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Digital Technologies for Information and Knowledge Management

Kwanya, Tom; Kiplang'at, Joseph; Wamukoya, Justus; Njiraine, Dorothy (2020-12-04)

Technologies play a pivotal role in the management of information and knowledge. They leverage the creation, collection, processing, storage, sharing and perpetuation of individual, community or organisational ...
Emerging Trends in Information and Knowledge Management

Kwanya, Tom; Kiplang'at, Joseph; Wamukoya, Justus (Technical University of Kenya, 2017)

Information and knowledge have become the key pillars of national, organisational and individual performance, excellence, competitiveness, growth, innovation and impact. While information management is concerned with the ...
From Collections to Connections: Transforming Libraries to Knowledge Centres

Kwanya, Tom (2020)

Abstract: The environment in which libraries operate has changed radically. Many empirical studies have confirmed that libraries all over the world are losing their crown as premier information service providers. ...
Handbook of Research on Managing Intellectual Property in Digital Libraries

Kwanya, Tom; Tella, Adeyinka (IGI Global, 2018)

ABSTRACT This chapter elucidates the concept of social bookmarking, its benefits in digital libraries as well as the implications of its use on the intellectual property rights of the creators of the bookmarked works. The ...
Leveraging tourism in Kenya through indigenous knowledge

Kwanya, Tom (2015)

Abstract Indigenous knowledge is the local knowledge or knowledge that is unique to a given culture or society. It is an archive of the sum total of knowledge, skills and attitudes belonging to a community and passed down ...
Mixed Methods and Quality of Postgraduate Research: A Kenyan Perspective

Kwanya, Tom (IGI Global, 2022)

ABSTRACT This chapter analysed the extent, nature, and suitability of use of mixed methods research by postgraduate students in Kenya as well as its influence on the quality of their research output. Data anchoring the ...
Perception of robots in Kenya’s infosphere: Tools or colleagues?

Kwanya, Tom (2021)

Abstract For many years, robots have worked autonomously in highly controlled environments away from human beings. With increasing advancements in robotics, there is a notable effort to transfer robots from isolation ...
Pixels Hurt More Than Sticks and Stones: Confronting Cyberbullying on Facebook

Kwanya, Tom; Kogos, Angella; Kibe, Lucy; Ogolla, Erick; Onsare, Claudior (Technical University of Kenya, 2022)

Executive Summary This report documents the process and findings of a research project titled “Pixels hurt more than sticks and stones: confronting cyberbullying on Facebook”. The project which was conducted with a generous ...
Publishing trends on research data management in Sub-Saharan Africa: A bibliometrics analysis

Kwanya, Tom (2021)

Abstract Research data management (RDM) is the all-encompassing term used to describe the processes and activities related to the creation, storage, security, preservation, retrieval, reuse and sharing of research data. ...
RE-ENGINEERING ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH LIBRARY SERVICES IN KENYA THROUGH SEMANTIC WEB

Kwanya, Tom (2020)

Abstract Semantic web is the third generation of the Internet services that collectively comprise the intelligent web and is the foundation of Web 3.0. The emergence of the semantic web was aware, moment-relevant and ...
REGULATION OF DIGITAL PLATFORMS FOR A SOCIALLY-JUST GIG ECONOMY IN KENYA

Kwanya, Tom; Kutoma, J. Wakunuma (ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT INSTITUTE FOR INTERNET AND SOCIETY, 2023-04)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The rise of digital platforms has changed the way people live, work and seek employment, giving way to a new economic model referred to as the ‘gig economy’ in which services such as food delivery, ...
Working with Robots as Colleagues: Kenyan Perspectives of Ethical Concerns on Possible Integration of Co-bots in Workplaces

Kwanya, Tom (2023)

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