This article reports the results of a study aimed at identifying the information needs and uses of the informal sector in Uganda. The demographic and business characteristics of these entrepreneurs are highlighted and ...

Public libraries in Uganda face many problems, but their importance in the political, socio-economic and cultural life of the country has been recognized by government, which has integrated public libraries into all its ...

This article, based on a literature review, traces the history of the Public Library Service in Uganda from colonial times. Problems faced by Ugandan public libraries are highlighted and recommendations made about improving ...

This article examines the information needs, information-seeking behavior, and the impact of information use on artisan fisher folk and extension agents at three major lakes in Uganda. The findings reveal that fisher folk ...

The concepts defining information, information needs, information seeking and information use have undergone significant evolution since they were first introduced. A number of information seeking and retrieval studies ...

This article is a result of part of the doctoral study Business Information Systems Design for Uganda’s Economic Development: The Case of SMEs in Northern Uganda. The study was conducted in 2005/06 to identify the sources ...

The informal sector is a fast growing economic sector in Uganda for development and employment of most small business entrepreneurs including women in the country. This paper presents insights into the information needs ...

This paper aims at defining and mapping the information sector in Uganda with regard to general awareness and comparative studies. It is written from the sociological perspective and is based on a review of literature, a ...

Nakaseke Multipurpose Community Telecentre and Library, located 64 km north of Kampala and 16 km off the Kampala–Gulu road, was established in 1999 as a UNESCO project in partnership with the International Telecommunications ...

This paper examines the information-seeking and communicating behaviour of the entrepreneurs in the informal sector of Uganda through observation methodology. The samples of six districts and 602 entrepreneurs covering ...