Policy provides a roadmap for actions to be taken in any task. It plays an important role in
successful implementation of any program. Similarly, the presence of policy also plays a key …

Purpose This study aims to assess the status of the digital records preservation practices in
the South African public sector at the national department level. It set out to establish to what …

This study was carried out to assess the preparedness of libraries for digital preservation
programs in terms of the availability of financial, technological, human resources, and …

Ever since the increased use of the internet in higher education, libraries have started mass
digitisation programs to make their intellectual resources available on the World Wide Web …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to assess the digital preservation policies and plans for
long-term digital preservation in selected repositories in South Africa, with a view to develop …

In the era of digital innovation, the preservation of indigenous knowledge stands at a
compelling intersection of heritage and technology. Librarians play a crucial role in …

The purpose of the paper was to highlight the digitization of Indigenous Knowledge Systems
(IKS) in institutional repositories in South Africa with a view to develop a framework for Web …

Purpose Digital preservation requires new skills and collaboration among library staff to
maintain long-term access to information resources. Digital content and digital technologies …

Abstract The Library and Information Science (LIS) profession is ever evolving partly as a
result of the effects of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. For instance, new job requirements …

This paper assesses the data management of digitized Indigenous knowledge systems (IKS)
in IKS repositories in South Africa. The study adopted a qualitative research method. The …