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View article: Building a digital identity to demonstrate impact
Building a digital identity to demonstrate impact Open
Purpose Library and information science professionals play a crucial role in the stewardship of information resources and in amplifying an institution’s visibility. Nevertheless, a significant number of these professionals do not possess c…
View article: Soup du jour – existing and emerging trends in archives and records management standardization
Soup du jour – existing and emerging trends in archives and records management standardization Open
Purpose This paper aims to examine the concept of standardization beyond its traditional use in generating and implementing standards and good practice guidelines (S&GPG) by looking at existing and emerging trends. Design/methodology/appro…
View article: Blockchain innovations and the contribution of the intergovernmental organizations
Blockchain innovations and the contribution of the intergovernmental organizations Open
Purpose The United Nations (UN) is globally acknowledged for its unique role as a convening platform to address humanitarian, peace, security and sustainable development challenges. However, it is not often associated with technological in…
View article: Advancing archives and records management professionals in Africa
Advancing archives and records management professionals in Africa Open
Purpose The advancement of a profession depends on factors such as firm education, training programmes and vibrant professional associations. The purpose of this study is to provide baseline information on archives and records management (…
View article: Law and recordkeeping
Law and recordkeeping Open
significantly mixed.South Africa's law -and thus, the mixed system of civil and common law -was indirectly received into Botswana.The High Commissioners that the British had installed over Bechuanaland (now Botswana) and Southern Rhodesia …
View article: Tapestry of the education and training landscape for archives and records management in Africa
Tapestry of the education and training landscape for archives and records management in Africa Open
Over the last three decades, African scholars have conducted several studies, ranging from opinion pieces, conference and seminar presentations, graduate-level research studies, and peer-reviewed studies on the state of archives and record…
View article: Trends in the Enterprise Resource Planning Market Landscape
Trends in the Enterprise Resource Planning Market Landscape Open
This article provides a brief discussion of ERPs, including how they can be defined, their component parts, and the evolution of technologies since the 1940s. The article then offers a general overview of the current ERP vendor market land…
View article: Enterprise Resource Planning: Past, Present, and Future
Enterprise Resource Planning: Past, Present, and Future Open
The purpose of this article is to provide a broad overview of the history and development of ERPs and outline recent developments with the advent of digital innovations like cloud computing. The research approach in this article was to rev…
View article: Nelson Mandela’s Archive: a Case Study in Research-driven Institutional Change Management
Nelson Mandela’s Archive: a Case Study in Research-driven Institutional Change Management Open
The Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory Project was launched by the former President Mandela in 2004 as a special project of the Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF). In 2006, the Foundation’s Board of Trustees decided to adopt the Centre as the Fo…
View article: Establishing an international computational network for librarians and archivists
Establishing an international computational network for librarians and archivists Open
Research and experimentation are underway in libraries, archives, and research institutions on various digital strategies, including computational methods and tools, to manage "Collections as Data." This involves new ways for librarians an…
View article: Using Web Analytics to Assess Traffic to the Mandela Portal: The Case of African Countries
Using Web Analytics to Assess Traffic to the Mandela Portal: The Case of African Countries Open
This article is a longitudinal assessment of the visitors to the Mandela Portal between 2009 and 2016. It is based on web analytics methodology that consists of a four-step process with the first and second steps using data collected by Go…
View article: Healthcare systems: typologies, framework models, and South Africa’s health sector
Healthcare systems: typologies, framework models, and South Africa’s health sector Open
Purpose A healthcare system in any country is rarely the product of one logical policy-making experience, but rather a manifestation of many years of historical development. The purpose of this paper is to examine the characteristics, comp…
View article: Assessing the legislative and regulatory framework supporting the management of records in South Africa’s public health sector
Assessing the legislative and regulatory framework supporting the management of records in South Africa’s public health sector Open
Background: The process of improving the quality of health care delivery requires that health systems function efficiently and effectively. A key component of health care systems’ efficiency is the administration of records that are often …
View article: The development of archives and records management education and training in Africa – challenges and opportunities
The development of archives and records management education and training in Africa – challenges and opportunities Open
The development of education and training opportunities for professionals in the archives and records management (ARM) profession in Africa has been the subject of a number of professional discussions in the past. However, a significant nu…
View article: Managing records in South African public health care institutions : a critical analysis
Managing records in South African public health care institutions : a critical analysis Open
The historical evolution of South Africa’s health sector, dating back to the 17th century, is significantly
\ndifferent from that of other African countries. Throughout the four centuries of development there have
\nbeen numerous advances …
View article: Managing Digital Records in a South African Public Sector Institution
Managing Digital Records in a South African Public Sector Institution Open
South Africa's public institutions generate public records that need to be managed in compliance with the legislative framework.However, there are challenges in managing digital records brought about by the complexity within the legal terr…