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Implementation of Electronic Medical Records for Service Delivery in Selected Southwest Nigeria State University Teaching Hospitals
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Electronic Medical Records (EMR) is an essential communications channel relating to patient health conditions. Unfortunately, many hospitals in Africa, including Nigeria, have not implemented EMR. The few hospitals with ... -
Usability of Digital Libraries during Information Retrieval by Persons With Visual Impairment in Selected Public Universities in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Usability studies play a key role in advancing best practices in the design of usable digital libraries. Users with visual impairment have been excluded in design of digital libraries due to unintentional biasness towards ... -
Knowledge Acquisition and Use by Tenants to Create Businesses through Incubation Centers in Kenya. A Case of Strathmore and Kenyatta University
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Commercialization of university generated knowledge through the creation of innovative products and services cannot be overemphasized. Business incubation programme in universities provides tenants with an enabling environment ... -
Relationship between Use of Extension Information Services and Agricultural Productivity among Smallholder Farmers in Tana River County, Kenya
(kenyatta University, 2021)Food security assessments reports have demonstrated that, most food insecure people stay in remote areas, with limited access to information and technology geared towards enhancing agricultural productivity. This foregoing ... -
Adoption of Knowledge Management Practices for Service Delivery in Selected North-West Nigeria Federal University Libraries
(Kenyatta University, 2019-10)Knowledge management practices entail generation, acquisition, organization, sharing, preservation, applying and re-use of knowledge. In libraries, the practice aims at improving services and administration. Evidence ... -
Marketing Strategies Used for Promotion of Library Information Services in Kaduna State Public Library, Nigeria.
(Kenyatta University, 2019-04)This study focused on marketing strategies for information service in Kaduna state public Library. The study was basically narrowed to only public libraries in Kaduna State Nigeria. The objectives of the study are to ... -
Status of information science faculty and librarians collaboratory research in selected Kenyan universities
(Kenyatta University, 2018-07)Collaboratory research concept is close to two decades old and it entails researchers working together on research projects irrespective of their geographical location resulting in co-authored publications. Collaboratory ... -
Determinants of use of informal settlement community libraries by children in selected informal settlements in Nairobi County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018-07)The existence of libraries in Africa goes back to the colonial period. A number of African nations have legislated the establishment of national libraries through Acts of parliaments. From such legislation, the Kenya ... -
An assessment of the performance of public record centres in facilitating proper records management practices in public offices in Kenya
(2017-09)Public record centres in Kenya are charged with ensuring proper record management practices by advising public offices on records creation, maintenance, use, appraisal and disposal, in order to achieve efficient, transparent ... -
Role of media in disseminating Luyia indigenous knowledge for socio-economic development: the case of West Fm Radio, Western Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2016-10)The study focused on the role of media in disseminating Indigenous Knowledge (IK) for socio-economic development. The media station narrowed on is the West FM Radio in Bungoma whose broadcast covers Western Kenya and some ... -
Implementation of Electronic Medical Records in Kenyan Public Hospitals: Challenges and Opportunities
(Kenyatta University, 2015-05)An Electronic Medical Record (EMR), a computer system composed of the clinical data repository, clinical decision support, controlled medical vocabulary, order entry, and pharmacy module has become a growing subject of ... -
Constraints experienced in public record centres in the facilitation of proper records management practices in public offices in Kenya
(2013-05)Public record centres (PRCs are charged with ensuring that there are proper record management practices in public offices in Kenya. Failure by public record centres to facilitate proper record management practices in public ... -
Accessibility and Utilization of Written Publications for Enhancing Agricultural Productivity in Kandara, Kigumo, Murang’a South Districts of Murang’a County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2015-01-20)The aim of this study was to identify the challenges encountered by farmers in a accessing and using written information materials in Kandara, Kigumo and Murang’a South Districts of Murang’a County. The objective of the ... -
An investigation on disaster preparedness and mitigation for computer based information systems in selected University libraries in Kenya
(2014)This study was carried out at a time when the introduction of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in higher institutions of learning had become a key issue for service delivery. The introduction of e-learning ... -
Challenges facing academic staff in adopting open access outlets for disseminating research findings in selected university libraries in Kenya
(2014)Open Access Journals (OAJs) and Institutional Repositories (IRs) are Open Access (OA) outlets that provide a platform for disseminating research findings. Although these outlets have been introduced in universities to ...
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Implementation of Electronic Medical Records for Service Delivery in Selected Southwest Nigeria State University Teaching Hospitals
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Electronic Medical Records (EMR) is an essential communications channel relating to patient health conditions. Unfortunately, many hospitals in Africa, including Nigeria, have not implemented EMR. The few hospitals with ... -
Usability of Digital Libraries during Information Retrieval by Persons With Visual Impairment in Selected Public Universities in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Usability studies play a key role in advancing best practices in the design of usable digital libraries. Users with visual impairment have been excluded in design of digital libraries due to unintentional biasness towards ... -
Knowledge Acquisition and Use by Tenants to Create Businesses through Incubation Centers in Kenya. A Case of Strathmore and Kenyatta University
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Commercialization of university generated knowledge through the creation of innovative products and services cannot be overemphasized. Business incubation programme in universities provides tenants with an enabling environment ... -
Relationship between Use of Extension Information Services and Agricultural Productivity among Smallholder Farmers in Tana River County, Kenya
(kenyatta University, 2021)Food security assessments reports have demonstrated that, most food insecure people stay in remote areas, with limited access to information and technology geared towards enhancing agricultural productivity. This foregoing ... -
Adoption of Knowledge Management Practices for Service Delivery in Selected North-West Nigeria Federal University Libraries
(Kenyatta University, 2019-10)Knowledge management practices entail generation, acquisition, organization, sharing, preservation, applying and re-use of knowledge. In libraries, the practice aims at improving services and administration. Evidence ... -
Marketing Strategies Used for Promotion of Library Information Services in Kaduna State Public Library, Nigeria.
(Kenyatta University, 2019-04)This study focused on marketing strategies for information service in Kaduna state public Library. The study was basically narrowed to only public libraries in Kaduna State Nigeria. The objectives of the study are to ... -
Status of information science faculty and librarians collaboratory research in selected Kenyan universities
(Kenyatta University, 2018-07)Collaboratory research concept is close to two decades old and it entails researchers working together on research projects irrespective of their geographical location resulting in co-authored publications. Collaboratory ... -
Determinants of use of informal settlement community libraries by children in selected informal settlements in Nairobi County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018-07)The existence of libraries in Africa goes back to the colonial period. A number of African nations have legislated the establishment of national libraries through Acts of parliaments. From such legislation, the Kenya ... -
An assessment of the performance of public record centres in facilitating proper records management practices in public offices in Kenya
(2017-09)Public record centres in Kenya are charged with ensuring proper record management practices by advising public offices on records creation, maintenance, use, appraisal and disposal, in order to achieve efficient, transparent ... -
Role of media in disseminating Luyia indigenous knowledge for socio-economic development: the case of West Fm Radio, Western Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2016-10)The study focused on the role of media in disseminating Indigenous Knowledge (IK) for socio-economic development. The media station narrowed on is the West FM Radio in Bungoma whose broadcast covers Western Kenya and some ... -
Implementation of Electronic Medical Records in Kenyan Public Hospitals: Challenges and Opportunities
(Kenyatta University, 2015-05)An Electronic Medical Record (EMR), a computer system composed of the clinical data repository, clinical decision support, controlled medical vocabulary, order entry, and pharmacy module has become a growing subject of ... -
Constraints experienced in public record centres in the facilitation of proper records management practices in public offices in Kenya
(2013-05)Public record centres (PRCs are charged with ensuring that there are proper record management practices in public offices in Kenya. Failure by public record centres to facilitate proper record management practices in public ... -
Accessibility and Utilization of Written Publications for Enhancing Agricultural Productivity in Kandara, Kigumo, Murang’a South Districts of Murang’a County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2015-01-20)The aim of this study was to identify the challenges encountered by farmers in a accessing and using written information materials in Kandara, Kigumo and Murang’a South Districts of Murang’a County. The objective of the ... -
An investigation on disaster preparedness and mitigation for computer based information systems in selected University libraries in Kenya
(2014)This study was carried out at a time when the introduction of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in higher institutions of learning had become a key issue for service delivery. The introduction of e-learning ... -
Challenges facing academic staff in adopting open access outlets for disseminating research findings in selected university libraries in Kenya
(2014)Open Access Journals (OAJs) and Institutional Repositories (IRs) are Open Access (OA) outlets that provide a platform for disseminating research findings. Although these outlets have been introduced in universities to ... -
Using the gap model to assess users’ perception of service quality levels in academic libraries a case of post modern library, Kenyatta University and USIU Library
(2014-08-18)The purpose of the study was to use the Gap Model to identify the service quality levels that exist at Kenyatta University, Moi Library and USIU Library as perceived by the users. The problem that the study addressed was ... -
Determinants of effective knowledge management practices In selected university libraries In Nairobi and Kiambu Counties, Kenya
(2014-08-18)The phenomenon of KM was first hailed as a great idea in the business world where businesses embraced it to give them a competitive advantage in the 1990s (Maponya, 2004). Great multinational businesses such as Microsoft, ...
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