• Eviction-Related Threats and Coping Mechanisms among Women Street Food Vendors in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 

  Tumaini, Ubaldus J.; Munishi, Emmanuel J. (East African Journal of Education and Social Sciences, 2023-04)

  The purpose of this study was to investigate eviction-related threats and coping mechanisms among women street food vendors in Ubungo Municipality, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. A cross-sectional research design was used and ...
• Usability Evaluation of the User Interface of the Hospital Information System for the Fistula Programme: A Heuristic Evaluation 

  Mushi, Restituta; Lwoga, Edda (IST-Africa Conference Proceedings, 2023)

  This paper reports the findings of a study that had investigated the usability of the hospital information system (HIS) at the Dar es Salaam-based Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation in Tanzania (CCBRT). The system ...
• An Exploration of Librarians' Readiness to Provide Library Services to Students with Visual Impairments at the University of Dar Es Salaam Library 

  Selema, Asha Salum (University of Dar Es Salaam, 2022-10)

  For so long, students with visual impairments have had difficulties in accessing and utilizing library services and resources. This study explored librarians' readiness to provide services to students with visual impairments ...
• Retention of impatient customers in a multi-server Markovian queueing system with optional service and working vacations 

  Laxmi, P. Vijaya; Bhavani, E. Girija; George, Andwilile Abrahamu (Taylor & Francis, 2021-11-11)

  This paper investigates a multi-server Markovian queueing system with an optional service, working vacations of servers and retention of reneged customers. When all the servers are busy, customers may renege from the system ...
• Usage Behaviour of Electronic Information Resources among Academicians’ in Tertiary Institutions of Tanzania 

  Nkebukwa, L. L. (Applied Research Conference in Africa. (ARCA) - Springer, Cham, 2023-02-18)

  Purpose: The paper aimed at assessing academicians’ usage behaviour of electronic information resources in tertiary institutions in Tanzania. Specifically, the study focused on four factors, namely; awareness, experiences, ...
• Factors for Information Seeking and Sharing During Accomplishing Collaborative Activities in Vocational Schools 

  Nkebukwa, L. L.; Luambano, I. (Applied Research Conference in Africa. (ARCA) - Springer, Cham, 2023-02-18)

  Purpose: The study investigated factors fostering collaborative information-seeking behaviour of students in the completion of group tasks: a case of Tanzanian Vocational Training Institutions (TVET). Design/Methodology/Approach: ...
• The Quality of Health Data before and After the Implementation of the Electronic Health Management Information System for the Fistula Program in Tanzania. 

  Lwoga, Edda Tandi; Musheiguza, Edwin (EJISDC, 2023-01-20)

  This study assessed the quality and challenges of health data before and after the implementation of the Hospital Information System (HIS) for the fistula program at the Comprehensive Community-based Rehabilitation Hospital ...
• Urban Crime and Livelihood Implications Among the Motorcycle Taxi Riders in Dar Es Salaam City- Tanzania 

  Munishi, Emmanuel January; Hamidu, Kirumirah Mubarack (IJRBS, 2022-03-16)

  The motorcycle taxi business is increasingly becoming one of the key livelihood strategies in the urban settings of Sub-Saharan Africa. However, crime against operators is threatening the subsector and jeopardizes the ...
• Knowledge Management Practices in Tanzania’s Public Hospitals 

  Kenan, Gwantwa; Sichalwe, Esther Ndenje; Lwoga, Edda Tandi (Platform and Workflow by OJS/PKP., 2022-03-30)

  This paper reports on the findings of an investigation on the knowledge management practices and mechanisms used in knowledge creation, storage and sharing among healthcare professionals in Tanzania’s public hospitals. The ...
• Challenges on Collective Information-Seeking Behaviour in Tanzanian Vocational Training Institutions (TVETS) 

  Nkebukwa, L. L. (ARCA - Springer, Cham, 2022-01-01)

  Purpose: The study aimed to identify barriers of CISB of student groups in the VETs in Tanzania (VETA). It involved students groups in Electrical installation. Tailoring, Cookery, Mechanics, Masonry, Electronics, carpentry, ...
• Evidence Based Dentistry among Dentists in Low and Middle Income Countries: A Systematic Review 

  Minja, Irene Kida; Lwoga, Edda Tandi (East African Health Research Journal, 2021)

  Purpose of this systematic review was to bring together studies of evidence-based practice among dentists in low- and middle-income countries, where its use has been reported to be limited. The protocol was registered in ...
• Conducting and Publishing Research in Developing Countries: Challenges and Solutions. 

  Potnis, Devendra; Gala, Bhakti; Lwoga, Edda Tandi; Islam, Md. Anwarul; Warraich, Nosheen; Keah, Humphrey; Rorissa, Abebe (Association for Information Science & Technology, 2021-10-13)

  "Most of the knowledge in the library and information science (LIS) discipline is created and published by researchers in developed countries. Two roundtable sessions of ASIS&T SIG-III with the ASIS&T Africa Chapter and ...
• Making the Case for Librarian Expertise to Support Evidence Synthesis for the Sustainable Development Goals. 

  Ghezzi-Kopel, Kate; Ault, Jessica; Chimwaza, Gracian; Diekmann, Florian; Eldermire, Erin; Gathoni, Nasra; Kelly, Julie; Kinengyere, Alison Annet; Kocher, Megan; Lwoga, Edda Tandi; Page, Jessica; Young, Sarah; Porciello, Jaron (John Wiley & Sons, 2021-09-25)

  Evidence syntheses that engage librarians as co-authors produce higher-quality results than those that do not. Trained as teachers, researchers and information managers, librarians possess expert knowledge on research ...
• Enabling Factors and User Requirements for Microcredit Services through Mobile Devices - Dar es Salaam Tanzania Context. 

  Gomera, William Clifford; Suhonen, Jarkko; Oreku, George (AJIS, 2020-01)

  Microfinance institutions (MFIs) play a considerable role in providing capital to micro businesses (MBs) through microcredit services. However, the interplay between MFIs and MB owners has been hindered by several factors, ...
• Research Productivity and Citation Patterns of Librarians in Tanzania: A Scientometric Analysis 

  Sife, Alfred Said; Lwoga, Edda Tandi (Paper presented at the Tanzania Library Association Conference held from 25-27 February 2014, Pemba Tanzania, 2014-02-25)

  Purpose: A scientometric study was conducted to analyze the research productivity and citation patterns of librarians in Tanzania for a period of 30 years from 1984 to 2013. Research methods: Data were obtained using the ...
• Telecentres Use in Rural Communities and Women Empowerment: Case of Western Cape 

  Alao, Abiodun; Lwoga, Tandi Edda; Chigona, Wallace (IFIP International Federation for Information Processing - Springer , Cham, 2017-05-22)

  Women are still facing exclusion in the use of telecentres, largely because of cultural perceptions that they are responsible for the home; telecentres are also widely perceived appropriate for men to find employment. This ...
• A dynamic and adaptive information security awareness (DAISA) approach 

  Casmir, Respickius (Stockholm University, 2005-12)

  Information systems fail not only because of problems with technology used and technical incompetence of professionals administering them but also because of lack of security awareness to the end users. In addition, various ...
• Indigenous and exogenous knowledge: application of knowledge management approaches and information and communication technologies for agricultural development in Tanzania  

  Lwoga, Edda Tandi (University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa., 2009-12)

  This study investigated the extent to which knowledge management (KM) approaches and information and communication technologies (ICTs) can be used to manage agricultural indigenous knowledge (IK), and introduce relevant ...
• Health Sciences Faculty Perception and Practices on OA Scholarly Communication. 

  Lwoga, Edda Tandi (UbuntuNet Alliance annual conference, 2013-01-06)

  This study sought to investigate the faculty’s awareness, attitudes and use of open scholarly communication in Tanzanian health sciences universities. Based on a questionnaire survey, 415 faculty members were selected ...
• Building Science Information Fluency in African Universities: How Libraries and Researchers are Benefiting from Improved Access to Science Scholarship. 

  Lwoga, Edda Tandi; Chimwaza, Gracian; Aronson, Barbara; Vent, Olivia (WORLD LIBRARY AND INFORMATION CONGRESS: 73RD IFLA GENERAL CONFERENCE AND COUNCIL. Durban, South Africa, 2007-08-19)

  The knowledge gap between rich and poor must be bridged if poverty is to be reduced. Access to information is an essential component in strengthening local teaching and research, improving local medical and agricultural ...

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