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Zambia: The challenge of informing blind and deaf clients
(University of Zambia, 2009)HIV and AIDS in Zambia is a major public and social health issue that demands a multifaceted approach if it is to be tackled successfully. Government, nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) and communities are employing ... -
Information and communication: a library’s local response to HIV⁄AIDS in Zambia
(University of Zambia, 2009)Objective: To document and describe the University of Zambia Medical library’s responses to the fight against HIV ⁄AIDS in Zambia. Methods: The methodology adopted was a case study approach combined with an analysis of ... -
Meeting collection development needs in resource poor settings: the University of Zambia Medical Library experience
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2008)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to take stock of the current state of information resources and approaches used to meet collection development needs at the University of Zambia Medical Library. Design/methodology/approach ... -
Using the African digital health library for cancer control: dissemination of African cancer research output
(University of Zambia, 2020)Access to published literature on cancer in Africa is problematic – especially locally produced cancer research information. A digital health library, such as the one being implemented in five African countries provides ... -
Enhanced Library Services Through Social Media in the Age of Covid-19 Pandemic: An Anecdote of Academic Libraries in Zambia
(Libraries at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2020-11-12)The purpose of this study was to investigate the potential of using social media as a tool for promoting value addition and the enhancement of library services in the age of COVID-19 pandemic in two academic libraries in ... -
''Towards the Endogenous Development of Mathematics Education – Children’s Final Report on Zambia” in Iwasaki, H. Empirical Study on the Evaluation Method for International Co-operation in Maths Education in Developing Countries – Focussing on Pupils’ Learning Achievement
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Information sources used by postgraduate students in Education: A Citation Analysis of Masters’ Dissertations
(University of Zambia, 2012)This study used citation analysis to establish the types of information resources used by education master's students in writing their dissertations at the University of Zambia. Four thousand seven hundred and twenty-two ... -
Faculty perception of Moodle software as a teaching tool at the University of Zambia
(Zambia ICT Journal, 2018)In the existing educational milieu in the world today, there is an increasing application of electronic learning software in the delivery of tertiary education. However, one critical issue in the successful deployment of ... -
Effectiveness of Library Practicum in linking theory and practice: case of the of University of Zambia and Mulungushi University Libraries
(International Journal of Multidisciplinary and Current Educational Research (IJMCER), 2020)Library practical training is a supervised, hands‐ on practice in various library duties and functions. This paper explores the effectiveness of library practical training in linking theory and practice. The study used a ... -
Shaping library and information services delivery through innovation and technology at the University of Zambia
(SCESCAL, 2018-04)Information and Communications Technology has brought about a paradigm shift in the way library services are being delivered. The digital revolution motivated by technology innovation has ... -
Moodle Adoption at the University of Zambia: Opportunities and Challenges.
(Science Journal of Sociology & Anthropology, 2012)Using the Internet to enhance e-learning has become a trend in modern higher education institutes. E-learning systems are increasingly becoming an important part of the strategy for delivering online and flexible elearning. ... -
Chitumbo, Eness. M. Miyanda and Chewe, P. 2015. ‘Social Media Tools for Library service delivery in Higher learning Institutions: Case of University of Zambia and National Institute of Public Administration Libraries.
(Research Journal of Library Sciences, 2015)This research paper investigated how social media tools (SMTs) can be leveraged to market library services by libraries in higher learning institutions. Questionnaires and interview guides were used in the data collection ... -
Copyright in Light of Effective Access to Research Information in Digital Era
(Chitumbo, Eness M. Miyanda. 2015. ‘Copyright in Light of Effective Access to Research Information in Digital Era.’ Global Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, 4(4), pp.6-14. ISSN: 2319-8834, 2015)Introduction: Information forms the foundation of every human activity. People can only make right decisions and participate in national development activities if they have access to relevant information. But how can ... -
Social Media Tools for Academic Library Services
(International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention, 2015)Today, SMTs have become very popular among students and the young generation, which gives academic libraries an opportunity to use them to engage with their communities outside the library walls. According to the Internet ... -
A Survey of Digital Literacy Skills among Library Professionals in Zambia
(Zambia Journal of Library & Information Science, 2020)The purpose of the study was to investigate digital literacy skills among library professionals in Zambia and to examine the extent to which digital skills are being used in libraries to enhance service delivery. A survey ... -
Usage levels of Serial Publications at the University of Zambia Library.
(Global Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, 2015)Objective: The study investigated factors that lead to less usage of serials in the University of Zambia Library. Design/Method: The study combined qualitative and quantitative research designs. Questionnaires and interview ... -
Harnessing Online Resources for Distance Learning at the University of Zambia
(The International Journal of Multi-Disciplinary Research, 2017)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate how the integration of institutional electronic resources into distance learning can improve usage of e-resources at the University of Zambia. The study also ascertained ... -
Knowledge Management Culture among Library Cataloguers: the University of Zambia Library Experience
(University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 2017)This paper assesses knowledge management processes and practices of the Cataloguing department of the University of Zambia Library; investigates factors that lead to poor working systems among Cataloguers; cause ... -
Online search behavior of University of Zambia Library and Information Studies students
(Emerald publishing limited, 2018)Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate factors that affect web searching behaviour of the students of the University of Zambia (UNZA). Design/methodology/approach – This study adopted a qualitative ... -
Whither Africa in the Information Age?
(Information Development, 2002-12-01)