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Positioning The Technological University Library In Higher Education And Human Resources Development In Africa, Elisha Chiware
Positioning The Technological University Library In Higher Education And Human Resources Development In Africa, Elisha Chiware
Elisha Chiware
No abstract provided.
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Elisha Chiware
No abstract provided.
Current Status Of The Collection And Use Of Statistics In Academic And Public Libraries In Africa, Elisha Chiware, Buhle Mbambo-Thata
Current Status Of The Collection And Use Of Statistics In Academic And Public Libraries In Africa, Elisha Chiware, Buhle Mbambo-Thata
Elisha Chiware
Proceedings of the conference held in Montreal on 18-19 August 2008 reporting on the on Global Library Statistics Project. Michael Heaney (ed.). Munchen: K.G. Saur
Information Needs, Seeking Patterns Of Small, Medium And Micro Enterprises (Smmes) In Namibia, Elisha Chiware, Archie Dick
Information Needs, Seeking Patterns Of Small, Medium And Micro Enterprises (Smmes) In Namibia, Elisha Chiware, Archie Dick
Elisha Chiware
Reports on an investigation of the business information needs, information seeking patterns and business information services for small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) in Namibia. The study ranks business information needs of SMMEs as: finance, marketing, production, and training, policies on SMME development, sources of raw materials, regulations, technical information and other types of information. The study reveals that SMMEs largely depend on informal information sources despite the existence of a wide range of business information services in Namibia. Recommendations are made on how business information delivery services can be improved in the SMME sector in Namibia by both government …
The Business Information Needs, Seeking Patterns And Information Services In The Small Medium And Micro Enterprises (Smme) Sector In Namibia, Elisha Chiware
The Business Information Needs, Seeking Patterns And Information Services In The Small Medium And Micro Enterprises (Smme) Sector In Namibia, Elisha Chiware
Elisha Chiware
No abstract provided.
The Use Of Icts In Namibia’S Sme Sector To Access Business Information Services, Elisha Chiware, Archie Dick
The Use Of Icts In Namibia’S Sme Sector To Access Business Information Services, Elisha Chiware, Archie Dick
Elisha Chiware
Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to present current state of the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in Namibia’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) sector to access business information services. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on a doctoral research project on business information needs, seeking patterns and utilisation of ICTs in the SME sector in Namibia that was carried out at the University of Pretoria from 2005 to 2007. The survey methodology using both qualitative and quantitative approaches was employed to collect data. Findings – The findings revealed that there is a very low level …
Harnessing Icts For The Use And Preservation Of Indigenous Knowledge Systems: A Case Study Of Informal Traders In Namibia, Elisha Chiware
Harnessing Icts For The Use And Preservation Of Indigenous Knowledge Systems: A Case Study Of Informal Traders In Namibia, Elisha Chiware
Elisha Chiware
Paper presented at the 74th IFLA General Conference, 10-14 August 2008, Quebec Canada.
Designing And Implementing Business Information Services In The Smme Sector In A Developing Country: The Case For Namibia, Elisha Chiware
Designing And Implementing Business Information Services In The Smme Sector In A Developing Country: The Case For Namibia, Elisha Chiware
Elisha Chiware
This article outlines the development and implementation strategies that can be applied in the deployment of business information services in the small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) sector in Namibia. The paper is based on a doctoral project that was carried out at the University of Pretoria from 2005 to 2007 and looks at the stages of user needs assessment, the design of services and the implementation stage as well as the impact assessment of the services.
Training Requirements For Librarians For The Digital Age In African University Libraries, Elisha Chiware
Training Requirements For Librarians For The Digital Age In African University Libraries, Elisha Chiware
Elisha Chiware
Paper presented at the IT and Research in African University Libraries: Present and Future Trends. Pre-IFLA Satellite Meeting, Durban, South Africa 17th August 2007.
Scientific Content Creation And Dissemination: Opportunities For African Universities In Electronic Publishing, Elisha Chiware
Scientific Content Creation And Dissemination: Opportunities For African Universities In Electronic Publishing, Elisha Chiware
Elisha Chiware
Africa has made some strides in accessing the Internet over the last decade or so and it has managed to upload considerable information on to the Internet in the areas of business, information technology, connectivity and politics. But there is a missing link in scientific and technological information content creation and dissemination. Several proposals have been made to narrow the gap between developed countries and Africa in terms of uploading information on to the Internet. Besides the growing public information and the presence of commercial web, content generated from African universities is expanding. Internet connectivity in Africa and most of …
The Future Of Information Access In Zimbabwe, Elisha Chiware
The Future Of Information Access In Zimbabwe, Elisha Chiware
Elisha Chiware
Proceedings of the Zimbabwe University Libraries Consortium Conference on Information and Creation of Knowledge Societies April 24-27, 2006, Harare, Zimbabwe
Information And Communication Technologies In Rural Secondary Schools In Africa, Elisha Chiware
Information And Communication Technologies In Rural Secondary Schools In Africa, Elisha Chiware
Elisha Chiware
Proceedings of a Workshop held in Harare, Zimbabwe 29th Nov. – 3rd Dec. 1999. (Project Report no. 20). International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions/Advancement for Librarianship Programme. Uppsala: Uppsala University Library, 2002
Up The Limpopo With It, R Macleod, Elisha Chiware
Up The Limpopo With It, R Macleod, Elisha Chiware
Elisha Chiware
No abstract provided.
Improving Support For Economics Librarians In Anglophone Africa, Elisha Chiware
Improving Support For Economics Librarians In Anglophone Africa, Elisha Chiware
Elisha Chiware
No abstract provided.
Training For Automation In An Academic Library: The Experience Of A Developing Country, Elisha Chiware, R Macleod
Training For Automation In An Academic Library: The Experience Of A Developing Country, Elisha Chiware, R Macleod
Elisha Chiware
Paper presented at the Info Africa Nova Conference, Pretoria, 4-7 May 1993.
Case Study For Training For Automation In A Library, Elisha Chiware, R Macleod
Case Study For Training For Automation In A Library, Elisha Chiware, R Macleod
Elisha Chiware
Paper presented at the Training of Trainers Programme for Information Professionals”: a Joint DSE/University of Botswana Course, University of Botswana, 28 June – 9 July 1993
A Manual For Rural Libraries In Zimbabwe, Elisha Chiware, B Hadebe
A Manual For Rural Libraries In Zimbabwe, Elisha Chiware, B Hadebe
Elisha Chiware
No abstract provided.
A Handbook For Teacher Librarians In Zimbabwe, Elisha Chiware, Kathy Matsika
A Handbook For Teacher Librarians In Zimbabwe, Elisha Chiware, Kathy Matsika
Elisha Chiware
No abstract provided.