Librarianship in the South

Developing countries and international intellectual property standard-setting

Drahos, Peter | [ca. 2003]
  • Author(s): Drahos, Peter
  • Publisher: IPR
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: developing countries, intellectual property, international librarianship
The report examines the extent to which developing countries influence outcomes in the international intellectual property standard-setting process.

Digitisation projects at the University of Cape Town libraries

Dunlop, Janine and Hart, Lesley | 2005
  • Author(s): Dunlop, Janine and Hart, Lesley
  • Publisher: University of KwaZulu-Natal]
  • Pages: 32--42
  • Keywords: electronic publishing, evaluation, libraries, south africa
Staff at the Manuscripts and Archives Department of the University of Cape Town Libraries began digitizing selected material in 2001. This paper discusses the lessons learned by the University of Cape Town Libraries in the process.

African university libraries and internet connectivity : challenges and the way forward

Echezona, R.I. and Ugwuanyi, C.F. | 2010
  • Author(s): Echezona, R.I. and Ugwuanyi, C.F.
  • Publisher: University of Nebraska. Lincoln libraries]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: university and college libraries
Low bandwidth and connectivity have not allowed the African university libraries to benefit from information superhighways This paper examines initiatives and extent of connectivity among African university libraries. It discusses obstacles to connectivity and offers solutions.

Students’ perceived effectiveness in the use of library resources in Nigerian universities

Edem, Nkoyo and Ani, Okon and Ocheibi, Jonathan A. | 2009
  • Author(s): Edem, Nkoyo and Ani, Okon and Ocheibi, Jonathan A.
  • Publisher: Academic journals
  • Pages: 322--326
  • Keywords: university and college libraries, information sources, use studies, nigeria
This study investigated the perceived effectiveness, satisfaction levels, and expectations with the use of library resources for their learning of students from some selected Nigerian universities.

Researcher attitudes and behaviour towards the 'openness' of research outputs in agriculture and related fields

Edge, Philip | [ca. 2012]
  • Author(s): Edge, Philip
  • Publisher: Coherence in information for agricultural research for development (CIARD)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: information exchange, scientific and technical information, scholarly publishing, developing countries
A worldwide survey of researchers in agriculture and related fields was carried out by international organizations (CGIAR, FAO GFAR) to gain greater understanding of researcher behaviours and attitudes in relation to communicating research outputs and making such outputs open and accessible.
 

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