Kwanya, Tom; Kogos, Angella; Kibe, Lucy; Ogolla, Erick; Onsare, Claudior(Technical University of Kenya, 2022)
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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 ...
Kwanya, Tom; Kutoma, J. Wakunuma(ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT INSTITUTE FOR INTERNET AND SOCIETY, 2023-04)
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
Kibugi, Sarah W.; Nganga, Francis G.; Kemboi, Benjamin O.(2021-02-09)
Introduction Information ethics provides an ethical framework for library professionals to carry out information related works such as acquiring, storing, processing, making available and using information.
Ethics is a ...
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 ...
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 ...
This book provides explanations of crime differential in metropolitan slum areas with a view of suggesting crime prevention strategies. The author did in-depth investigation into the problem of crime in Nairobi, Kenya's ...
A flying aircraft can be dangerous to operate. Airworthiness and safety issues must be fully addressed. A variety of designers and producers have taken the easy route by procuring and assembling suitable knock-down kits ...
Table of Contents
Acknowledgement
Table of Contents
Statement of the problem
Purpose of the study
Research questions
Significance of the study
Definition of terms
Chapter summary