Browsing MST-Department of Library and Information Science by Title
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Investigating public relations in public libraries: a case study of the K.N.L.S Nairobi branch library
(2012-05-03)This study was carried out at the K.N.L.S Nairobi branch. The aim of the study was to investigate how public relations activities are carried out in public libraries with special reference to KNLS Nairobi branch library ... -
Investigating staff motivation and attitude to work in public libraries: a case study of Kenya National Library Services and Macmillan headquarter libraries in Nairobi
(2012-11-05)This study sought to determine the effectiveness of measures taken to ensure staff motivation and attitude to work are working in our public libraries. The researcher investigated issues concerning recruitment and selection, ... -
An Investigation into bibliographical control, accessibility and use of government publications in Kenya.
(2012-06-11)This study set out to examine the current state of Bibliographical control, accessibility and use of government publications in Kenya. Government publications are sold at the Government Press Bookshop. Except prestige ... -
An investigation into factors hindering effective use of medical libraries in Kenya with particular reference to Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) library
(2012-04-03)The central problem addressed in this study is that the factors hindering effective use of medical libraries are not clearly understood. The main purpose of the study was to investigate into the factors hindering effective ... -
An Investigation into how HIV/AIDS Information is Communicated and Perceived in Kenya: a Case of Kenyatta University
(2012-06-06)The study sought to find out how the information on HIV/AIDS is communicated to the various groups of people and in particular to the Kenyatta University Community. It sought to determine whether the information ... -
An investigation into the factors influencing utilization of parliament library: the Kenyan experience
(2012-02-09)Parliament is the supreme institution of a state. It is in this institution that the laws of a country are made. These laws shape the social, political and economic destiny of the nation. Democratic laws can only be made ... -
An investigation into the future of the library in the electronic age: a study based in Nairobi
(2012-02-09)Information Technology (IT) is greatly transforming the means of access to information. The availability and use of electronic information resources such as CD-ROM, E-Mail, the World Wide Web, Online databases etc, both ... -
An investigation of factors influencing utilization of library resources and services by undergraduate students with particular reference to Kenyatta university
(2012-04-17)A library in a University is the central organ that provides the necessary resources and services for teaching, learning and research. Yet it is not automatic that one resources and services are offered, they will be used. ... -
An investigation of reading habits in public libraries within Nairobi
(2012-05-03)This study set out to examine the state of readership in the public libraries within Nairobi. The problem of the study was to investigate the reading habits within Nairobi area. The method used in the gathering of data ... -
Library and information services for the visually handicapped in education institutions in Kenya
(2012-05-16)This study was designed to investigate the library information needs fo the visually handicapped in educational institutions; the state- of- art of the information services; role of information in the rehabilitation of the ... -
Library publications as tools for disseminating technical information in Kenya
(2012-05-08)The study looked at library publications produced by special and academic libraries in Nairobi. The libraries were categorized as academic, special government and special private. It aimed at finding out to what extent ... -
Library user education in public libraries in kenya with particular reference to the Kenya National Library Service and Macmillan Memorial Library
(2011-08-10)The importance of library user education is so crucial to libraries and their users that it cannot be over emphasized. Effective library user education enables users to utilize library resources and facilities maximally ... -
Marketing Strategies Used for Promotion of Library Informaton 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 ... -
Members’ Perceptions on Information Proffessional Associations: The Case of Kenya Library Association and Kenya Association of Archivists and Records Managers
(Kenyatta University, 2018-11)The study focused on members’ perceptions on information professional associations specifically Kenya Library Association and Kenya Association of Archivists and Records Managers. Perceptions is intellectual processes of ... -
The organisation and use of the chemical literature in Kenyatta University Library
(2012-04-04)The purpose of this study was to examine the use and organization of the chemical literature in Kenyatta University Library. It has looked at such issues as the users' knowledge, perception, rating and frequency of use ... -
Paper impermanence as a consequence of arid-hydrolysis resulting from poor paper manufacture and storage in selected libraries and the National archives in Kenya
(2012-05-08)The study aimed at establishing: the level of acidity in library and archives paper-based materials; measure being taken to curb paper deterioration resulting from acidity; and the environmental control measures taken, in ... -
Perception and attitude of postgraduate students on institutional repositories: case of St. Paul's University in Limuru Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2017-04)Increased research output in academic institutions has lead to generation of lots of research content, thus bringing about issues on shortage and preservation of the research content, this has led to establishment of ... -
Problems facing libraries in selected technical training institutes in Machakos, Thika and Nairobi Districts of Kenya with reference to collection development
(2012-04-03)The purpose of this study was to investigate the problems facing libraries in technical training institutions in Kenya with reference to collection development. The study dealt with selected technical training institutions ... -
Problems of accessing electronic information in university libraries in Kenya with special reference to internet and CD-ROM: a case of Kenyatta University and United States international university-Africa
(2012-04-05)The purpose of this study was to investigate the problems faced by library users when accessing electronic information in the university libraries in Kenya. The study was as a result of realization that, even with availability ... -
The provision and use of electronic Information resourses in J.D. rockefeller research library, Egerton University,Njoro
(2011-08-10)The study focuses on customer awareness, usage expectations and satisfaction in the provision and use of electronic resources at J.D Rockefeller Research library, Egerton University. It is meant to find out how to increase ...
