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  • Academic alignment to reduce the presence of 'social loafers' and 'diligent isolates' in student teams 
    Pieterse, Vreda; Thompson, J.E. (Lisa) (Routledge, 2010-08)
    The acquisition of effective teamwork skills is crucial in all disciplines. Using an interpretive approach, this study investigates collaboration and co-operation in teams of software engineering students. Teams whose ...
  • The Academic Library in Society’s Knowledge System : a Case Study of Tshwane University of Technology 
    Molepo, Mahlaga Johannes (University of Pretoria, 2018)
    Academic libraries traditionally support universities in their teaching, learning, and research activities. Their support roles can be broadly defined in terms of the organization and storage of knowledge, as well as its ...
  • Accessing information through Zimbabwe’s parliamentary constituency information centres (PCICs) 
    Munyoro, Isaiah; Dick, Archie L. (Archlib Information Service, 2015-04)
    This article focuses on the performance of Zimbabwe’s Parliamentary Constituency Information Centres (PCICs) in disseminating parliament generated information and providing a platform for public participation. Questionnaires ...
  • The accidental growth of book history : a literature review of print culture and book history studies in South Africa 
    Le Roux, Elizabeth Henriette (Unisa Press, 2013)
    The study of book history is in its infancy in South Africa, with a small group of scholars working in the area and little sense of a shared body of literature, which could be used as foundational texts for those wishing ...
  • Achieving sustainable development goals two and three : role of academic libraries 
    Mbagwu, Francisca Chinyeaka; Lyaka, Martha; Kiwelu, Jackline E.; Nyantakyi-Baah, Lydia; Holmner, Marlene Amanda (University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, 2020-08)
    PURPOSE : This study investigated the role academic libraries play in the achievement of sustainable development goals 2 and 3 DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH : An exploratory approach through an extensive review of related ...
  • An acritical philosophy of information : general contribution 
    De Beer, C.S. (Fanie) (Library & Information Association of South Africa, 2007)
    The project of an acritical philosophy of information is nothing but a defense of the necessity for the philosophical in our cognitive, epistemic, and informational endeavours, and simultaneously a manner of refusing the ...
  • Activating whole brain® innovation : a means of nourishing multiple intelligence in higher education 
    De Boer, Ann-Louise; Du Toit, Pieter Hertzog; Bothma, T.J.D. (Theodorus Jan Daniel) (Vaal Triangle Faculty of Northwest University in South Africa, 2015-11)
    The interconnectedness of the constructs ‘whole brain® thinking’ and ‘multiple intelligence’ forms the epicentre of this article. We depart from the premise that when whole brain® thinking is activated multiple intelligence ...
  • An activity-based model for managing unstructured content 
    Roos, Izak Francois Jakobus (University of Pretoria, 2009-09-03)
    An increase in the volume of documents, images and other unstructured content in organisations has resulted in several new approaches to the management of unstructured content. These approaches are however focused on ...
  • Africa in the globalising world : digital divide or human divide? 
    De Beer, C.S. (Fanie) (Unisa Press and Taylor & Francis, 2007)
    This paper describes the situation of a humanised future for Africa, against all the negative commentaries regarding the continent, and against all forms of dehumanisation, which would mean a situation of drastic humanisation. ...
  • African Electronic Journals (SA ePublications) 
    Fourie, Ina; Olivier, Elsabé (The Charleston Company (United States), 2013-04)
    This review critically examines the African Electronic Journals (SA ePublications) database which was developed by Sabinet <http://www.sabinet.co.za> with the intention to provide easy access to fulltext articles published ...
  • African librarianship rising! 
    Dick, Archie L. (SAGE, 2013-11)
    The two African Library Summits are reviewed. Sources for the review are analyses of plenary presentations and discussions, formal feedback from the drill-down session coordinators, and personal observation.
  • Afrikaans language teachers still use pick and shovel to mine the Information Super Reef 
    Heyns, Danielle; Snyman, M.E. (Martha Elizabeth) (South African Asociation for Language Teaching, 2003-06)
    This article originated as a paper prepared for the 2002 conference of the South African Association for Language Teaching (SAALT) on the theme “The changing contexts of language teaching : renewal or resistance”. Both ...
  • All about information - balancing ICT, IRS, users and making a difference 
    Fourie, Ina (Emerald, 2013)
    PURPOSE – The purpose of this contribution is to set the scenario for pursuing options to find a balance between information communication technology (ICT), information retrieval systems (IRS)such as databases, library ...
  • Alternate reality games (ARG) as innovative digital information sources 
    De Beer, K.J.W. (Koos); Bothma, T.J.D. (Theodorus Jan Daniel) (Emerald, 2016)
    PURPOSE : The purpose of this paper is to present the gathering, integration and analysis of digital information sources for the creation of a conceptual framework for alternate reality games (ARGs). ARGs hold potential ...
  • Analysing alternate reality games based on game design theory to propose a conceptual framework 
    De Beer, J.W. (Koos) (University of Pretoria, 2015)
    The aim of this research is to develop a conceptual framework for alternate reality games based on game design theory. Alternate reality games or ARGs are a unique form of game that enables people to collaboratively play ...
  • An analysis of the information behaviour of Geography teachers in a developing African country–Lesotho 
    Bitso, Constance Majomane Likonelo (RIGEO, 2012)
    Information behaviour studies have the potential to inform the design of effective information services that incorporate the information needs, information-seeking and preferences for information sources of target users; ...
  • Annual book industry survey 2011 
    Le Roux, Elizabeth Henriette; South African Book Development Council; South Africa. Dept. of Arts and Culture; SABDC; DAC; PASA; Struik, Willem; Galloway, Francis (Publishers' Association of South Africa, 2013-09-12)
    An analysis of the profiles of all 141 PASA members actively engaged in book publishing or distribution and 27 of the larger local suppliers which are not members of PASA was made and the turnover not captured by the survey ...
  • Annual book publishing industry survey report 
    Le Roux, Elizabeth Henriette; South African Book Development Council; South Africa. Dept. of Arts and Culture; SABDC; DAC; PASA; Struik, Willem; Galloway, Francis; Labuschagne, Margaret (Publishers' Association of South Africa, 2013-09-12)
    The importance of statistical information on the South African book industry has been noted by various role-players. Apart from the vested interest of publishers and the book trade, statistical information on the industry ...
  • Annual book publishing industry survey report 
    Le Roux, Elizabeth Henriette; South African Book Development Council; South Africa. Dept. of Arts and Culture; SABDC; DAC; PASA; Struik, Willem; Galloway, Francis (Publishers' Association of South Africa, 2013-09-12)
    The importance of statistical information on the South African book industry has been noted by various role-players. Apart from the vested interest of publishers and the book trade, statistical information on the industry ...
  • Annual book publishing industry survey report 2007 
    South African Book Development Council; South Africa. Dept. of Arts and Culture; SABDC; DAC; PASA; Struik, Willem; Galloway, Francis; Venter, Rudi M.R. (Publishers' Association of South Africa, 2013-09-11)
    The importance of statistical information on the South African industry has been noted by various role-players. Apart from the vested interest of publishers and the book trade there is an increasing demand for this kind ...