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The development of academic library collections in Malawi: A case study of Chancellor College Library

Chaputula, Aubrey Harvey (University of Botswana, 2009-06)

The purpose of the research was to study the challenges that Chancellor College Library was facing in developing and maintaining its collection. The study addressed the following research questions: Does Chancellor College ...
The use of electronic journal articles by academics at Mzuzu University, Malawi

Malemia, Lizzie Ngasalire (Loughborough University, 2012-09)

Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate academics’ use of scholarly electronic journal articles at Mzuzu University and assess the factors influencing their behaviour. Methodology A questionnaire was sent ...
Collection development practices in private university libraries in Malawi: the case of University of Livingstonia and Adventist University libraries

Chaputula, Aubrey Harvey (Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2014-03-04)

The aim of this research was to study collection development practices in some selected private university libraries in Malawi with special focus on University of Livingstonia and Adventist University Libraries. This ...
Information behaviour of fourth year students of Mzuzu University in Malawi

Chaura, Maloto Green (University of the Western Cape, 2014-11)

The study investigated the information behaviour of fourth year students of Mzuzu University in Malawi. The study specifically intended to establish the information needs, preferred information sources and information ...
E-readiness of Mzuzu university library with special reference to use of mobile phones in the provision of library and information services to open and distance learning students

Chaputula, Aubrey Harvey; Mutula, Stephen (2016)

The purpose of this study was to determine the eReadiness status of Mzuzu University Library to provide library and information services to distance education learners through use of mobile phones. The study used a case ...
The 21st century librarian as a leader in applying emerging technologies in information management and information service delivery

Dube, Gift Alfred B.; Kanyundo, Allan J. (SCECSAL, 2016)

Technological innovations have allowed people to access information from diverse sources, some with questionable authenticity and credibility. This proliferation of information has changed the way information is managed ...
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% ...
Diffusion of information/ knowledge for growing forest herbs amongst traditional healers: a case of traditional healers at ekwendeni, Malawi

Abdullah, Hamis Lack; Chawinga, Winner Dominic; Mwabumba, Lusayo (SCECSAL, 2016)

The study investigated knowledge sharing practices amongst traditional healers in Ekwendeni, a semi-urban area in Malawi. Findings which were arrived at by soliciting using a questionnaire have shown that traditional ...
Relieved at Last: Cataloguing with Librarything

Kanyundo, Allan James; Kapondera, Sellina Khumbo (XXII SCECSAL conference, 2016-01)

This paper argues that LibraryThing (LT), a cheap, user friendly, social networking cataloguing tool can also be used by big libraries to develop library collections’ catalogues as well as a platform for sharing bibliographic ...
eReadiness of Public University Libraries in Malawi with Special Reference to the Use of Mobile Phones in the Provision of Library and Information Services

Chaputula, Aubrey Harvey (University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2016-12)

It was observed that public university libraries in Malawi were failing to adequately serve their clients due to, among others, inadequate ICT infrastructure and and and limited opening hours. The use of mobile phones in ...
Provision of library services to people with disabilities in Malawi

Chaputula, Aubrey Harvey; Mapulanga, Patrick Makono (2017-01-16)

The purpose of this paper was to investigate the provision of library services to people with disabilities in Malawi. A mixed methodology was used as the research design. All participating libraries (fifty-six) were sampled ...
eReadiness of public university libraries in Malawi to use mobile phones in the provision of library and information services

Chaputula, Aubrey Harvey; Mutula, Stephen (Emerald Publishing Limited, 2018)

The purpose of this paper is to present findings of a study conducted to determine eReadiness status of public university libraries in Malawi to use mobile phones in the provision of library and information services.The ...
American corners, a new service with a new taste in University libraries: how communities are benefiting from Mzuzu University American Corner

Kanyundo, Allan J.; Dube, Gift Alfred B. (Mzuzu University, 2018)

The purpose of this study was to establish how communities in Mzuzu are benefiting from Mzuzu American Corner. This was a survey study that adopted both qualitative and quantitative approaches. It attempted to answer three ...
Role played by an academic library in fostering a reading culture amongst children with special needs

Chaputula, Aubrey Harvey (IFLA WLIC, 2018)

This study was conducted to determine the impact Mzuzu University Children’s Library has had in nurturing a reading culture amongst children with special needs from St John of God in Mzuzu. The study adopted a case study ...
Coping with the fire disaster at Mzuzu university: experiences from librarians and students

Dube, Gift Alfred B.; Kanyundo, Allan J.; Majawa, Felix P. (SCECSAL, 2018)

This study provides an account of the experiences of library staff and students at Mzuzu University as they coped with the fire disaster. A phenomenological research design was used to elicit experiences of both library ...
Can a university library manage an archives and a records centre? Weighing possibilities and impossibilities at Mzuzu University, Malawi

Dube, Gift Alfred; Chawinga, Winner D.; Kanyundo, Allan J.; Abdullah, Hamis Lack (ESARBICA Conference, 2018)

Historically, the terms archives and record centres have been associated with keeping and preserving historical records. The roles of these institutions have always been different from those of libraries, be academic, ...
Inclusive academic libraries in the 21st century: a comparative study of mzuzu university library and st. john of God college of health sciences library in mzuzu, malawi

Malemia, Lizzie; Abdullah, Hamis; Dube, Gift; Chaura, Maloto (SCECSAL, 2018)

Provision of library services to all users without discrimination is crucial to libraries in this century. Inclusive academic libraries provide services to all users regardless users’ disabilities. They enhance access ...
Factors impacting library-related uses of mobile phones by students in public universities in Malawi

Chaputula, Aubrey Harvey; Mutula, Stephen (2018-07-21)

The purpose of this paper is to report on findings of a study that was conducted to determine academic and library-related uses of mobile phones by students in public universities in Malawi. The study surveyed students at ...
Use of KOHA integrated library system by higher education institutions in Malawi

Chaputula, Aubrey; Kanyundo, Allan (Emerald Insight, 2019-11-11)

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study the use of Koha integrated library system by higher education institutions in Malawi. Design/methodology/approach The study made use of the diffusion of innovation theory ...
Covid-19 Outbreak on Malawi Perspective

Munthali, George N. Chidimbah; Wu, Xuelian (MODESTUM, 2020-04-03)

On 31 December 2019 COVID-19 case was first reported in Wuhan China as a respiratory disease. With the declaration of World Health Organization (WHO) as a global pandemic, Covid-19 Virus is spreading globally at a faster ...

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