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Developing strategic partnerships for national development: a case of Botswana
(Emerald, http://www.emeraldinsight.com, 2011)
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to explore how libraries and information centres can play a key
role in national development through strategic working partnerships with Government and other
stakeholders.
Methodology ...
The role of institutional repository in digital scholarly
(2013-05-14)
In this electronic publishing age, academic institutions including universities have increasingly
recognised that an institutional repository (IR) is an essential infrastructure of scholarly dissemination.
An IR is a ...
Library and information needs of continuing education students at the University of Botswana: a case of two satellite centres
(2013-08-09)
The general
objective of this study is to investigate the library and information needs of the continuing
education students of the University of Botswana in some satellite campuses specifically in Selebi Phikwe and ...
A comparison of the information seeking pattern of distance learners in Botswana: a case study of four tertiary institutions
(Routledge (Taylor & Francis) www.routledge.com, 2010)
The study investigated the information seeking behaviour of two
categories of distance learners in Botswana, comprising the cross border
students and those that registered with the University
of Botswana. The return of ...
Information seeking behavior of the off-campus students at the University of Botswana: a case of two satellite centers
(Routledge (Taylor and francis)/www.routledge.com, 2010)
The focus of this study is on the information-seeking
behavior of the off-campus students in 2 of the 7 satellite centers
of the Centre for Continuing Education, the outreach arm of the
University of Botswana. Although ...
Leveraging public libraries and information and communication technologies (ICTs) to deliver information services for development in Botswana: towards the information society
(2013-05-14)
This paper outlines the initiatives the Government of Botswana has put in place with the aim to provide information access even to the most undeserved. The premise of the paper though, will be that in as much as there are ...
Equity-based library and information service in distance learning environment: myth or reality?
(2013-05-14)
The desirability and usefulness of library and its services in any academic programmes is never a contentious issue as they promote quality in education. Success stories of programming and implementation of open and distance ...
Library's response to the challenge of the (neworked) world of lifelong learning
(2013-05-14)
With the constantly unfolding changes in the educational horizon, the survival and relevance of
the library as a repository of knowledge and provider of information services can only be
assured in being proactive, swift ...
Managing indigenous knowledge systems in Botswana using informatio and communication technologies
(2013-08-09)
Indigenous Knowledge (IK)and Indigenous Knowledge Systems(IKSs)have long been undermined especially in Africa. Due to its intrinsic values and the advancement of information and communication Technologies (ICTs), only ...
Records management and service delivery: the case of Department of Corporat Services in the Ministry of Health, Botswana
(2013-08-09)
This paper explores the role of records management in the delivery of public service in Botswana with specific reference to the Corporate Services Division at the Minisstry of Health Headquarters.