The purpose of this study was to investigate the training needs of law academics by examining
their ability to use legal electronic information resources at Unisa effectively. Using the survey
method, a questionnaire was used to collect data. The data was descriptively analysed. The
study revealed that law academics are aware of the wide variety of electronic resources
relevant to their work. Further, these academics possess the necessary basic skills to use these
resources. However, the majority of academics do not have high levels of confidence in using
specific electronic legal resources.
This study concluded that, despite the library's provision of user training sessions for
academics, training does not focus on legal electronic resources. The variety of responses
revealed the diverse training needs of law academics. The study recommended that training
needs analysis be conducted by subject librarians who would conduct specialised legal
electronic training. / Information Sscience / M.Inf.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:umkn-dsp01.int.unisa.ac.za:10500/1333 |
| Date | 31 December 2007 |
| Creators | Constable, Festus Tsepo |
| Contributors | Minishi-Majanja, M. K. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (x, 105 leaves) |
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