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Information literacy (IL) instruction is the fundamental professional practice in university libraries, and university librarians are primary providers of IL instructions, generally. Information literacy is designed to teach library patrons how to quickly and effectively locate information that...

ABSTRACT Security issues in libraries include theft of library materials, the mutilation or vandalism of library resources and dealing with disruptive patrons. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate security measures implemented to prevent theft of library resources and other...

Although the University of Zambia (UNZA) in its 2013-2017 strategic plan intends to meet increased demand for university education through expanded provision of Open Distance Learning as an option for mass teaching, there is no mention of an equitable increase in library and information resources...

Information is an important resource that plays a significant role in people’s daily professional and personal lives. One of the concerns of information professionals is the information seeking behaviour of different target groups of people because an effective information service largely depends...

Due to the exponential growth and the increasing cost of information resources, it is difficult for a library to acquire all the documents, which are required by the users of a library. Libraries in Zambia are no exception to this paradox. The only way developed by libraries to improve their...

The main aim or objective of the research was to assess the effectiveness of School Libraries and the provision of study material to grade twelve (12) pupils. The research design comprised both qualitative and quantitative designs; a sample size of 60 pupils was randomly drawn using a simple...

The purpose of this study was to investigate factors affecting motivation among librarians in tertiary and research institutions in Zambia. The study was intended to determine the extent to which librarians were motivated in tertiary and research institutions, factors that influenced motivation,...

Background: The need to account for the strength of a library´s collection calls for librarians to measure the value of the library services to its users by means of knowing how the targeted library patrons benefit from using a given library facility. The general objective of this study was to...

The study targeted universities, higher learning institutions, research centers and some of the Zambian Libraries Consortium (ZALICO) Institutional library members in Lusaka, Central and Copper belt provinces of Zambia. The study had one objective, which was to find out why there was no any kind...

Distance education is one of the most popular forms of education offered world wide to those students who have had no opportunity to enroll full time in various educational institutions including universities. Distance education is also seen to be cost effective especially in developing countries...