{"id":{"repo_id":"cape-town","oai_identifier":"oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/7910"},"canonical_url":"https://search.dev.ndltd.org/etd/cape-town/oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/7910","repository":{"repo_id":"cape-town","name":"University of Cape Town","base_url":"https://open.uct.ac.za/oai/request"},"display":{"title":"The impact of the Internet on reference services in higher education libraries in South Africa","abstract":"Internet access has become an indicator of a country's socio-economic status in the Information society. Libraries of higher education institutions support the parent institutions' objective to produce graduates able to function in this society. Consequently, the Web, the most popular part of the Internet, has become ubiquitous in reference services. This study investigates the impact of the Internet on reference services by exploring the following areas: user Internet access and training in the library, use and integration of the Internet as an information tool in reference services and the Internet training and knowledge of reference librarians.","abstract_html":"Internet access has become an indicator of a country's socio-economic status in the Information society. Libraries of higher education institutions support the parent institutions' objective to produce graduates able to function in this society. Consequently, the Web, the most popular part of the Internet, has become ubiquitous in reference services. This study investigates the impact of the Internet on reference services by exploring the following areas: user Internet access and training in the library, use and integration of the Internet as an information tool in reference services and the Internet training and knowledge of reference librarians.","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Darries, Fatima"],"institution":"Library and Information Studies Centre (LISC)","degree_name":null,"degree_level":null,"degree_discipline":null,"degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":[],"advisors":["Nassimbeni, Mary"],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2002,"date_issued":"2002","date_published":"2002","updated_at":"2026-07-22T22:23:14Z","subjects":[],"languages":["eng"],"rights":[],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[]},"links":{"outbound_url":"http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7910","outbound_label":"Handle","outbound_source":"dc:identifier.uri"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor.advisor","label":"Advisor","values":["Nassimbeni, Mary"]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Darries, Fatima"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date.accessioned","label":"Dc Date Accessioned","values":["2014-10-02T09:56:37Z"]},{"key":"dc:date.available","label":"Dc Date Available","values":["2014-10-02T09:56:37Z"]},{"key":"dc:date.issued","label":"Date","values":["2002"]},{"key":"dc:publisher.department","label":"Dc Publisher Department","values":["Library and Information Studies Centre (LISC)"]},{"key":"dc:publisher.institution","label":"Dc Publisher Institution","values":["University of Cape Town"]},{"key":"dc:type","label":"Dc Type","values":["Master Thesis"]},{"key":"dc:type.qualificationlevel","label":"Dc Type Qualificationlevel","values":["Masters"]},{"key":"dc:type.qualificationname","label":"Dc Type Qualificationname","values":["MBibl"]}]},{"id":"language_rights","label":"Language and Rights","entries":[{"key":"dc:language.iso","label":"Language (ISO)","values":["eng"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier.uri","label":"Identifier URI","values":["http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7910"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["Internet access has become an indicator of a country's socio-economic status in the Information society. Libraries of higher education institutions support the parent institutions' objective to produce graduates able to function in this society. Consequently, the Web, the most popular part of the Internet, has become ubiquitous in reference services. This study investigates the impact of the Internet on reference services by exploring the following areas: user Internet access and training in the library, use and integration of the Internet as an information tool in reference services and the Internet training and knowledge of reference librarians."]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["The impact of the Internet on reference services in higher education libraries in South Africa"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor.advisor":["Nassimbeni, Mary"],"dc:creator":["Darries, Fatima"],"dc:date.accessioned":["2014-10-02T09:56:37Z"],"dc:date.available":["2014-10-02T09:56:37Z"],"dc:date.issued":["2002"],"dc:description.abstract":["Internet access has become an indicator of a country's socio-economic status in the Information society. Libraries of higher education institutions support the parent institutions' objective to produce graduates able to function in this society. Consequently, the Web, the most popular part of the Internet, has become ubiquitous in reference services. This study investigates the impact of the Internet on reference services by exploring the following areas: user Internet access and training in the library, use and integration of the Internet as an information tool in reference services and the Internet training and knowledge of reference librarians."],"dc:identifier.uri":["http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7910"],"dc:language.iso":["eng"],"dc:publisher.department":["Library and Information Studies Centre (LISC)"],"dc:publisher.institution":["University of Cape Town"],"dc:title":["The impact of the Internet on reference services in higher education libraries in South Africa"],"dc:type":["Master Thesis"],"dc:type.qualificationlevel":["Masters"],"dc:type.qualificationname":["MBibl"]},"updated_at":"2026-07-22T22:23:14Z"}