• Embodiment in virtual reality : an experiment on how visual and aural first- and third-person modes affect embodiment and mindfulness 

  Bosman, Isak de Villiers; Bujic, Mila; Cosio, Laura Diana; 'Oz' Buruk, Oguz; Jorgensen, Kristine; Hamari, Juho (Springer, 2025-03)

  Immersion as an umbrella experience and embodiment are regarded as primary advantages of virtual reality and its capability to lead to other reflective experiences. Beyond the basis of stereoscopic head-mounted displays, ...
• From tradition to fast pacing 4IR and Society 5.0, to embracing community librarianship : an evolutionary approach on how to prepare students 

  Fourie, Ina; Bothma, T.J.D. (Theodorus Jan Daniel); Holmner, Marlene Amanda; Meyer, Anika (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2024-05)

  The value of community libraries (in various forms and contexts) is well recognized. They align with traditional values of libraries to offer information access and supportive services on all levels of society, while ...
• Effects of meaningful choices in serious games for meaningful learning 

  Wong, Yan Lau; Bothma, T.J.D. (Theodorus Jan Daniel); Smith, Annique Elizabeth (Serious Games Society, 2024-09)

  This action research study examines how meaningful choice design affects the overall meaningful learning experience of a virtual reality educational serious game. An intervention was developed to teach hazard detection in ...
• Models and theories that can guide grief and bereavement information interventions : an information behaviour lens 

  Fourie, Ina (University of Borås, 2024-06)

  INTRODUCTION: Information behaviour in grief, bereavement, death, dying and its influence on the development of information interventions is understudied. Although pragmatic and evidence-based practices work well, ...
• Information seeking behaviour in music conductors' repertoire selection 

  Firkins, Christina Maria; Barrett-Berg, Michael; Fourie, Ina (University of Borås, 2024-06)

  INTRODUCTION: Music repertoire selection is a process driven by music conductors. They focus on scoring, ensemble composition, acquisition methods (i.e., acquiring the music). Information needs and seeking are core to ...
• Enhancing conceptualisations of information behaviour contexts through insights from research on e-dictionaries and e-lexicography 

  Bothma, T.J.D. (Theodorus Jan Daniel); Fourie, Ina (University of Borås, 2024-06)

  INTRODUCTION: Extensive conceptualisations of context in information behaviour research do not extend to all contexts revealed in the use of electronic (e)- dictionary and similar e-sources. Information behaviour emphasises ...
• Aspekte van inligtingsonttrekkingstrukture in aanlyn woordeboeke 

  Gouws, Rufus H.; Bothma, T.J.D. (Theodorus Jan Daniel) (Buro van die WAT, 2024)

  In gedrukte woordeboeke met 'n statiese artikel- en boekstruktuur is die ver-houding tussen die verspreiding van data en die onttrekking van inligting eenvoudig en die meeste woordeboeke volg min of meer dieselfde ...
• Data literacy : an output focussed model to guide Kenyan academic libraries 

  Stanislaus Litsalia, Agava; Van Deventer, Martie; Bothma, T.J.D. (Theodorus Jan Daniel) (Routledge, 2025)

  In the era of rapid data generation, researchers at Kenyan universities face challenges in effectively navigating, interpreting, and managing data. This study proposes a collaborative data literacy framework to enhance ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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, 2024-12)

  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, 2024-12)

  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. ...
• 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 ...

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