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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"Library and Information Science (LIS)"”.
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Informetrics Education in Library and Information Science (LIS) Departments in South Africa
… sought to explore informetrics education in Library and Information Science (LIS) departments in South Africa. This study adopted the pragmatic epistemology and pluralistic ontology. The abductive approach was considered appropriate for this study. The employed mixed research methods were …
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A sequential exploratory mixed methods study of Carnegie libraries and the library profession, 1900-1910
Andrew Carnegie's philanthropy made it possible for thousands of communities in the United States (U.S) to build free public libraries. Contemporary scholarship in library and information science (LIS) that deals with Carnegie's philanthropy tends to place emphasis on generalized historical ideals …
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Scientific Data Collections: Use in Scholarly Communication and Implications for Data Curation
The landscape of scientific production and scholarly communication is changing: Networked connectivity, the availability of data in digital forms and the development of computing tools are helping to bring about changes in the way science is conducted and communicated. These changes are having an …
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Disciplinary discourse: explicating rhetorical and sociolinguistic networks in the archive and library
… the disciplinary rhetoric of the field of Library and Information Science (LIS) and its subsequent impact on the field of writing studies and the teaching of writing. Specifically, this inquiry includes four key aspects: theorizing the field of LIS as a metadiscipline that has similarities …
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Facilitating collaboration: exploring a socio-technical approach to the design of a collaboratory for Library and Information Science
… the potential of one way of facilitating and stimulating collaboration in Library and Information Science (LIS), through a specific scientific collaboration activity: creating, sharing and reusing data collection instruments, such as interview guides, questionnaires, and observation …
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Legal deposit of e-publications in South African legal deposit libraries
… to submit copies to designated libraries. Expanding this practice to include e-publications presents unique challenges and opportunities for collection, preservation, and access. This study examined the legal deposit of electronic publications in South Africa. Guided by four research …
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Evaluation of library and information science students’ attachment programme: a case study of the University of Zambia
This study was aimed evaluating the Library and Information Science students’ attachment programme-a case study of the University of Zambia. The study used a case study design to evaluate the contemporary phenomena within its real life context. The mixed methodapproach was used to evaluate the …
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Evaluation of library and information science students’ attachment programme: a case study of the University of Zambia
This study was aimed evaluating the Library and Information Science students’ attachment programme-a case study of the University of Zambia. The study used a case study design to evaluate the contemporary phenomena within its real life context. The mixed methodapproach was used to evaluate the …
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Practical application of the Information Seeking and Communication Model (ISCM) in Higher Education - Westminster Business School Module Leader practice
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to test the Information Seeking and Communication Model’s (ISCM’s) validity in higher education (HE) and identify insights into the provision of a framework for a more integrated and aligned (structured) module leader practice (MLp). Design and Methodological …
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Conceptions of effective information use and learning in a tele-health organization: a phenomenographic study of information literacy and knowledge management at work.
… study investigates the concept of workplace information literacy (IL) theoretically and empirically, focusing on the connections between information literacy and knowledge management (KM). This dissertation examines the relevance and applicability of current IL frameworks in a workplace …
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Capturing the context of digital literacy: a case study of Illinois public libraries in underserved communities
… study examines the role of the public library in fostering digital literacies in underserved Illinois communities. Over the course of two years I collected data on the library as an institution, and as a context, by investigating people, policies, activities and infrastructure related …
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Academic Library Succession Planning in the University of California (UC) System
<p>The Library and Information Science (LIS) literature has made clear that academic libraries in the U.S. have experienced decades of hiring freezes and budget cuts that reduced staffing overall and eliminated many middle management positions. Consequently, now that baby boomer library managers …
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Information acquiring-and-sharing in Internet-based environments: an exploratory study of individual user behaviors
Adoption of Internet-based information resources and dissemination tools is rapidly increasing. Given the far-reaching implications of this trend, researchers in library and information science (LIS) are seeking to better understand individual users’ behaviors in these contexts. A user information …
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Modelling music: a theoretical approach to the classification of notated Western art music
… music is a perennial issue. This thesis analyses and models the knowledge organization of notated Western art music in order to elucidate a theoretical understanding of these classification issues and to offer new ways of viewing music classification in the future. This thesis also considers how …
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Riding the Waves: A Case Study of Learners and Leaders in Library and Information Science Education
This study examines learners and learning in the context of an established, multimodal graduate degree program originally developed as a distance education option. It is a learner-centered inquiry, building on Deweyan understanding, considering processes of individual and collective transformation …
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The link between cataloguing and classification curricula and job requirements in South Africa
… study investigated the link between cataloguing and classification curricula and the cataloguing and classification job requirements in South Africa. This is necessary because it is not known whether Library and Information Science (LIS) schools teach what the South Africa LIS job market …
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James E. Shepard, the man and his message: a context-sensitive, discourse analysis of ‘God Bless Old North Carolina'
My research is a historical analysis of information in society that focuses on the radio address “God Bless Old North Carolina” that James E. Shepard, president and founder of the North Carolina College for Negroes (NCCN), presented in 1934. The socio-historical forces that preceded the current …
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Service learning and career development: A case study in library and information science
… experience in relation to careers and career development in a graduate professional field. This retrospective case study focuses on a specific Library and Information Science (LIS) course LIS 315/451 Introduction to Networked Information Systems (INIS) – a graduate-level course with …
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The communication and exchange of information between state and stakeholders.
This thesis presents a critical review of the candidates Portfolio of Public Output, which is based on research conducted in the period November 2000 to date, and which consists of 21 peer-reviewed, publicly available papers published since 2001. The subject area which forms the basis of the thesis …
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The lens of postcolonial theory in LIS research and practice
… a framework for critical analysis in research and practice within LIS to better understand questions, circumstances, location, and positioning of researchers. Its focus is the area of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) use for development in underserved, rural and remote …