LIBNET

2011 ◽  
pp. 324-344
Author(s):  
A. S.C. Hooper
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
The Other ◽  
Library Network ◽  
Reduced Costs ◽  
Machine Readable ◽  
Machine Readable Form ◽  
Legal And Ethical Issues

In any cooperative database the participants contribute their data for their own as well as the benefit of the other members, usually with incentives from the database administrators. A South African library network company (LIBNET) provided a networked service to participating libraries. Member benefits included conversion of their catalogues into machine-readable form, significantly reduced costs through cooperative cataloguing and more efficient interlibrary loans through a union catalogue of the holdings of the participant libraries. This case study explores some of the issues influencing tariff determination in a cooperative database. Questions of data ownership and the provision of incentives for the uploading of data also raise legal and ethical issues. The case study provides a basis for exploring business strategy in collaborative database management.

LIBNET

2006 ◽  
pp. 1-25
Author(s):  
A. S.C. Hooper
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
The Other ◽  
Readable Form ◽  
Library Network ◽  
Reduced Costs ◽  
Machine Readable ◽  
Machine Readable Form

In any cooperative database the participants contribute their data for their own as well as the benefit of the other members, usually with incentives from the database administrators. A South African library network company (LIBNET) provided a networked service to participating libraries. Member benefits included conversion of their catalogues into machine-readable form, significantly reduced costs through cooperative cataloguing and more efficient interlibrary loans through a union catalogue of the holdings of the participant libraries. This case study explores some of the issues In any cooperative database the participants contribute their data for their own as well as the benefit of the other members, usually with incentives from the database administrators. A South African library network company (LIBNET) provided a networked service to participating libraries. Member benefits included conversion of their catalogues into machine-readable form, significantly reduced costs through cooperative cataloguing and more efficient interlibrary loans through a union catalogue of the holdings of the participant libraries. This case study explores some of the issues.

scholarly journals The Use Of Physical Restraint: An Argumentative Essay

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 433 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rami Abdeljawad ◽  
Majd T. Mrayyan
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Physical Restraint ◽  
Epidemiological Studies ◽  
Good Treatment ◽  
The Other ◽  
Health Impacts ◽  
Physical Restraints ◽  
Psychological Injuries ◽  
Mental Problems ◽  
Legal And Ethical Issues

This study was conducted to review the literature about the use of physical restraints as an argumentative issue. The use of physical restraints has been reported with varying prevalence from 41% to 64% according to epidemiological studies. In this study, the author reviewed the opinions of the opponent and proponent viewpoints regarding physical restraints from legal and ethical perspectives. The ideas of proponents implied that the use of physical restraints offers protection for patients and others as well as ensures introducing good treatment. On the other hand, the opponents think that the use of physical restraints is not well safe and associated with legal and ethical issues. Furthermore, psychological injuries and mental problems have been reported to be associated with the use of physical restraints. The author agrees with the opponents and does not support the use of physical restraints because it involves ethical, legal and health impacts.

scholarly journals Towards automation of operando experiments: A case study in contactless conductivity measurements

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Kraus ◽  
Elisabeth Wolf ◽  
Charlotte Prinz ◽  
Giulia Bellini ◽  
Annette Trunschke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Best Practice ◽  
Conductivity Measurement ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Main Body ◽  
Process Data ◽  
Post Process ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Machine Readable ◽  
Machine Readable Form

Automation of experiments is a key component on the path of digitalisation in catalysis and related sciences. Here we present the lessons learned and caveats avoided during the automation of our contactless conductivity measurement set-up, capable of operando measurement of catalytic samples. We briefly discuss the motivation behind the work, the technical groundwork required, and the philosophy guiding our design. The main body of this work is dedicated to the detailing of the implementation of the automation, data structures, as well as the modular data processing pipeline. The open-source toolset developed as part of this work allows us to carry out unattended and reproducible experiments, as well as post-process data according to current best practice. This process is illustrated by implementing two routine sample protocols, one of which was included in the Handbook of Catalysis, providing several case studies showing the benefits of such automation, including increased throughput and higher data quality. The datasets included as part of this work contain catalytic and operando conductivity data, and are self-consistent, annotated with metadata, and are available on a public repository in a machine-readable form. We hope the datasets as well as the tools and workflows developed as part of this work will be an useful guide on the path towards automation and digital catalysis.

scholarly journals Small medium micro enterprise business goals and government support: A South African case study

2013 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 13-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Peters ◽  
V. Naicker
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Government Support ◽  
The South ◽  
Distribution Of Wealth ◽  
Business Goals ◽  
New Business ◽  
The Government

Small and medium-scale enterprises (SMMEs) form the majority of the enterprises in the South African economy. The South African government has identified the SMME sector as one of the potential enablers to achieve its objectives of improving job creation opportunities, reducing poverty and creating a more equitable distribution of wealth. The aim of this article was to provide a perspective on the success government support initiatives has had on the SMME sector. To achieve this, the study sought to analyse the perceived strengths and weaknesses of government’s national strategy and its institutions tasked with creating an enabling environment for the sector. The study employed a survey research design methodology in which mixed methods were used. The national business strategy employed by government was critically analysed. Empirical data was collected from 282 respondents in order to answer the research question. The results show that the government’s approach has favoured ‘supply-side interventions’ including, providing access to training, credit, mentoring and information to existing and new business. Furthermore, this study has identified the lack of awareness as the primary reason for the under-delivery of the government support initiatives in SMME development. Respondents indicated that they frequently made use of the services of business consultants and external specialists from which they perceived added more value to their respective businesses.

Telemental Health in South Africa

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maurice Mars
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Telemental Health ◽  
African Continent ◽  
Political Will ◽  
Telemedicine System ◽  
African Context ◽  
Legal And Ethical Issues

South Africa is a large and diverse nation with the majority of the population living in rural areas. It was an early leader in telemedicine on the African continent, but telemedicine stagnated for nearly ten 10 years after failure of a National Telemedicine System. This chapter reviews the provision of mental health services through videoconference-based telemental health and mHealth in South Africa. The use of this technology to provide Tele-education to improve staff knowledge and raise awareness, and the provision of forensic services are also discussed. In addition, obstacles to implement these services in south African context, including political will, infrastructure, and legal and ethical issues discussed with possible solutions.

scholarly journals Converting the Card Catalogue of the National Library of South Africa, Cape Town Campus, into a Machine-Readable Format

2008 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 121-131
Author(s):  
Helena Coetzee ◽  
Lara Skelly
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
New York ◽  
South African ◽  
Cape Town ◽  
National Library ◽  
Carnegie Corporation ◽  
Online Catalogue ◽  
Machine Readable ◽  
Machine Readable Form ◽  
Readable Format

In 2006 the National Library of South Africa (NLSA), Cape Town Campus, began a project to convert its substantial card catalogue to machine-readable form. The article gives an overview of the Library's collections and catalogue and describes the project methodology. Funding was secured from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, and an in-house team appointed to begin the conversion. In order to meet project deadlines, the work of the in-house team was later supplemented by outsourcing the entry of records into the online catalogue. With the successful completion of the project, NLSA has been able to offer Internet access to many rare publications, whose whereabouts have previously been little known, and a significant contribution has been made to the bibliographic control of South African imprints.

Legal and ethical issues in neonatal nursing: a case study

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (44) ◽  
pp. 48-53
Author(s):  
Victoria Hagger ◽  
Catherine Ellis ◽  
Laura Strumidlo
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Neonatal Nursing ◽  
Legal And Ethical Issues

scholarly journals Critical analysis of leadership governance and its implications in the universities: a case study of South African universities

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 157-165
Author(s):  
Lulu Fortunate Jali ◽  
Lawrence Mpele Lekhanya
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
The Other ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
South African Universities ◽  
Survey Monkey ◽  
Operational Issues ◽  
The University

This paper focuses on exploring the leadership governance in universities. The leadership governance creates an environment which is transparent and it incorporates stakeholders that transform the university. The leadership governance faces visible and invisible challenges which calls for experts in different areas of leadership to be incorporated into the structures of the university in order to bring sustainability in the university. The primary data was collected from six traditional universities and three universities of technology in South Africa from the sample of 39 members of senate. The nature of the study is a quantitative study in which Survey Monkey was used for the distribution of questionnaires. The findings of the study indicate that there is a lack of involvement of stakeholders in the processes of reviewing policies and operational issues. The other findings was the use of university members in leadership to promote unity.

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