Information and Learning Sciences: Volume 119 Issue 7/8

Health information systems in Namibia

Cathrine Tambudzai Nengomasha, Ruth Abankwah, Wilhelm Uutoni, Lilian Pazvakawambwa

This paper aims to report some findings of a study that investigated health information systems (HISs) in Namibia with a view of establishing the nature of these systems and…

An investigation into the records management profession in the public service of Namibia

Annastasia Ipinge, Cathrine Tambudzai Nengomasha

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the recognition of record management profession in the Namibian Public Service. The objectives of the study are to determine…

The teaching of information communication in Namibian schools

Tonderayi Wilfred Chanakira

The study is a survey covering the Ohangwena, Khomas and Otjozondjupa regions highlighting developments in the teaching of information literacy in Namibian schools through the…

Student internships within an information consulting practice: a case study of taxonomy design

Virginia M. Tucker, Jonathan Dale, Vaughn Egge, Ellie Fullman

This paper reports on a taxonomy design project involving graduate students in information science (MLIS degree) working as intern-consultants under the guidance of an information…

Enhancing librarianship students’ awareness of preservation at the learning resource center of a Mekong Delta university

Trang Thi Huynh, Cuc Hong Lam

This study aims to investigate the rate of print material deterioration at the Learning Resource Center – a university at the Mekong Delta and identify users’ behaviors that may…

Adult education and academic libraries

Karen Bordonaro

The purpose of this paper is to offer practicing academic librarians an overview of adult education theories as a way to more deeply understand and further foster adult learning…

A conceptual model for e-textbook creation based on proposed characteristics

Darija Pešut

This paper is part of an extensive research conducted as part of a doctoral thesis. The purpose of this paper is to collect and present the comprehensive list of e-textbook…

Information security behaviour of smartphone users: An empirical study on the students of university of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Shohana Nowrin, David Bawden

The purpose of this study is to understand the information security behaviour of the students of the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh in the use of smartphones. Bangladesh is…

Artificial intelligence arrives in the library

Bruce Massis

The purpose of this column is to examine artificial intelligence (AI) and its potential relationship to the library.

“Stickiness”: gauging students’ attention to online learning activities

Ainslie Robinson, David Cook

Online content developers use the term “stickiness” to refer to the ability of their online service or game to attract and hold the attention of users and create a compelling and…

Workplace information literacy skills: Library professionals’ competency at university libraries in Karachi, Pakistan

Muhammad Yousuf Ali, Joanna Richardson

The purpose of this study is to investigate the level of information literacy (IL) skills competency among university library professionals in Karachi, Pakistan and to address…