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CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
19th Information Studies (IS) Annual Conference Theme: “Navigating the digital economy”
Date: 12th ‐ 14th September 2018, Richards Bay, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
Conference Organisation Committee
Conference Chair
Dr. Neil D. Evans – University of Zululand, South Africa Programme Chair
Prof. Trywell Kalusopa – University of Namibia Prof. Veli Jiyane – University of Zululand, South Africa
Members of the Committee
Prof. Bosire Onyancha – University of South Africa, South Africa Prof. Dennis N. Ocholla – University of Zululand, South Africa Prof. Janneke Mostert – University of Zululand, South Africa Prof. Jaya Raju – University of Cape Town, South Africa Prof. Johannes Britz – University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, USA Prof. Shana Ponelis – University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, USA Prof. Stephen Mutula – University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa Prof. Tom Kwanya – Kenya Technical University, Kenya Prof. Thandi Lwoga - Mahimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Tanzania Dr. Shadrack Katuu – International Atomic Agency, Austria Dr. William Nwangwu – CODESRIA, Senagal Ms. Lungile Luthuli – University of Zululand, South Africa Ms. Phindile, R. Bennett– University of Zululand, South Africa Mr. Mzwandile Shongwe – University of Zululand, South Africa
Venue: University of Zululand, Faculty of Arts Auditorium Students’ presentation and workshops – Wednesday 12 September 2018 07:30 - 08:00 Coffee/ Tea Administrators: Phindile Bennett, Mamotshabo Boloka, Daniel Kekana & Asania Maphoto Department of Information Studies, University of Zululand Session 8 Moderator/Chair: 08:00 - 11:00 Dennis Ocholla, PhD 8:00 – 8:20 Welcome and Opening Remarks Gideon De Wet, PhD Professor, Deputy Vice Chancellor Research and Innovation, University of Zululand 8:20 - 08:40 Alice Njuiri Technologies applied in Knowledge Retention Faculty of Arts, strategies University of Nairobi
Dorothy Njiraine, PhD Department of Library and Information Science, University of Nairobi
Grace Irura, PhD Department of Library and Information Science, University of Nairobi.
08:40 - 09:00 The application of the Diffusion of Innovations theory and the technology acceptance model in Sihle SG Xaba and investigating the implementation RAD in South Mzwandile M Shongwe Africa Department of Information Studied, University of Zululand
09:00 - 09:20 Is the knowledge of cyberethical behaviour of N A Aderibigbe university students in Africa feasible? A preliminary University of Zululand case study of Federal University of Agriculture
Abeokuta
09:20 - 09:40 Collaborative technologies and knowledge Ayanbode Oluyemi Folorunso, management in psychiatric hospitals in Department of Information Science, South-Western Nigeria University of South Africa
Williams E. Nwagwu,PhD Head of Knowledge Management, Council for the Development of Social Research in Africa, Dakar Senegal
09:40 - 10:00 Change management in implementation of Mandisa Msomi Electronic health records systems in Public Department of Information Studies and Private Hospitals in the Ethekwini Area University of Zululand Trywell Kalusopa Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Namibia
10:00 - 10:20 Exploring the usage of social media in public Molaodi Margaret Matobako libraries in Mangaung Metropolitan Department of Information Science, Municipality, South Africa University of South Africa
Williams E. Nwagwu (PhD) Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa, Dakar
10:20 – 10:30 Questions & Discussions
10:30 – 11:00 Refreshment/Health Break
Chair : Dr. Nthabiseng N. Mosala- Bryant 11:00 - 11:20 Knowledge sharing in the Free State public Tsakane Chauke libraries Velile Jiyane Department of Information Science University of Zululand 11:20 – 11: 40 Determining the role of librarians in meeting Monda L Kerubo the information needs of visually and hearing Library and Information Science impaired students Faculty of Arts University of Nairobi
11:40 - 12: 00 Job requirements and challenges of LIS Mpilo Mthembu graduates in public libraries in KwaZulu- University of Zululand Natal, South Africa 12:00 – 12:20 Provision of Services for people with Bhekinkosi Mpungose disabilities in public libraries of Ekurhuleni Velile Jiyane Metropolitan Municipalities Department of Information Science, University of South Africa
12:20 - 12:40 Library and Information Science students’ Talente N Sibiya motivation to enrol in the LIS programme Mzwandile M Shongwe Department of Information Studies, University of Zululand 12:40 - 12:50 Problems encountered by registry office in Thobekile Buthelezi managing students’ records at the University Zandile Biyela of Zululand Ntombifuthi Bethelezi
Lindokuhle Cebekhulu, Department of Information Science, University of South Africa
12:50-13:00 Current practices of digital preservation for Adams Vicky scholarly publishing at the University of Bernaris Zinhle Zululand Bawane Vincent Biyela Sanele Department of Information Science, University of South Africa
13:00-13:10 Privacy compliance of the 3rd year students in Mathenjwa Nokukhanya accessing EBSCO-HOST database at the Mgozi MM University of Zululand Miya NJ Department of Information Science, University of South Africa
13:10-13:55 Lunch
13:55 – 14:00 Top Three Outstanding Student Paper Awards and Closing Dr. Neil D. Evans (HoD IS) / Prof. AT Nzama (Act Dean Faculty of Arts) 14:00-16:00 Theme: Student Workshop Facilitator: Dr Shana Ponelis
Panelists of the students’ conference:
Prof. Edda Lwoga – MUHAS, Prof. Dennis Ocholla –UNIZULU, Prof Jaya Raju - UCT Dr. William Nwagwu – CODESRA End of Day One: Students session
Time Activity Participants
Venue: Imvubu Lodge, Richards Bay Thursday 13 September 2018 - Day Two: Main Conference 07:45 - 08:30 Registration and Coffee/Tea Administrators/Coordinators: Phindile Bennett, Daniel Kekana, Mamotshabo Boloka & Asania Maphoto. (Information Studies University of Zululand) Session 1 Opening & Ground breaking for the Chair: 08:30 – 10:20 Conference Professor Trywell Kalusopa Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences University of Namibia 08:30 – 08:40 Opening Remarks - purpose, scope and Neil D. Evans, PhD expectations of the conference IS Conference Chair/HOD - Information Studies, University of Zululand
08:40 – 08:50 Welcome Remarks Antonia T Nzama, PhD Professor & Act. Dean - Faculty of Arts, University of Zululand
08:50 – 09:10 Perceived gaps in LIS education and Dennis N. Ocholla, PhD research Senior Professor & Deputy Dean Research and Internationalization, Faculty of Arts, University of Zululand 09:10 – 09:50 Keynote Speaker: Embracing new trends in scholarly Professor Jaya Raju, PhD communication: from competency HOD, Department of Information requirements in the workplace to LIS Science, University of Cape Town curriculum presence
09:50 - 10:10 Refreshments
Session 2 LIS Education, ICT FOR DEVELOPMENT Chair: 10:20 - 13:00 (ICT4D) Information needs & digital Professor Madelein Fombad libraries Department of Information Science, University of South Africa
10:20 - 10:40 Understanding competitive intelligence in the Smangele Moyane digital technology: coping strategy for public Department of Information & academic libraries in South Africa and its Corporate Management, Durban implications for service delivery University of Technology Patrick Ngulube, PhD School of Interdisciplinary Research and Postgraduate Studies, University of South Africa
10:40 - 11:00 Monda, Linet Kerubo The role of librarians in meeting the George Kingori, PhD information needs of visually and hearing Dorothy Njiraine, PhD impaired students Department of Library and Information Science University of Nairobi 11:00 - 11:20 Mashilo Thomas Modiba The role of academic libraries in support of Samuel Mojapelo, PhD the sustainable development in South Africa Department of Information Science, University of South Africa 11:20 – 11:40 Tracking and monitoring at risk students at Neil Davies Evans,PhD the University of Zululand using big and small Anass Bayaga data Pragasen Mudali Louis Mapatagane Department of Information Studies, University of Zululand
11:40 – 12:00 ECM Implementation in a public sector water Olefhile Mosweu utility in Botswana Department of Information Science, University of South Africa
12:00-12:20 KwaZulu-Natal Cataloguers’ perception about Philangani Thembinkosi Sibiya cataloguing education and job requirement Department of Information Science, University of South Africa 12:20- 12:40 The attitudes and perceptions of Norwood Pheladi T Letika, Community Police Forum towards social University of Johannesburg media as a tool for crime awareness 12:40 – 12:50 Questions & Discussions
12:50 – 13: 50 Lunch
Session 3 Bibliometrics, informetrics, Webometrics & Chair: 13:50 – 17:30 Scientometrics Dr Petros Dhlamini Library and Information Services, University of Zululand
13:50 – 14:10 Jan Resenga Maluleka & A bibliometric analysis of Indigenous knowledge Mahlatse Shekgola research in the sub -Saharan Africa, 2007 to 2017. University of South Africa, Department of Information Science 14:10 – 14:30 Health Informatics in Nigeria: Where are we? Manir Abdullahi Kamba Ph D Department of Libry and Information Sciences Bayero University, Kano
14:30-14:50 Mendeley Almetrics- Bibliometrics relationships Adriaanse, Leslie S., M Phil, Rensleigh, Chris, PhD DCom Department of Information and Knowledge Management, University of Johannesburg
14:50 – 15:00 Questions & Discussions 15:00 – 15:10 Refreshments Session 4 Chair: 15:10 – 17:50 Dr Samuel Mojapelo, Department of (Information Science, University of South Africa)
15:10 – 15:30 Access to and use of Clinical informatics among Kehinde Owolabi medical doctors in a teaching hospital in Nigeria Neil D Evans, PhD Dennis N Ocholla PhD Department of Information Studies, University of Zululand 15:30 – 15:50 Utilisation of Information and Communication Elizabeth Onyango & Omwoyo B Technologies in Agriculture in Kenya, Tanzania and Onyancha Uganda:a bibliometrics study- 1990-2017 Department of Information Science, University of South Africa 15;50- 16: 10 Knowledge management adaptation strategies for Madeleine Fombad, PhD climate change on rural farmers: A South African Department of Information Science perspective University of South Africa
16:10 – 16:30 East African Social Sciences and Humanities, Nora Schmidt European Libraries, and Big Deals Department of Arts and Cultural Sciences, Lund University, Sweden
16:30 – 16:40 Questions & Discussions 19:00 – 21:30 Gala Dinner at Mvubu Lodge
End of Day 2 Session: Main Conference
Venue: Imvubu Lodge, Richards Bay Day Three Main Conference– Friday 13 September 2018 Session 5 Social Media, Publishing, Digital Chair: 08:15 - 10:30 Libraries & Communication Professor Velile Jiyane Department. of Information Studies, University of Zululand
08:15 - 08:45 Contemporary and Future Trends in Keynote Speaker: Information Science: exploring the Digital Professor Kelvin J Bwalya Conundrums Department of Information and Knowledge Management, University of Johannesburg
08:45 - 09:05 Strategies and Trends of Scholarly Kabiru Dahiru Abbas, PhD Communication among Academics in Dept. of Library and Information Science, Nigerian Universities: Implications for Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria Knowledge Growth
09:05 - 09:25 Web-based health information seeking: a Sandy Zinn (PhD) small-scale comparative study between Heidi Enwald (PhD) Finnish and South African university Annika Rantala (MIS) students Dept. of Library & Information Science University of the Western Cape
09:25 - 09:45 Promoting open educational resources Sphamandla L Mncube through library portals in South African Department of Information Science, Universities University of South Africa 09:45 - 10:05 Business case studies as tools in the Tanya Du Plessis (D Litt et Phil) strategic information management toolkit Nolan Francis, Department of Information and Knowledge Management, University of Johannesburg 10:05 - 10:25 Mobile internet and expansion of human Edda Tandi Lwoga, PhD capabilities among rural women Department of ICT and Mathematics, College of Business Education, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Wallace Chigona Department of Information Systems, University of Cape Town
10:25 -10:45 To climb steep hills requires slow pace at Tsepho Moseu, first: E-legislation developments in the University of Botswana context of Botswana
10:45 - 11:05 Questions & Discussions
11:05 - 11:30 Refreshments & Health Break
Session 6 Records, Archival Management & E- Chair: 11:30 – 13:30 government Professor Trywell Kalusopa, University of Namibia 11:30 - 11.50 Ethnobotanical Study of Medicinal Plants and Oluremi A. Abiolu, PhD Traditional Healers’ Perception of Indigenous Bayero University, Kano. Knowledge Digitisation in southwestern Nigeria
11:50 - 12:10 Levels of research evidence policy assessment Patrick Mapulanga in developing countries: the case study of Library and Information Studies Centre, selected health policies in Malawi UCT 12:10 - 12:30 Developing a framework for web archiving of Tolulope Balogun indigenous knowledge systems in selected Trywell Kalusopa academic institutional repositories in South Department of Information Studies Africa University of Zululand
12:30– 12:50 The influence of knowledge management Olateju Ajanaku infrastructure on nursing care performance: an Stephen M. Mutula exploratory investigation of a public hospital Department of Information Studies University of KwaZulu Natal
12:50– 13:10 Developing a holistic framework for assessing Andiswa Mfengu research impact in South African higher Library & Information Studies Centre, education institutions, using a research- University of Cape Town intensive university as a case study 13:10– 13:30 Questions & Discussions
13.30- 14:00 Lunch Session 7 Knowledge Management & Research Data Chair: 14:00 – 16:00 Management Professor Edda T Lwoga Department of ICT and Mathematics, College of Business Education, Tanzania
14:00 ‐ 14:20 Self-management and time-management for Mamotshabo J Boloka survival among students in South African Glenrose V Jiyane Tertiary Institutions: balancing lectures and Department of Information Studies piece-jobs at the University of Zululand University of Zululand
14:20:– 14:40 Blockchain practices and trends that nurture Elisha Ondieki Makori, PhD and promote information Management in the Department of Library and Information African Region Science, University of Nairobi
14:40 – 15:00 Personal Information Management Behaviour Antonia Bernadette Donkor of Faculty in Higher Education Institutions in Balme Library Ghana University of Ghana Williams Nwagwu, PhD Knowledge Management, Council for the Development of Social Science research in Africa Dakar, Senegal 15:00 – 15:20 Factors impeding South African LAMs from Kagiso Mabe collaborating for digitisation purposes Andrea Potgieter University of Johannesburg Information support for students with Dorothy D. Eneya 15:20-15:40 disabilities in university libraries BJ Mostert Department of Information Studies,
University of Zululand
15:40 – 16:00 Questions & Discussions
16:00-16: 10 Closing Remarks : Mzwandile Shongwe
End of Day 3 Session: Main Conference
The End Thank you and travel safe