Recent publications by DKIS staff
Mfengu, A. & Raju, J. 2024. Challenges with measures used for assessing research impact in higher education institutions. South African Journal of Science. 120(7/8): 1-6. DOI: https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2024/14934
Mfengu, A. 2024. South African universities need to rethink how they evaluate research: social impact counts too. The Conversation - Africa. 16 September. Available: https://theconversation.com/south-african-universities-need-to-rethink-how-they-evaluate-research-social-impact-counts-too-237251 [2024, September 17].
Ndinoshiho, J. and Nassimbeni, M., 2024. Factors influencing the incorporation of web technologies by university libraries in Southern African Development Community. South African Journal of Libraries and Information Science, 90(1), pp.1-13. doi: 10.7553/90-1-2311.
Badenhorst, P. & Raju, J. 2023. Research data management competencies for academic libraries: perspectives from two universities in South Africa. African Journal of Libraries, Archives & Information Science, 33(2): 215-229. doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ajlais.v33i2.7
Mfengu, A. & Raju, J. 2023. University Rankings and Performance Assessment Systems Driving Research Impact in the Global South. In Impact of Global University Ranking Systems on Developing Countries, O.B. Onyancha and A. Tella (Eds). IGI Global. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-8266-7. 240-255.
Mfengu, A. 2023. Library and information science education and training: skills and competencies for the new world order. In International library and information science practice: excellence in leadership, management and mentorship. V. Okojie & I. Abdullahi, Eds. Accra: Woeli Publishing Services. 245-258.
Mfengu, A. & Raju, J. 2022. Research impact assessment in Africa and the evolving role of academic libraries. Library Trends. 71(2): 151-168. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/lib.2022.a922373
Chu, C.M., Raju, J. et al. 2022. IFLA Guidelines for Professional Library and Information Science (LIS) Education Programmes. The Hague, Netherlands: IFLA. https://repository.ifla.org/handle/123456789/1987
Oosthuizen, C. & Kahn, M. 2022. The research support needs of emerging researchers employed at the Education Faculty of a University of Technology. Practical Academic Librarianship: The International Journal of the SLA Academic Division. 12(1): 54-83.
Samupwa, A.N. & Kahn, M. 2022. Research data management practices at the University of Namibia: Moving towards adoption. International Journal of Digital Curation. 16(1). DOI: 10.2218/ijdc.v16i1.769.
Raju, J. 2021. Shaping LIS education for blended professionals in a pluralist information environment: global reflections. Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 62(4): 366-381. doi: 10.3138/jelis-62-4-2020-0024
Sibiya, T. & Shongwe, M. 2021. South African Library and Information Science (LIS) Students’ Perceptions, Motivations and Reasons for Enrolling in the LIS Program. Libri, 71(2): 159-170. https://doi.org/10.1515/libri-2019-0041
Chu, C.M. & Raju, J. 2021. Prioritizing diversity in Library and Information Science (LIS) education. In Dali, K. & Caidi, N. (eds.). Humanizing LIS education and practice: diversity by design. London: Routledge. pp. 77-91.
Dabengwa, I., Raju, J. & Matingwina, T. 2020. Applying interpretive phenomenological analysis to library and information science research on blended librarianship: a case study. Library and Information Science Research, 42: 101055. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lisr.2020.101055
Nkeube, P. & Raju, J. 2020. Knowledge and skills requirements of National University of Lesotho librarians in meeting the information needs of undergraduate students in the digital age. African Journal of Library, Archives and Information Science, 30(2): 197-219.
Raju, J. 2020. Future of LIS education and evolving global competency requirements for the digital information environment: an epistemological overview. Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 61(3): 342-356. doi: https://doi.org/10.3138/jelis.61.3.2019-0088.
Mapulanga, P., Raju, J. & Matingwina, T. 2020. Research-evidence-based health policy formulation in Malawi: an assessment of policymakers’ and researchers’ perspectives. International Journal of Health Governance, 25(2): 161-176. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHG-05-2019-0029
Kapepiso, F. & Higgs, R. 2020. Tracing the curation of Indigenous knowledge in a biopiracy case. AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples. https://doi.org/10.1177/1177180120903502
De la Porte, B. & Higgs, R. 2019. Challenges in digitisation of cultural heritage material in the Western Cape, South Africa. South African Journal of Information Management. 21(1) https://doi.org/10.4102/sajim.v21i1.1104
Raju, J., Mfengu, A., Kahn, M. & Raju, R. 2019. The transition to open: a metrics analysis of discoverability and accessibility of LIS scholarship. South African Journal of Science, 115(7/8). doi: https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2019/5867.
Kerchhoff, G., Kahn, M. & Nassimbeni, M. 2019. A 20-year evaluation of PLAAS research outputs: Impact on the scholarly domain and in social media. South African Journal of Science. 115(7/8). DOI: 10.17159/sajs.2019/5655.
Raju, J. 2019. Embracing New Trends in Scholarly Communication: From Competency Requirements in the Workplace to LIS Curriculum Presence. Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication, 7(General Issue), eP2291. https://doi.org/10.7710/2162-3309.2291
Schäfer, S., Higgs, R. 2019. Perceptions and experiences of a digital visionary environment: digital curation and the Owl House. The International Journal of New Media, Technology and the Arts. 14(2):1-15. DOI: https://doi.org/10.18848/2326-9987/CGP/v14i02/1-15
Mapulanga, P., Raju, J. & Thomas Matingwina. 2019. Levels of research evidence in health policy assessment in Malawi. Leadership in Health Services, 32(2): 226-250.
Dabengwa, I. Raju, J. & Thomas Matingwina. 2019. Academic librarians’ transition to blended librarianship: a phenomenology of selected academic librarians in Zimbabwe. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 45(4): 343–357. DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2019.04.008
Johnson, G. & Raju, J. 2018. Knowledge and skills competencies for humanities librarians supporting postgraduate students. Libri: international journal for libraries and information services, 68(4): 331-344. doi: https://doi.org/10.1515/libri-2018-0033
IFLA BSLISE Working Group. (2018). Building strong LIS education: a call to global and local Action – an IFLA BSLISE Working Group White Paper. Cape Town: University of Cape Town Libraries. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15641/0-7992-2542-6 (Jaya Raju is one of two lead authors and Co-Chair of the IFLA BSLISE Working Group which produced this White Paper)
Kahn, M. & Underwood, P.G. 2018. Space planning in libraries: for students, by students. Education for Information. 34(2): 163-174.
Matingwina, T. & Raju, J. 2017. A Salutogenic assessment of the health information needs of undergraduate students in Zimbabwe. Innovation: journal of appropriate librarianship and information work in Southern Africa, 10(54): 31-47
Raju, R. and Raju, J. 2017. Academic libraries in Africa. In Abdullahi, I.H. (Editor-in-Chief). Global library and information science. 2nd ed. (IFLA publication nr. 174). pp. 42-81. Berlin: De Gruyter. (ISBN: 978-3-11-041303-8). doi: https//doi.org/10.1515/9783110413120-003.
IFLA BSLISE Working Group. (2018). Building strong LIS education: a call to global and local Action – an IFLA BSLISE Working Group White Paper. Cape Town: University of Cape Town Libraries. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15641/0-7992-2542-6 (Jaya Raju is one of two lead authors and Co-Chair of the IFLA BSLISE Working Group which produced this White Paper)
Raju, J. 2017. Information professional or IT professional?: the knowledge and skills required by academic librarians in the digital library environment. Portal: Libraries and the Academy, 17(4): 739-757 https://doi.org/10.1353/pla.2017.0044
Nyahodza, L & Higgs, R. 2017. Towards bridging the digital divide in post-apartheid South Africa: a case of a historically disadvantaged university in Cape Town. South African journal of libraries and information science. 83 (1). http://dx.doi.org/10.7553/83-1-1645
Raju, R. & Raju, J. 2017. Chapter H: Africa. In ACRL Student Learning and Information Literacy Committee (Eds.). Global perspectives on information literacy: fostering a dialogue for international understanding. pp. 77-86. Chicago, Illinois: ACRL (Association of College and Research Libraries), a division of the American Library Association. Available: http://www.ala.org/acrl/sites/ala.org.acrl/files/content/publications/whitepapers/GlobalPerspectives_InfoLit.pdf
Raju, J. 2017. LIS professional competency index for the higher education sector in South Africa. Cape Town: University of Cape Town Libraries. ISBN: 978-0-7992-2536-5. doi: 10.15641/0-7992-2536-5x
Matingwina, T. & Raju, J. 2017. An integrated framework for disseminating health information to students in Zimbabwe. Libri: international journal for libraries and information services, 67(1): 1-16. doi: 10.1515/libri-2016-0054
Raju, J. 2017. To teach or not to teach?: the question of the academic librarian’s pedagogical competencies in the digital age. South African journal of higher education, 31(2): 251-269.doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.208535/31-2-1096
De Jager, Karin. 2017. Approaches to impact evaluation in academic libraries: A review of a new ISO Standard. IFLA Journal. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/0340035217696321
Rajkoomar, M. & Raju, J. 2016. A framework using blended learning for innovative teaching and learning. Research & Reviews: Journal of Educational Studies, 2(3): 1-9.
Skarzynski, J. & Nassimbeni, M. 2016. Evaluating the impact of the public library book collection: a case study of two public libraries in Cape Town. South African journal of libraries and information science, 82 (1): 26-35. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.7553/82-1-1597
Koopman, M. & De Jager, K. 2016. Archiving South African digital research data: how ready are we?" South African Journal of Science. 2016, 112(7/8):42-48 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2016/20150316
De Jager, Karin. 2016. The Story of NELM: From Filing Cabinet to International Museum. In ISEA 1964-2014: A South African research institute serving people, edited by Monica Hendricks. Grahamstown: Institute for the Study of English in Africa, Rhodes University. ISBN 978-1-920033-18-7.
Hart, Genevieve and Nassimbeni, Mary. 2016. Libraries and a "Better Life for All": The Politics, Processes, and Promises of the South African LIS Transformation Charter. Library trends, 65 (2): 198-216. Available: http://muse.jhu.edu/article/638282
Raju, R., Raju, J. & Johnson, G. 2016. Research support services in South African academic libraries. In Atkinson, J. (Ed.). Quality and the academic library: reviewing, assessing and enhancing service provision. pp. 167-177. Amsterdam: Chandos. ISBN: 978-0-12-802105-7
Kahn, M. & Underwood, P. 2015. E-book use in South African academic libraries: what patrons want. Library Collections, Acquisitions, & Technical Services. 39(1-2). 23-39. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14649055.2015.1125268
De Jager, K., Nassimbeni, M. & Underwood, P. 2015. Library Studies at the University of Cape Town: an Historical Overview. In Bitso, C. and Raju, R. (Eds.). LIS education and research in a dynamic information landscape. pp. 1-10. Cape Town: University of Cape Town Libraries. ISBN: 978-0-7992-2526-6. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15641/0-7992-2526-6
Raju, J. 2015. Curriculum content and delivery: South African LIS education responses to a changing information landscape. In Bitso, C. and Raju, R. (Eds.). LIS education and research in a dynamic information landscape. pp. 21-30. Cape Town: University of Cape Town Libraries. ISBN: 978-0-7992-2526-6. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15641/0-7992-2526-6
Bitso, C. & Raju, R. Eds. 2015. LIS education and research in a dynamic information landscape. Cape Town: University of Cape Town Libraries. ISBN: 978-0-7992-2526-6. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15641/0-7992-2526-6
De Jager, Karin. 2015. Place matters: undergraduate perceptions of the value of the library. Performance Measurement and Metrics. 16(3): 289-302. DOI: 10.1108/PMM-08-2015-0021
Pietersen, J. & Raju, J. 2015. The shape and form of the 21st century academic library, with particular reference to a South African case. In Raju, R. et al. (Eds.). The quest for deeper meaning of research support. pp. 13-28. Cape Town: University of Cape Town Libraries. ISBN: 978-0-7992-2526-6. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15461/0-7992-2526-6
Raju, R., Raju J. & Claassen, J. 2015. Open scholarship practices reshaping South Africa’s scholarly publishing roadmap. Publications. 3: 263-284. DOI: 10.3390/publications3040263
Raju, J. 2015. LIS education in the digital age for an African agenda. Library trends. 64(1): 161-177.
Nassimbeni, Mary. & Shabangu, Joy. 2015. Aspirations and contradictions: The role of public libraries in the fight against HIV/AIDS in developing countries, with special reference to Swaziland. Information Development. 31(1): 83-88.
Malapela, Thembani & De Jager, Karin, 2015. Using an electronic journal availability study to measure access to electronic journals by academics and researchers in the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Zimbabwe. Library and Information Research. 39(120): 29-42.
Raju, R., Raju, J. & Smith, I. 2015. South Africa: the role of open access in promoting local content, increasing its usage and protecting it. In j. Schöfel, Ed. Learning from the BRICs open access to scientific information in emerging countries. Sacramento, CA: Litwin Books (ISBN: 978-1-936117-84-0).
Nassimbeni, M. & De Jager, K. 2014. Even we can read: Evaluating the impact of a project to expand library services to visually impaired users in rural South Africa. Libri. 64(3): 247-253. DOI: 10.1515/libri-2014-0018
De Jager, K., Nassimbeni, M. & Crowster, N. 2014. Developing a new librarian: library research support in South Africa. Information Development. 1-8. DOI: 10.1177/0266666914542032
Kahn, M., Higgs, R., Davidson, J. Jones, S. 2014. Research Data Management in South Africa: how we shape up . Australian Academic & Research Libraries. 45(4): 296-308. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00048623.2014.951910
Powell, C. 2014. Rethinking Marginality in South Africa: Mobile Phones and the Concept of Belonging in Langa Township Langaa Research & Publishing CIG Bamenda, Cameroon
Bitso, C. 2014. Internet censorship in South Africa: a brief exposé of negative and positive trends. South African Journal of Library and Information Science. 80(1): 43-51.
Bitso, C. & Fourie, I. 2014. Information-seeking behaviour of prospective geography teachers at the National University of Lesotho. Information Research. 19(3). Available: http://informationr.net/ir/19-3/paper637.html
Raju, J. 2014. Knowledge and skills for the digital era academic library. Journal of academic librarianship. 40(2): 163-170.
Hart, Genevieve and Nassimbeni, Mary. 2013. From boundaries to landscapes in the ecosystem: reconfiguring library services for South African youth. South African journal for libraries and information science. 79(1): 13-21
Bitso, C. 2013. Designing and implementing an information service model for geography teachers in a developing country: the case for Lesotho. Libri. 63(4): 345-358.
Bitso, C., Fourie, I & Bothma, T.J.D. 2013. Trends in transition from classical censorship to Internet censorship: selected countries’ overview. Innovation. 42: 166-199.
Crowster, Nikki, De Jager, Karin & Nassimbeni, Mary. 2013. Doing it together: effective collaboration in technical and scientific university libraries. Proceedings of the 2013 IATUL Conference. Cape Town. Available: http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/iatul/2013/papers/49/
Kahn, M. & Underwood, P. 2013. Issues related to the adoption of e-books in academic libraries: a literature review. South African Journal of Libraries and Information Science. 79(2): 10-17. DOI: 10.7553/79-2-141
Raju, J. 2013. Viewing higher education information literacy through the African context lens. African Journal of library, archives and information science. 23(2): 105-111
Raju, J. 2013. The LIS school in the ICT age: a casualty, or a catalyst for a paradigm shift? - the case of South Africa. Libri. 63(3): 250-258