skip to main content
Language:
Resource type Show Results with: Show Results with: Search type Index

The different roles of ‘Design Process Champions’ for digital libraries in African higher education

Ngimwa, Pauline ; Adams, Anne

International journal on digital libraries, 2013-09, Vol.13 (3), p.119-133 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Full text available

Citations Cited by
  • Title:
    The different roles of ‘Design Process Champions’ for digital libraries in African higher education
  • Author: Ngimwa, Pauline ; Adams, Anne
  • Subjects: African digital libraries ; Computer Science ; Database Management ; Information Systems and Communication Service ; Multidisciplinary design stakeholders ; Design process champions ; Digital library designs ; Digital libraries
  • Is Part Of: International journal on digital libraries, 2013-09, Vol.13 (3), p.119-133
  • Description: The concept of design stakeholders is central to effective design of digital libraries. We report on research findings that identified the presence of a key subset of stakeholders which we term ‘design process champions’. Our findings have identified that these champions can change interaction patterns and the eventual output of the other stakeholders (project participants) in the design process of digital library projects. This empirical research is based upon 38 interviews with key stakeholders and a review of documentary evidence in 10 innovative digital library design projects (e.g. mobile clinical libraries) located in three African universities in Kenya, Uganda, and South Africa. Through a grounded theory approach, two different types of the ‘design process champions’ emerged from the data with varying levels of effectiveness in the design process: (i) domain champions and (ii) multidisciplinary champions. The domain champions assume a ‘siloed’ approach of engagement while the multidisciplinary champions take on a participatory engagement throughout the design process. A discussion of the implications of information specialists functioning as domain champions is highlighted. We conclude by suggesting that the multidisciplinary champions’ approach is particularly useful in supporting sustainability of digital library design projects.
  • Publisher: Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 1432-5012
    EISSN: 1432-1300
    DOI: 10.1007/s00799-013-0104-9
  • Source: Springer Nature Optimum LYRASIS 2017 Collection
    Academic Search Complete
Back to results list

Searching Remote Databases, Please Wait