• Exploring South African digital landscapes : perspectives on academic publishing 

  Mathiba, Tlou; Du Toit, Ina; Van Zyl, Wicus; Mkhwananzi, Nonsikelelo; Anyang, Ivy Ohene; Klingenberg, Jana; Miller, Samantha; Laughton, Paul; Le Roux, Berth; Pieters, Hetta (Department of Information Science, Publishing, 2024-11-12)

  The Publishing Studies unit in the Department of Information Science hosted an annual one-day conference on South African publishing. The conference aimed to foster knowledge exchange around the challenges, opportunities, ...
• The feasibility of offering standardised data literacy services at selected private university libraries in Kenya 

  Agava, Stanislaus Litsalia (University of Pretoria, 2024-02)

  In the era of rapid data generation and digital transformation, the ability to effectively navigate, interpret, and utilize data is fundamental for researchers in Kenyan universities. This study delves into the critical ...
• Balancing cultural, literary and financial capital in trade publishing : a case study of Tafelberg Publishers, South Africa 

  Klingenberg, Jana; Le Roux, Elizabeth (Brill Academic Publishers, 2024-09)

  This article is an historical analysis of the changing editorial strategy of Tafelberg, a South African publisher. It aims to shed light on the culture-commerce divide in South African publishing, the changing cultural and ...
• The PENSIEVE : psychological quasi-experimental neural study of induction efficacy of virtual environments 

  Malan, Adolf Weich (University of Pretoria, 2024-06-04)

  Virtual reality contributes to the successful treatment of patients by assisting those who have difficulty with the process of imagining the required visual images needed during psychotherapy. It has been used in tandem ...
• A review : the bibliometric analysis of emerging node localization in wireless sensor network 

  Aroba, Oluwasegun Julius; Naicker, Nalindren; Adeliyi, Timothy; Gupthar, Avintha; Karodia, Khadija (MIR Labs, 2023-07)

  As research in Node localization in WSN becomes ubiquitous, there is a dire need to interpret and map the increasing scientific knowledge and evolutionary trends so that a firm foundation can be laid for identifying knowledge ...
• Developing a framework for data quality-focused RDM to guide the data management planning process in a Social Sciences Research Organisation 

  Tshweu, Glenn Tiisetso (University of Pretoria, 2024-03-29)

  The aim of the study was to conceptualise how RDM (research data management) can facilitate best practice and the production of quality data in a social sciences research organisation, with this to be achieved by focussing ...
• Editorial : Open science in Africa 

  Pienaar, Heila (Frontiers Media, 2023-06-14)

  No abstract available.
• Access and impact barriers to academic publications : a global study of thesis and dissertation embargo policies 

  Rasuli, Behrooz; Schoepfel, Joachim; Boock, Michael; Van Wyk, Brenda (Emerald, 2023-10)

  PURPOSE : Many Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) allow students or their advisors to restrict access to theses/dissertations (TDs) by applying embargoes. This study aims to identify why Higher Education Institutions ...
• Published sources and themes for the historiography of IFLA 

  Lor, Peter Johan (Sage, 2024)

  The centenary of IFLA is approaching. IFLA’s Library History Special Interest Group has embarked on various projects to prepare for the event, including the compilation of an edited volume of scholarly chapters on IFLA’s ...
• Librarianship and bibliography in the international arena : the Subcommittee for Bibliography of the International Committee on Intellectual Cooperation, 1922-1930 

  Lor, Peter Johan (Sage, 2024)

  In 1922, the International Committee on Intellectual Cooperation was established to serve as an advisory organ of the League of Nations in respect of science, arts and education. It took an interest in promoting international ...
• Mapping the landscape of citizen science in Africa : assessing its potential contributions to sustainable development goals 6 and 11 on access to clean water and sanitation and sustainable cities 

  Elias, Peter; Shonowo, Adenike; De Sherbinin, Alex; Hultquist, Carolynne; Danielsen, Finn; Cooper, Caren; Mondardini, Maria; Faustman, Elaine; Browser, Anne; Minster, Jean-Bernard Minster; Van Deventer, Martha Johanna; Popescu, Ioana (Ubiquity Press, 2023-07-27)

  Data are vital for and creating knowledge-based solutions to development challenges facing Africa. As a result of gaps in government-funded data collection, and in the interest of promoting community engagement, there ...
• The experience of using virtual reality for interactive spatial visualisation of environmental data 

  Bosman, Isak de Villiers; Smith, Annique Elizabeth; Ka, Kwan Sui Dave; De Beer, Koos; Maritz, J.A. (Jan) (CEUR-WS, 2023)

  Virtual reality possesses various properties that have the potential to be beneficial for the visualisation of spatial data, including intuitive gestural affordances for looking around and interacting with data and the ...
• New kids on the block? Exploring technological preferences of a new generation 

  Van Wyk, Brenda (North American Business Press, 2023-02)

  Over the past decades, reported research have continuously alluded to the impact of “digital natives,” “millennials,” and a range of reported “generations,” and warned about the need to adapt across all spheres, including ...
• The use of theories in competitive intelligence : a systematic literature review 

  Maungwa, Tumelo; Laughton, Paul (Halmstad University, 2023)

  The field of competitive intelligence is growing as organisations are looking to increase their competitive advantage in a global society. As this field grows, so does the research and academic literature on this practice. ...
• Reflecting on two decades of information horizons theory and method: applications and innovations 

  Greenberg, Jane; Sonnenwald, Diane H.; Hartel, Jenna; Montague, Kaitlin; Fourie, Ina (Wiley, 2023-10)

  Information horizons is a theory and method that embraces behavioral, cognitive and social aspects of information seeking, sharing, and use. As the first method originating in information science that uses a graphical data ...
• Global perspectives on inclusive curricula: places, practices and pedagogy 

  Batool, Syeda Hina; Bullard, Julia; Campbell-Meier, Jennifer; Fourie, Ina; Jimenez, Andrea; Rutter, Sophie (Wiley, 2023-10)

  Many universities are now developing inclusive curricula with the intention that all students have an equal opportunity to achieve learning outcomes. But what in practice is an inclusive curriculum? This panel organized ...
• Contextualised dictionary literacy, information literacy and information behaviour in the e-environment 

  Bothma, T.J.D. (Theodorus Jan Daniel); Fourie, Ina (Emerald, 2024)

  PURPOSE : Needs for information literacy, disparities in society, bridging digital divides, richness of information sources in electronic (e-)environments and the value of dictionaries have often been propagated. To improve ...
• Information literacy and the material objects of the Kente-weaving landscape 

  Agyemang, Franklin Gyamfi; Wessels, Nicoline; Du Preez, Madely (Emerald, 2023-10)

  PURPOSE : This paper aims to examine the ways becoming information literate relates to the material objects in the Kente-weaving landscape. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH : An ethnographic research design was adopted wherein ...
• A comparative knowledge map of priority environmental issues and doctoral research in South Africa 

  Van den Berg, Unine; Mearns, Martie (Routledge, 2023)

  Researchers not only respond to a strategic direction; their discovery of emerging issues also make them accountable to guide policy reform. The alignment of environmental doctoral research with environmental-related ...
• Gamified metacognitive prompts in a higher education flipped classroom 

  Smith, Annique Elizabeth; Fernández Galeote, Daniel; Legaki, Nikoletta-Zampeta; Hamari, Juho (Association for Computing Machinery, 2023)

  Flipped classroom teaching approaches have increased in popularity in recent years. A common problem in these models is that students do not prepare properly for class. This study seeks to address this problem from the ...

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