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The readiness in selected academic libraries towards the fourth industrial revolution: A comparative study between Ghana and South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)
Disruptive changes precipitated by the 4IR have steadily revolutionized the dynamics of library services delivery compelling libraries to embrace disruptive technologies to stay relevant. The study assessed two advanced ...
User perspectives on the provision of virtual archives in the Western Cape archives and records service
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)
In the digital era, archival records/resources in physical formats have been made available to a larger audience and received much more usage as a result of digitisation and remote accessibility. The use of technology ...
Information behaviour of mechanical engineering students at a South African institution of higher education and the role of the academic library in meeting their information needs
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)
Academic libraries in South Africa are increasingly shifting their focus towards providing online resources to meet the needs of off-campus students, especially due to the COVID-19 pandemic's emphasis on the necessity of ...
Re-constituting Ghanaian public university libraries to conform to universal design principles to accommodate students with disabilities
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)
Ten Ghanaian public university libraries were investigated to determine if they conform to universal design principles to accommodate students with disabilities. The study employed a multiple case study design and was ...
Adoption of fully-fledged open access e-resources in academic libraries: A case study of the university of the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)
This study explored factors that affect academic libraries’ full migration to open access (OA) publishing by critically evaluating existing literature on OA and by engaging with the librarian from the University of the ...