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An Analysis of Indigenous Knowledge Legislation and Policies in Kenya

Chepchirchir, Sally; Kwanya, Tom (2019-07-24)

Since the dawn of history, humanity has always sought more knowledge to feed families, stay healthy, argue with neighbours, and understand the immediate environment, among other issues. Before scientific approaches of ...
Collaboration Patterns in Knowledge Management Research in Eastern and Southern Africa Region, 1991 - 2016

Nyamasege, Geoffrey Gichaba; Onyancha, Omwoyo Bosire; Kwanya, Tom (2019-07-17)

Using a bibliometrics analysis, this chapter examines the collaboration patterns in knowledge management research in Eastern and Southern Africa (E&SA) region as indexed in Scopus database for the period 1991-2016. The ...
Enhancing Organisational Performance in Kenyan Universities Through Effective Tacit Knowledge Management

Murumba, Joan Wakasa; Kwanya, Tom (2019-07-24)

Knowledge is an important asset and tacit knowledge is located in the minds of people. To succeed, organisations have to make the best use of their knowledge assets. This can be achieved through diverse initiatives such ...
The Impact of Information Management Practices on the performance of County Governments in Central Kenya: A Case of Nyeri County

Ngirigacha, Esther Wairimu; Kwanya, Tom (2019-07-24)

Information management is critical in influencing an organisation’s ability to sustain a long-term competitive advantage. This chapter, resulting from a research study, examines the impact of information management practices ...
The Impact of Knowledge Management on The Competitiveness of Insurance Firms in Kenya

Kamau, Rodney Chege; Kwanya, Tom; Kamau, Rodney Chege; Kwanya, Tom (2019-07-24)

The purpose of this chapter is to investigate and present the impact of knowledge management strategies on insurance firms in Kenya. The objectives of the study, that informs this chapter, were to examine the current ...
The Influence of Infobesity on the Information Seeking Behaviour of Undergraduate Students in Tangaza University College

Awuor, Afline Susan; Kwanya, Tom; Nyambok, Grace Anyango (2019-07-17)

Infobesity is the condition of individuals who exhibit difficulty in understanding issues and effectively making decisions because they have too much information about that issue. Persons who suffer from infobesity exhibit ...
Information Commons: A Service Model for Academic Libraries in Kenya

Syombua Musangi, Penninah; Odero, Damaris; Kwanya, Tom (2019-07-17)

The changing information landscape in today’s library environment has compelled libraries to shift from the conventional library service models to new service models. One of the new service models is Information Commons ...
Records Digitisation Technologies and Systems in the Banking Sector in Kenya

Lusimba, Malenya; Kwanya, Tom (2019-07-17)

Whereas some studies on digitisation in the banking sector in Kenya have been conducted, none has investigated the technologies and systems used as well as their suitability for the purpose. By using a fit-viability analysis, ...
Research Trends by TU-K Staff in Google Scholar, 2013-2016

Abok, Villary; Onyancha, Omwoyo Bosire; Kwanya, Tom (2019-07-17)

This chapter explores the research trends by Technical University of Kenya’s staff in Google Scholar for the period of 2013-2016. The study from which the chapter has been extracted analysed research output including all ...
A review of citizen librarianship in academic libraries in Kenya

Gikunju, Milcah; Nyamato-Kwenda, Roselyn; Kwanya, Tom (2019-07-17)

Citizen librarianship is the involvement of ordinary library users to create, review and share library services and content. Citizen librarianship emerged from the concept of citizen science in which non-experts are actively ...
A Review of Knowledge Management Education and Training in Kenya

Kwanya, Tom (2019-07-24)

Knowledge management has emerged as a discipline in the recent past. In spite of its growing popularity, confusion still exists on what the discipline is really about and whether it is actually distinct. This confusion ...
The Role of Academic Libraries in Webometrics Ranking of Universities in Kenya

Wamahiga, George M.; Kwanya, Tom (2019-07-24)

Academic institutions now operate in highly competitive environments. Consequently, myriad mechanisms for rating the services and impact of universities have emerged as a means of influencing the choice of potential students, ...
Social Media Content Management Strategies at the National Police Service, Kenya

Ogolla, Erick Odhiambo; Kwanya, Tom (2019-07-17)

This chapter analyses the strategies used by the National Police Service (NPS) in Kenya to manage its social media content. The study from which the chapter is extracted investigated the types of social media content ...
Techniques and Tools of Big Data Analytics at the Technical University of Kenya and Strathmore University

Kibe, Lucy Wachera; Kwanya, Tom; Owano, Ashah (2019-07-17)

Big data is the term used to refer to any group of datasets so huge and composite that it is difficult to process the same using traditional data processing applications. Big data analytics is a set of procedures and ...
Technostress among Technical University Librarians in Kenya

Hongo, Henry Ogada; Kwanya, Tom; Kiplang’at, Joseph (2019-07-17)

Technostress is the feeling of anxiety or mental pressure caused by working with multiple and rapidly changing computer systems, and mediating between these systems and the demands of one’s organisation, staff, customers, ...
Using QR codes to Promote Information Services and Products in Academic Libraries in Kenya

Ateka, Azenath; Kwanya, Tom (2019-07-17)

A quick response (QR) code is a matrix barcode readable by smart-phones and other mobile phones with cameras. The QR code typically appears as a small white square with black geometric shapes. The information encoded in a ...

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