The purpose of this research was to investigate the application of Facebook and Twitter social media handles as communication channels by Universi-ty Libraries in Kenya. The objectives of the research were to examine the application of Facebook and Twitter as communication channels and their usage trends within academic libraries and to develop a strategy for the application of social media by university libraries. This research has high-lighted how Social Media handles, specifically Facebook an...

Big Data Search and Mining  Information Management  Online social network computing 

The paper’s objective is to easily search data and integrate all data sources or tools into one place for people to identify issues in visualizable ways based on correlating multiple data sources. On the other hand, we would use Splunk to build customized dashboards depending on critical success factors (CSF) and critical-to-quality (CTQ) from a single “pane of glass” that gives us a powerful search engine in root cause analysis, data analytics, and integration of multiple logs. In the paper, we...

Information Management  Applications of Communication Systems  Technology 

This research is an engineering application design, the purpose is to develop small book corner management software. The research team uses the Lab-VIEW tool to develop efficient and practical management software, which is designed directly for users. Based on the effective work, the design, and development of the touch bibliographic management software for small book corners is successfully realized, and the user experience is good.

Information Management  Network Modeling and Simulation 

Improved clinical processes remains a main challenge for healthcare institutions, as there are numerous inefficient processes that consume high process cost and contributes very little to business profit. The study adopted the Disco process mining framework to mine the clinical processes within the Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) Department, so as to give hospital management a true picture of the actual processes that occurred in their environment, rather than the ideal picture that they assume to h...

Information Management  Information retrieval 

Cybersecurity is the study of protecting information and systems. One of the most secure ways of protecting information online is through cloud services when used appropriately. In St. Mary’s university, cloud computing adaption has rapidly grown and evolved over the years. However, the protection and safety of students and staff’s information is still unsteady, which prompted the evaluation and survey of this research. In this paper, a risk analysis is performed on one of the university’s cloud...

Information Management  Technology  Online social network computing  Information and Communication: Security, Privacy, and Trust  Cloud Computing 

The rising popularity of mobile payments can be attributed to the widespread use of smartphones and their applications. Despite its potential to simplify our lives, its adoption in African countries has been limited. This paper aims to enhance our understanding of the critical factors that influence the acceptance of mobile payments in Nigeria by exploring the impact of “network externalities” in addition to conventional technology acceptance factors. It posits that performance expectancy, effor...

Electric Engineering  Culture  Information Management  Applications of Communication Systems  Information Science  Economics  Technology  Demography  Information and Communication: Security, Privacy, and Trust 

The primary purpose of this paper is to critically explore the importance of building cyber resilience capabilities in organizations to counter future cyber threats. With the increasing sophistication and frequency of cyber-crimes, traditional security systems and techniques are no longer sufficient to combat them. To maintain business operations during and after a cyber-attack, it is essential to adopt a holistic approach to IT risks and create a robust cyber resilience program. The methodology...

Business Management  Information Management 

Species invasion will cause certain harm to the local ecosystem. Vespa mandarinia, discovered on Vancouver Island, is harmful to agriculture and predators of European honeybees. The government tried to use a crowdsourcing system to collect information and formulate policies to eliminate Vespa mandarinia. However, the information provided by the local population about Vespa mandarinia is not entirely accurate. For this problem, we build a method to mine trusted informat...

Big Data Search and Mining  Information Management  Bioinformatics 

Objective: Our objective is to evaluate the level of knowledge and competencies in the use of ICT tools and the need for training in medical staff in the faculty of medicine and pharmacy of Fez. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey from May 2021, in the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Fez in various doctor’s classes: professors, medical residents, interns, and students. The questionnaire was mainly organized into two sections about the level of 1) knowledge and competencies in the ...

Information Management  Information retrieval  Information and Communication: Security, Privacy, and Trust 

Parents play vital roles in contributing to students’ achievement. They need to be actively involved in monitoring their children’s daily performance in school. This thesis focused on the design and implementation of a web-based system for engaging teachers and parents in monitoring students’ performance. It is aimed at providing a well-designed platform for real-time communication between teachers and parents with respect to children’s daily performance in school. A discussion on the analysis o...

Cooperative Communications  Information Management  Medical Education