach research was used to meet the objectives of the study. A stratified quota sample of 200 pastors was used based on Walpole’s formula for proportions. One hundred and thirty-eight (69%) participants...
ABSTRACT The study looks at stress in university libraries. Universities have experienced exponential growth in student population as more programmes had been introduced lately. The increase had not been matched with infrastructure, staff and funding. This situation had made the job of the library very stressful. Stress, is referred to as a state of psychological and or physical imbalance resulting from the disparity resulting from the disparity between situational demand and the individual�...
ABSTRACT The Internet is transforming the way in which consumers seek for health information to approach their health care and needs. The purpose of this study was to investigate health information seeking behaviour on the Internet among graduate students in KNUST. Grounded in the tradition of human health and information seeking literature, the study was underpinned by Johnson‟s Comprehensive Model of Information Seeking (CMIS) theory. The study adopted a quantitative method using a cross-...
ABSTRACT Academic libraries, like any other organizations, are likely to encounter conflicts. This survey identified common, causes and types of conflicts encountered by Sam Jonah, Osagyefo and John Kofi Borsah Libraries and examined the conflicts management techniques employed in managing them. The sample for this study was made of two hundred and sixteen respondents selected from three academic libraries through the census sampling method. The study was a descriptive survey. A validated qu...
ABSTRACT This study explored the nexus of Information Communication Technology (ICT) tools, public engagement and sustainable water resources in the Lake Victoria Basin (LVB) as determinants of relevance. Two socio-technical theories, Technological Acceptance Model (TAM) and Relevance Theory (RT) were used in an encapsulation fashion. This approach is proposed to guide mixed methods research at the base of pyramid of a developing country. The study locations were Ilemela, Nyamagana and Kwimb...