05569nam a22006135i 4500 978-3-031-60267-2 DE-He213 20251030112252.0 cr nn 008mamaa 240601s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031602672 978-3-031-60267-2 10.1007/978-3-031-60267-2 doi Z664.2-718.85 GL bicssc LAN025000 bisacsh GL thema Information, Knowledge, and Technology for Teaching and Research in Africa [electronic resource] : Human Machine Interaction and User Interfaces / edited by Dennis Ocholla, Omwoyo Bosire Onyancha, Aderonke Olaitan Adesina. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2024. XV, 185 p. 15 illus., 14 illus. in color. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Synthesis Lectures on Information Concepts, Retrieval, and Services, 1947-9468 Convergence of Library and Information Science and Digital Humanities -- The Implications of Social Informatics in the Civil Service/Servants Work Environment -- Evaluation of NEPADs E-School Programme Pilot in Kenya -- Clinical Informatics Adoption -- Nursing Informatics Competencies Among Nurses in Teaching Hospitals -- Evaluating Huduma Centres E-government Initiatives for Sustainable Delivery of Services in Public Organizations -- The Use of ICT by Librarians for Information and Knowledge Management in Academic Institutions -- Using ICT for the Management and Communication of Indigenous Knowledge Information. This book focuses on human machine interaction and user interfaces for teaching and research in Africa. The importance of digital humanities (DH) is recognized by focusing on the theoretical and historical development of DH in the context of LIS education and how infrastructure influences DH programs/initiatives in respective LIS schools. These findings and recommendations provide valuable knowledge for developing the domain and establishing potential areas of collaboration in DH research and curriculum. The book explores and explicates what the Diffusion of Innovations theory is about as well as the characteristics of innovators. The Diffusion of Innovations theory is relevant to the LIS field, which has widely adopted numerous innovations to automate a wide range of administrative and technical processes, build databases and networks, and provide better services to library users. The diffusion and adoption of technology have become imperative for the efficient management of modern libraries and LIS as a field in general. Existing literature that is related to the adoption, use, and challenges facing the development of clinical informatics in teaching hospitals in developing countries is reviewed. It is also revealed that hospitals in developing countries should embrace the use of tools for effective healthcare delivery and that nursing informatics is very significant in nursing practice. In addition, the role of academic institutions and the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) by librarians for information and knowledge (IKM) in such institutions in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is addressed. The book acknowledges the marginalization of indigenous knowledge and that there is a need for Africa to develop and accelerate strategies for enhancing indigenous knowledge for future generation and ICT is poised to play a crucial role. In addition, this book: Reviews the literature from the past two decades to provide some historiography for linking the past and the present. Discusses the various benefits and challenges facing the adoption of human interaction and user interface technology. Addresses the rapid shift and importance of librarians in academic institutions and the catalyst factor of ICTs. Library science. 60484 Information storage and retrieval systems. 65568 Application software. Building information modeling. Geographic information systems. 61967 Computer science. 58552 Library Science. 60484 Information Storage and Retrieval. 65570 Computer and Information Systems Applications. Building Information Modeling. Geographical Information System. 66422 Computer Science. 58552 Ocholla, Dennis. editor. edt http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 78024 Onyancha, Omwoyo Bosire. editor. (orcid)0000-0002-9232-4939 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9232-4939 edt http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 78025 Adesina, Aderonke Olaitan. editor. edt http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 78026 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031602665 Printed edition: 9783031602689 Printed edition: 9783031602696 Synthesis Lectures on Information Concepts, Retrieval, and Services, 1947-9468 65575 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-60267-2 ZDB-2-SXSC 60427 60427