AIS3704 Assignment 1 Semester 2 2023 - DUE 25 July 2023

AIS3704
ASSIGNMENT 1 SEMESTER 2 2023

, Applying Research Methodology in Information Science
AIS3704
Semesters 2
Assessment: 01
Due date: 25 July 2023


Question 1 (50)
1.1 Access the electronic subject databases via the Unisa library at
https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Library . Chose and list three databases that
contain information about “digital scholarship in South African libraries.”
(6)
1.2 From each of the three databases, select and list three titles of articles that have a specific
bearing on “digital scholarship in South African libraries.”
(9)
1.3. Explain what you did to ensure that you found the most relevant articles.
(3)
1.4 Using the nine articles selected in 1.2, create a reference list according to the house style of
the Department of Information Science found in Tutorial Letter INKALLE/302/4/2022.
(9)
1.5 Identify and explain the research approach used in each of the nine articles that you selected
in 1.2.
(18)
1.6 Reflection: What did you find easy in this assignment? Which issues did you struggle with?
(5)




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