With diminishing finances, it is rarely possible for a library or information center to have enough resources to fulfill the needs of its clients. Libraries working under effective collaborative initiatives in developed ...

This paper presents a pilot study of an on-going doctoral study, addressing the knowledge, attitudes and practices of e-resources users. The study was a crosssectional survey of graduate students, researchers, academic ...

We are all assembled here today because of the strategic decision made by Makerere University Council to support the Library to extend the needed space. This was enhanced by the grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New ...

This study explored the extent to which Makerere University Library Access (Makula) can be used by Makerere University Library (Mulib) users to achieve their teaching, research and information needs with effectiveness, ...

This study evaluates Makerere University and Makerere University Library’s (MakLib) Institutional Repository using the balanced scorecard. As a performance management tool, the balanced scorecard has been successfully ...

Academic librarians all over the globe have hankered for academic status and while some have attained it, it is remained elusive for others. For decades, librarians at Makerere University enjoyed academic status on appointment ...

Academic libraries are facing a major task of coping with the changing information needs and seeking and searching behaviours of their users. This situation is further complicated by the changing nature of the formats in ...

Many institutions have been introduced to DSpace but lack the necessary IT skilled staff to manage DSpace configurations. Meanwhile, in other institutions, there is a high IT staff turnover. If the IT person abruptly leaves ...