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Resource Description and Access (RDA) handbook for facilitating the understanding of RDA rules by librarians and catalogers in English Speaking countries in sub-Saharan Africa
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The article was published on 2014-07-30 and is currently open access. It has received 6 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Resource Description and Access.read more
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Cataloguing practices from creation to use: A study of Cape Town Metropolitan Public Libraries in Western Cape Province, South Africa
TL;DR: In this article, the author presented a Doctor of Philosophy (Information Studies) in the School of Social Sciences, College of Humanities, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, 2019.
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Imperatives and Challenges of Resource Description and Access (RDA) Implementation in Libraries in a Developing Country
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the imperatives of RDA implementation among libraries in a developing country (Nigeria) and identified challenges of RADA implementation peculiar to Nigeria, and further outlined strategies that would help to deal with the identified challenges.
Copy cataloguing in the online environment: Do we still need qualified cataloguers?
TL;DR: Examination of copy cataloguing in Cape Town Metropolitan Public Libraries finds that cataloguing is a critical aspect of the library work without which there would be total chaos in the organization of library materials, making location and use of such materials almost impossible.
Awareness, knowledge and implementation of rda in academic libraries in nigeria
S. A. Oguntayo,Adeleke Akiniyi +1 more
TL;DR: This paper presents the report of a survey of the levels of awareness, knowledge and implementation of RDA in academic libraries in Nigeria, a product of the enormous developments in information technology.
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Challenges of Resource Description and Access (RDA) Implementation in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review of Literature
TL;DR: This paper investigated RDA as a new standard for cataloguing as well as the challenges related to RDA implementation in libraries in Sub-Saharan Africa, as the literature evidence that many libraries in Africa are still using the AACR.
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The changing role of librarians in the digital world: Adoption of Web 2.0 technologies by Pakistani librarians
Muhammad Arif,Khalid Mahmood +1 more
TL;DR: Instant messaging, blogs, social networking and wikis were the most popular Web 2.0 technologies adopted by Pakistani librarians, and Lack of computer literacy, and lower availability of computers and internet facilities were the major hindrances.
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Computer literacy skills of librarians: a case study of Isfahan University libraries, Iran
Hajar Safahieh,Asefeh Asemi +1 more
TL;DR: The investigation reveals that the majority of the librarians in the University of Isfahan, Iran do not yet possess a good level of computer skills and even their long duration experience of computer use has not necessarily improved theirlevel of computer literacy.
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African University Libraries and Internet Connectivity: Challenges and the Way Forward
R I Echezona,C. F. Ugwuanyi +1 more
TL;DR: The state of Internet connectivity in Africa in relation to higher education institutions and the corresponding libraries as a hub of the institutions is explored and recommendations for solving these problems and launching African university libraries into the global information and research interchange are offered.
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Challenges of managing information and communication technologies for education: Experiences from Sokoine National Agricultural Library
Grace Emmanuel,Alfred Said Sife +1 more
TL;DR: Some of the challenges experienced by SNAL are discussed, measures taken to overcome some of these challenges are highlighted, and strategies for proper management of ICTs in libraries are proposed.
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IFLA cataloguing principles : the statement of International Cataloguing Principles (ICP) and its glossary in 20 languages
TL;DR: The history, controversy, and negotiations that have resulted in worldwide agreement on a set of principles that will underlie the cataloguing practices for the digital age are presented.