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The Role of Libraries in Contemporary African Society

Autor: Kingo Mchombu, Catherine M. Beukes-Amiss

Publikováno v: Library Trends. 64:112-124

The focus of this paper is on library development in contemporary African society. A discussion of library development in the context of countries now enjoying rapid economic development is attempted here. Focusing on countries undergoing rapid econo

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https://doi.org/10.1353/lib.2015.0032

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Indigenous medicinal knowledge of the San people: the case of Farm Six, Northern Namibia

Autor: Alfons Mosimane, Vicky Dan, Kingo Mchombu

Publikováno v: Information Development. 26:129-140

The San are among the most marginalized people in Namibia. The San have often relied on indigenous knowledge for survival, particularly since access to resources has proved to be difficult. This study explores the use of indigenous knowledge by a par

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https://doi.org/10.1177/0266666910367479

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Information professionals serving disadvantaged communities

Autor: Michel J. Menou, Kingo Mchombu

Publikováno v: Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society. 5:140-154

PurposeThis paper sets out to offer a holistic perception of the information ecology in which disadvantaged communities of the so‐called third world operate with a view to contribute to overcoming its limitations in a more effective way.Design/meth

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https://doi.org/10.1108/14779960710837614

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Information realities of HIV/AIDS information in Sub-Saharan Africa: Barriers and challenges to information professionals

Autor: Kingo Mchombu, Kendra S. Albright, Rosemary Kabugo, Modou Fall Sall, Renee Schoombee

Publikováno v: ASIST

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https://doi.org/10.1002/meet.1450430113

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Harnessing Knowledge Management for Africa’s Transition to the 21st Century

Autor: Kingo Mchombu

Publikováno v: Information Development. 23:25-42

The paper starts with an exploration of knowledge management which focuses on the knowledge pyramid concept. The successful management of the transition from an agricultural to a knowledge based society, it is argued, should go beyond formulating inf

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https://doi.org/10.1177/0266666907075628

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Developing Evaluation Practice in the Information Sector: Introduction to the Special Issue

Autor: Kingo Mchombu, Sarah Cummings

Publikováno v: Information Development. 19:77-83

Introduction to a special issue on ‘Developing Evaluation Practice in the Information Sector’ containing five papers by members of the LEAP IMPACT community of practice of information and evaluation specialists, which aims to improve monitoring a

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https://doi.org/10.1177/0266666903192003

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Information Dissemination for Development: An Impact Study

Autor: Kingo Mchombu

Publikováno v: Information Development. 19:111-126

Contribution to a special issue on ‘Developing Evaluation Practice in the Information Sector’. Reports the results of an impact evaluation of a research project to develop a Rural Information Strategy and establish Community Information Centres i

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https://doi.org/10.1177/0266666903192007

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Scholarly Communication at the University of Namibia: Case Study Report

Autor: Trotter, Henry, Kell, Catherine, Willmers, Michelle, Gray, Eve, Kingo Mchombu, King, Thomas

This report, "Scholarly Communication at the University of Namibia", is one of a series of four institutional case studies. It provides an overview the scholarly communication activity system at UN.

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http://hdl.handle.net/11427/2378

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Designing Women Oriented Information Resource Centres in Africa

Autor: Kingo Mchombu

Publikováno v: Information Development. 15:212-216

The paper examines factors which make it difficult for women from a low socio-economic background to access and use easily information for development purposes. The harsh economic environment, cultural barriers, social dis-empowerment, low levels of

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https://doi.org/10.1177/0266666994239976

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A Survey of Information Needs for Rural Development

Autor: Kingo Mchombu

Publikováno v: Resource Sharing & Information Networks. 12:75-81

This paper summarizes an ongoing study at the Department of Library and Information Studies, University of Botswana, aimed at assessing rural peoples' need for development information. The paper contains a summary of findings from phase one of the st

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https://doi.org/10.1300/j121v12n01_08

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