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The impact of the Internet on reference services in higher education libraries in South Africa
Internet access has become an indicator of a country's socio-economic status in the Information society. Libraries of higher education institutions support the parent institutions' objective to produce graduates able to function in this society. Consequently, the Web, the most popular part of the In...
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| author | Darries, Fatima |
| author2 | Nassimbeni, Mary |
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| description | Internet access has become an indicator of a country's socio-economic status in the Information society. Libraries of higher education institutions support the parent institutions' objective to produce graduates able to function in this society. Consequently, the Web, the most popular part of the Internet, has become ubiquitous in reference services. This study investigates the impact of the Internet on reference services by exploring the following areas: user Internet access and training in the library, use and integration of the Internet as an information tool in reference services and the Internet training and knowledge of reference librarians. |
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| institution | University of Cape Town (South Africa) |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/7910 The impact of the Internet on reference services in higher education libraries in South Africa Darries, Fatima Nassimbeni, Mary Library and Information Studies Internet access has become an indicator of a country's socio-economic status in the Information society. Libraries of higher education institutions support the parent institutions' objective to produce graduates able to function in this society. Consequently, the Web, the most popular part of the Internet, has become ubiquitous in reference services. This study investigates the impact of the Internet on reference services by exploring the following areas: user Internet access and training in the library, use and integration of the Internet as an information tool in reference services and the Internet training and knowledge of reference librarians. 2014-10-02T09:56:37Z 2014-10-02T09:56:37Z 2002 Master Thesis Masters MBibl http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7910 eng application/pdf Library and Information Studies Centre (LISC) University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Library and Information Studies Darries, Fatima The impact of the Internet on reference services in higher education libraries in South Africa |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | The impact of the Internet on reference services in higher education libraries in South Africa |
| title_full | The impact of the Internet on reference services in higher education libraries in South Africa |
| title_fullStr | The impact of the Internet on reference services in higher education libraries in South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of the Internet on reference services in higher education libraries in South Africa |
| title_short | The impact of the Internet on reference services in higher education libraries in South Africa |
| title_sort | impact of the internet on reference services in higher education libraries in south africa |
| topic | Library and Information Studies |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7910 |
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