• The Role of Telecentres in Empowering Rural Communities in Malawi 

  Kapondera, Sellina Khumbo (Royal Holloway, University of London, 2021)

  Telecentres have existed for over three decades to reduce digital exclusion. However, their effectiveness remains debateable. This is mainly because research has focused on who owns and uses telecentres even though focusing ...
• The role of information and communication technologies in the delivery of health services in rural communities: Experiences from Malawi 

  Nyasulu, Chimango; Chawinga, Winner Dominic (AOSIS publishing, 2018)

  BACKGROUND: In recent years, Africa has experienced a boom in information and communication technologies (ICTs). These ICTs have been hailed by the health sector as impetus for heath service delivery in rural areas. In ...
• Information-seeking behaviour of security studies students: A case study 

  Thindwa, Theodora; Chawinga, Winner D.; Dube, Gift (Aosis publishing, 2019)

  BACKGROUND: Undergraduate students need information for various reasons. However, it is not a straightforward activity in retrieving the relevant information for accomplishing various needs. This research is therefore ...
• Data curation needs of researchers at Mzuzu University 

  Majawa, Felix; Ngwira, Fiskani (Mzuzu University, 2016)

  The study examined data curation needed by researchers at Mzuzu University fifty (50) self-administered questionnaires were distributed to purposefully selected academic staffs representing 28% of the total population. 57% ...
• The usage of Khudze Multipurpose Community Telecentre in Mwanza District, Malawi 

  Chaima, Martha; Kapondera, Sellina Khumbo (Conference: 2017 IST-Africa Week Conference (IST-Africa), 2017-05)

  Despite that Khudze Multipurpose Community Telecentre has been operating for over five years, observations showed that it is used by a few people. This study empirically investigated the usage of Khudze Multipurpose ...
• Uses, benefits and challenges of using rural community telecentres as tools for development: the Case of Vikwa Community Telecentre in Kasungu, Malawi 

  Kapondera, Sellina Khumbo; Namusanya, Dave Mankhokwe (African journals online, 2016)

  This paper examines the uses, benefits and challenges of using telecentres as tools for development in Malawi focusing on one community telecentre: Vikwa Community Telecentre in the Kasungu district of Malawi. Quantitative ...
• The use of multipurpose community telecentres and their services in Malawi: the case of Lupaso Community Telecentre 

  Kapondera, Sellina Khumbo; Hart, Genevieve (South African journal of libraries and information science, 2016)

  Telecentres aim to bridge digital divides between rural and urban communities. In many developing countries, like Malawi, the assumption is that once telecentres are established, people will adopt them. The purpose of the ...
• Domestication of telecentres by malawian rural women 

  Kapondera, Sellina Khumbo; Chigona, Wallace (ACM, 2018)

  The potential of telecentres to bridge the digital divide can only be realised when their services are appropriated by all groups in the community. Previous studies show that in Malawi only a few women use telecentres. ...
• Usage patterns and challenges of multipurpose community telecentres in malawi 

  Kapondera, Sellina Khumbo; Chigona, Wallace (AISeL, 2017)

  Domestic digital divide denotes the divisions between the haves and the have-nots of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) within a country. To bridge the domestic digital divide, the government of Malawi has ...
• Telecentre users as mediators of empowerment of rural communities in Malawi 

  Kapondera, Sellina Khumbo; Panteli, Niki; Bernardi, Roberta (IST-Africa, 2020)

  For over three decades telecentres have been promoted as a means of reducing digital exclusion. However, their relevance is inconclusive. In this paper we investigate how telecentre users empower rural communities in ...
• Research Data Management and Scientific Evidence: A Strategic Imperative for SDGs 

  Kapondera, Sellina; Bitso, Constance; Makori, Elisha (Springer, 2020)

  Scientific evidence comprises Data, Information and Knowledge (DIK) often presented in a pyramidal structure. Data are the foundation base of the pyramid, followed by the information layer and the knowledge layer at ...
• Adoption of mobile technologies in malawian academic libraries: the case of mzuzu university library 

  Kapondera, Sellina Khumbo; Ngalande, Emanuel (SCECSAL Conference, 2016)

  The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of mobile technologies in Malawian academic libraries focusing on Mzuzu University library. Specifically the study aimed at determining: the extent to which mobile ...
• The link between telecentres and rular community development in malawi: the case of vikwa community telecentre 

  Kapondera, Sellina Khumbo (SCECSAL Conference, 2016)

  The purpose of this study was to investigate the link between telecentres and rural community development in Malawi focusing on one telecentre: Vikwa Community telecentre. It also examined the challenges that vikwa ...
• Teaching and learning of information literacy in some selected institutions of higher learning in KwaZulu-Natal and Malawi 

  Chipeta, George; Jacobs, Daisy; Mostert, Janneke (South African Journal of Libraries and Information Science, 2014-01-26)

  Information literacy (IL) is a set of abilities that enable individuals to recognise when information is needed and to subsequently locate, evaluate, and utilise the required information. It enables people to interpret and ...
• Information behaviour of prison inmates in Malawi 

  Chipeta, George T.; Gama, Limbani Chrispin; Phiri, Austine; Chawinga, Winner D. (Sage journals, 2020)

  The study examined the information behaviour of Mzimba prison inmates focusing on the research themes which are information needs, sources of information, and the barriers to seeking and using information of Mzimba prison ...
• Information Literacy (IL) teaching and learning: a literature review 

  Chipeta, George Theodore (African journals online, 2010)

  The paper is largely based on review of existing literature on teaching and learning Information Literacy (IL), both online and in print. It reports on studies about the teaching and learning of IL in some institutions of ...
• Disseminating agricultural information services to farmers for attaining food security in zombwe extension planning areas (EPA) Mzuzu agricultural development division (MZADD) Mzimba, Malawi 

  Ngwira, Fiskani; Majawa, Felix (SCECSAL Conference, 2018)

  This study investigated the dissemination of agricultural information services to farmers for attaining food security. The study applied a survey research methodology. To have an in-depth understanding of the study area ...
• The role of national library service in promoting the e-governance in Malawi 

  Ngwira, Fiskani; Simbeye, Walusungu (SCECSAL Conference, 2016)

  The Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are being increasingly used by governments to deliver their services at the locations convenient to the citizens. In other words, e-government will make it easier ...
• Towards e‐judicial services in Malawi: Implications for justice delivery 

  Chawinga, Winner Dominic; Chawinga, Chaupe; Kapondera, Sellina Khumbo; Chipeta, George Theodore; Majawa, Felix; Nyasulu, Chimango (Research Gate, 2019)

  In Malawi, the judiciary rolled out an electronic case management system in 2015 in response to the ongoing public sector reforms being championed by the Malawi Government. In this study, we employed the information ...
• Revolutionising scholarly communications through institutional repositories: empirical findings from university (college) in malawi 

  Kapasule, Amoni Gray; Chawinga, Winner Dominic (SCECSAL, 2016)

  The study investigated an Institutional Repository (IR) at Kamuzu College of Nursing (KCN), one of the constituent colleges of the University of Malawi. A mixed methods approach which was implemented in two phases was ...

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