Browsing by Author "Musoke, Maria G.N."

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    Document supply services enhance access to information resources in Uganda
    (Interlending & document supply, 2009) Musoke, Maria G.N.
    Purpose – This paper aims to highlight the development of document supply services in Uganda, and Makerere University in particular, and the role they have played in increasing access to and use of information resources. Design/methodology/approach – The paper presents DSS at different levels and in different formats. Two major levels are discussed: The first is from international sources through collaborations/partnerships with Makerere University to benefit the Makerere University community; while the second type is within Uganda – from Makerere University to benefit other universities, rural institutions and practitioners/extension workers. Findings – Improved document delivery service has played an important role in resource sharing, which has led to increased access and usage of information resources in Uganda Originality/value – The paper is of value to librarians and other practising information professionals as well as library school students who may need to develop document supply services to under-resourced areas and particularly remote regions.
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    Information behaviour of primary health care providers in rural Uganda :An interaction-value model
    (Journal of documentation., 2007) Musoke, Maria G.N.
    Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the accessibility and use of health information among primary health care providers. The study focused on women and health workers’ experiences with information in rural Uganda. Design/methodology/approach – Face-to-face interviews (82) were conducted using an interview schedule that consisted of open questions and one relating to health information critical incidents. A holistic inductive paradigm was used with a grounded theory analysis. An “Interaction-value model” emerged from the study. The model was driven by the value and impact of information, unlike previous information models which have been driven by information needs. Findings – The findings have a number of implications for improving information provision, and further research. Originality/value – This study has demonstrated that, although an information need could trigger off an information activity, the subsequent information processes could only be sustained by the value of information. The study has also shown that health workers were generally active information seekers, whereas women were mainly passive.
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    Open access institutional repositories in universities in East Africa
    (Information and Learning Science, 2018) Kakai, Miriam; Musoke, Maria G.N.; Okello-Obura, Constant
    Purpose – Given that repositories were proposed as one of the routes to open access (OA), this study sought to establish the achievements universities in East Africa had attained in initiating institutional repositories (IRs), the challenges in providingOA and strategies for the way forward. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected through literature searches, using the internet, journal databases and university websites in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda for information about OA and IRs in East Africa. Some of the findings were based on the author’s PhD “The management and accessibility of OA IRs in selected universities in East Africa”, which used face-to-face interviews with six librarians and selfadministered questionnaires responded to by 183 researchers at Kenyatta University, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences and Makerere University. Findings – Universities in East Africa were still in the intermediate stages of embracing OA, and only 40 libraries out of 145 universities had implemented IRs. However, most of the repositories had less than 1,000 items, with this challenge attributed to the absence of institutional and government/funder mandates that affected the collection/provision of OA, in addition to the lack of awareness of IRs among researchers. Originality/value – The value in this research was establishing the extent of IR initiatives in universities in East Africa and their contribution to OA, which is regarded as more visible and accessible to scholars and government personnel who could leverage the information for further development in the region
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    Strategies for addressing the university library users’ changing needs and practices in Sub-Saharan Africa
    (The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2008) Musoke, Maria G.N.
    The paper presents a Sub-Saharan African academic Librarian’s experience in trying to address the changing needs and practices of university library users. Special reference is made to Makerere University Library. Most of the changes have been brought about by the various paradigm shifts in teaching, learning and research, as well as advances in information systems and services resulting from developments in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). Achievements and challenges are highlighted
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    The strong bridge between African librarians and international partnerships
    (Health Information & Libraries Journal, 2020) Musoke, Maria G.N.
    The paper highlights the experience of working with Shane Godbolt when she was a practising Medical librarian, her mentorship to younger librarians/information professionals, her personal and professional support to African librarians and the role she played as the Director of Partnerships in Health Information (Phi). These activities led to successful collaboration between Phi and African librarians. Indeed Shane widened the networks and opened up opportunities for many.
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    Users’ Perceptions of Makerere University Library Services
    (Qualitative and quantitative methods in libraries,, 2017) Namaganda, Agnes; Sekikome, Patrick; Musoke, Maria G.N.; Naluwooza, Monica
    This paper presents findings of the 2012 mini survey of Makerere University Library (MakLib) services. The aim of the study was to gain an insight into the attitudes of users towards the Library and to determine whether the users’ needs were being met. The study adopted a mixed methods research design. The qualitative research design provides opinions about users’ information needs, experiences, and their recommendations. The quantitative design consisted of both printed and online survey aimed at obtaining a measure of the overall levels of satisfaction and attitudes to particular aspects of service delivery. Key findings indicated that, the library users are satisfied with a wide range of information services available. However, computer hardware and software, technical support and training were all identified as significant technological needs. In addition, there is a wide gap in the staffing levels within the library, therefore, there is need to recruit more staff. Greater emphasis should be put on re-skilling librarians and User Education programmes to impart access and retrieval skills among users.