Availability of books as a factor in reading, teaching and learning behaviour in twenty disadvantaged primary schools in South Africa

Autor: Mary Nassimbeni, Christine Desmond

Publikováno v: South African Journal of Libraries and Information Science, Vol 77, Iss 2 (2011)

The purpose of the research project was to investigate the effects of the provision of story books in twenty disadvantaged primary schools in rural South Africa. The recipients of the donation were children in deprived areas, growing up in printpoor

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The use of academic libraries in turbulent times

Autor: Karin de Jager, Mary Nassimbeni, William Daniels, Alexander D’Angelo

Publikováno v: Performance Measurement and Metrics

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how an innovation in the University Management Information System was leveraged to incorporate library data by an initially sceptical strategic management team. The rationale was to extract evidence of

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https://doi.org/10.1108/pmm-09-2017-0037

A 20-year evaluation of PLAAS research outputs: Impact on the scholarly domain and in social media

Autor: Michelle Kahn, Mary Nassimbeni, Gillian Kerchhoff

Publikováno v: South African Journal of Science, Volume: 115, Issue: 7-8, Pages: 1-8, Published: AUG 2019
South African Journal of Science, Vol 115, Iss 7/8 (2019)

Patterns and methods of scholarly communication have changed with the growth in information technology, particularly the Internet and the social web. The changes have necessitated a broader definition of scholarly communication and the role of social

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http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0038-23532019000400016&lng=en&tlng=en

LIS Education and Research in a Dynamic Information Landscape: Proceedings of the Library and Information Studies Centre 75 years Commemorative Conference

Autor: Ujala Satgoor, Mary Nassimbeni, Crain Soudien, Joy Davidson, Jenny Walker, Steyn Heckrood, Tom Cochrane, Karin de Jager, Constance Bitso, Reggie Raju, Jaya Raju, Carol Tenopir, Herbert Van de Sompel, Peter G. Underwood

Publikováno v: LIS education and research in a dynamic information landscape: proceedings of the Library and Information Studies Centre 75 years commemorative conference

The rapidly changing information landscape is influenced by technological advancements, innovations and global trends. Data, information and knowledge are key to transformation, social development and economic advancement. Effective data, information

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https://doi.org/10.15641/0-7992-2526-6

Evaluating the impact of the public library book collection: a case study of two public libraries in Cape Town

Autor: Mary Nassimbeni, Janusz Skarzynski

Publikováno v: SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION SCIENCE.

This paper reports the preliminary findings of an investigation into the impact on a sample group of 100 respondents of using the book collection in two public libraries in Cape Town. It is particularly concerned with the benefits of leisure reading

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https://doi.org/10.7553/82-1-1597