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Exploratory Study on the Drivers and Barriers to Adoption of an Integrated Library System in Kyambogo University Library Service
Dissertation (MIT)--University of Pretoria, 2014.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/43904 Exploratory Study on the Drivers and Barriers to Adoption of an Integrated Library System in Kyambogo University Library Service Ponelis, Shana Buwule, Robert Stalone library automation integrated library systems academic libraries university libraries Kyambogo University Uganda adoption qualitative approach semi-structured interviews quantitative content analysis UCTD Dissertation (MIT)--University of Pretoria, 2014. The adoption of Integrated Library Systems (ILS) helps library staff to automate libraries’ routine operations. While some libraries are coping well with automation, others most especially in Sub Saharan Africa face challenges and setbacks. The purpose of the study is to explore the adoption of an open source ILS, Koha, at Kyambogo University Library Service (KyULS). The study employs a qualitative approach where data is gathered using semi-structured interviews. Collected data was analysed using content analysis. The results of the study indicate that the drivers for adopting an ILS in KyULS are: qualified staff members, Koha being an open source software, training, and library automation trends in sister university libraries. The barriers to ILS adoption on the other hand included: lack of infrastructure, internet instability, insufficient funding, bureaucracy and the ILS’s unsuitability to persons with visual impairment. This report further provides recommendations to alleviate or resolve the difficulties that are hampering KyULS specifically and potentially other libraries when adopting ILSs. They include having a well-planned process of adopting the ILS, provision of a centralised and stable campus-wide inter/intranet network, establishment of required ILS infrastructure, sourcing of external funding, carrying out wide spread sensitisation of the ILS, continuously training the library staff members in the use of the ILS and collaboration with ILS adoption champions in other academic libraries. This study may be of value to academic librarians, LIS schools and ILS vendors globally as it helps them better understand the unique challenges faced by libraries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Information Science MIT Unrestricted 2015-03-10T06:56:07Z 2015-03-10T06:56:07Z 2015-04-21 2014 Mini Dissertation Buwule, RS 2014, Exploratory Study on the Drivers and Barriers to Adoption of an Integrated Library System in Kyambogo University Library Service, MIT Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/43904> http://hdl.handle.net/2263/43904 en © 2014 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | library automation integrated library systems academic libraries university libraries Kyambogo University Uganda adoption qualitative approach semi-structured interviews quantitative content analysis UCTD Exploratory Study on the Drivers and Barriers to Adoption of an Integrated Library System in Kyambogo University Library Service |
| title | Exploratory Study on the Drivers and Barriers to Adoption of an Integrated Library System in Kyambogo University Library Service |
| title_full | Exploratory Study on the Drivers and Barriers to Adoption of an Integrated Library System in Kyambogo University Library Service |
| title_fullStr | Exploratory Study on the Drivers and Barriers to Adoption of an Integrated Library System in Kyambogo University Library Service |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploratory Study on the Drivers and Barriers to Adoption of an Integrated Library System in Kyambogo University Library Service |
| title_short | Exploratory Study on the Drivers and Barriers to Adoption of an Integrated Library System in Kyambogo University Library Service |
| title_sort | exploratory study on the drivers and barriers to adoption of an integrated library system in kyambogo university library service |
| topic | library automation integrated library systems academic libraries university libraries Kyambogo University Uganda adoption qualitative approach semi-structured interviews quantitative content analysis UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/43904 |