University of Botswana Research, Innovation and Scholarship Archive: Recent submissions
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Modernizing the Botswana National Front: a case for political marketing
(The Botswana Societ, www.botsoc.org.bw, 2012)This paper argues that the choice of a younger and more popular, Duma Boko as president of the opposition Botswana National Front in 2010 was a good move for the party. However, this is not enough. The party needs to ... -
Corruption, court records and justice administration in Kenya
(2013-08-09)This paper outlines some of the challenges facing the management of court records in Kenya. It argues that frequent cases of lost or misplaced case files in the Kenyan courts systems impacts negatively on the administration ... -
Diagnosis and assessment of structural failure of the R & D building at RIIC, Kanye, Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2011)An investigation was carried out by University of Botswana Structural Investigation Team, to establish the cause of the structural defects to the R & D Building at RIIC Campus in Kanye. The structural defects consisted of ... -
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 ... -
Guide to the contents of Botswana National Archives
(2013-08-09)The current guide is an updated and revised version of the first guide which was done in 1984. It includes archives that have since been processed and accessioned into the national archives and private collections as well ... -
Bid to settle Jewish refugees from Nazi-Germany in Botswana, 1938-1939
(Botswana Society / www.botsoc.org.bw, 2006)This article demonstrates that while Adolf Hitler's Nazis were busy persecuting Jews in Germany there was an attempt made by the colonial authorities in Botswana, South Africa and Britain to settle some Jewish refugees in ... -
Impact assesment of the DLIS programme on the Botswana labour market
(2013-08-09)The study aims at assessing the impact and relevance of LIS programme on the labour market. It is hoped that the study will bring to light the range of practical skills and competencies that both graduates and employers ... -
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. -
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 ... -
Information Literacy Skills course delivery through WebCT: the University of Botswana Library experience
(University of the West Indies / http://www.uwiseismic.com, 2006)The use of Course Management Systems such as WebCT and Blackboard for teaching information skills is not new. Many libraries in higher education institutions have designed user-education programmes using electronic media, ... -
Knowledge sharing behaviour and demographic variables amongst secondary school teachers in and around Gaborone, Botswana
(South African Journal of Information Management, http://www.sajim.co.za, 2011-11-25)The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between knowledge sharing behaviour and the demographic variables gender, age, organisational tenure and professional tenure. Following a correlational survey ... -
A review of the literature on employee turnover
(Academic Journals, http://www.academicjournals.org/ajbm, 2007-06)“Employee turnover” as a term is widely used in business circles. Although several studies have been conducted on this topic, most of the researchers focus on the causes of employee turnover but little has been done on the ... -
Domination, cooperation and dependency within SADCC
(Research and Development Unit, University of Botswana, http://archive.lib.msu.edu/DMC/African%20Journals/pdfs/PULA/pula007001/pula007001002.pdf, 1991)This volume of Pula consists of a selection of papers from the Twelveth Southern African Universities Social Science Conference (SAUSSC) which was held at the University of Botswana between the 3rd and 7th July, 1989. The ... -
Gender perceptions of the Botswana Literacy Programme among the minorities in the Chobe District
(BNR, http://www.botsoc.org.bw, 1998)This paper discusses a gender analysis of the perceptions of the Basubiya in North Western Botswana towards participation and utilization of the Botswana National Literacy Programme (NLP). The need to determine the effects ... -
Reactions of salicylaldehyde and enolates or their equivalents: versatile synthetic routes to chromane derivatives
(Beilstein-Institut, https://www.beilstein-journals.org/bjoc/home/home.htm, 2012)The reported methodologies for the synthesis of chromane derivatives through the reaction of salicylaldehyde and enolates are discussed. The enolates and their equivalents involved in the reactions discussed in this article ... -
Antioxidant and antibacterial constituents from Morus nigra
(Academic Journals, http://www.academicjournals.org/ajpp, 2011-06)The objective of this study was to isolate and characterize the constituents of the local Morus nigra L. (Black mulberry), to compare its constituents with other studied Mulberries and to evaluate its antioxidative and ... -
Global environmental change and food systems in Southern Africa: The dynamic challenges facing regional policy
(Academic Journals, http://www.academicjournals.org/JGRP, 2011-04)There is a growing concern that Global environmental change (GEC) will exacerbate the stress on Southern African food systems leading to increasing food insecurity, which is signified by rising levels of chronic and ... -
Nutrition and the ailing immune system: a challenge in the new millenium
(Office of Research and Development, University of Botswana; http://www.ub.bw, 2001)The new millennium has come but we are not healthy: the Human Immuno-deficiency VIruS (HIV) IS taking its toll. It is critical for everyone to find ways of coping with this problem, along side campaigns to eradicate the ... -
Acute effects of electronic and tobacco cigarette smoking on complete blood count
(Elsevier, www.elsevier.com/locate/foodchemtox, 2012-10)The World Health Organisation called for research assessing the safety of electronic cigarette (e-cigarette). We evaluated the acute effect of active and passive e-cigarette and tobacco cigarette smoking on complete blood ... -
Citizens’ engagement in e-Government in Zambia: a discussion paper
(2013-05-14)The emergence of knowledge economies and extensive use and adoption of ICT in business entities have placed more pressure on governments to implement e-Government in their public service delivery platforms. For some of ...