TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose This viewpoint paper aims to propose a digital and research literacy support program for postgraduate schools in sub-Saharan Africa institutions.Design/methodology/approach The paper reviewed literature on postgraduate students’ skills and postgraduate information literacy programs and proposed one for postgraduate schools in sub-Saharan Africa institutions.Findings Information literacy programs are not implemented at the postgraduate level in sub-Saharan Africa possibly because of lack of contents for these programs.Research limitations/implications The course is only a proposed course that can be embedded into the postgraduate curriculum in sub-Saharan African universities. The effectiveness of the course has not been evaluated in this study.Originality/value The proposed information literacy program focused on digital and research literacy, which is still relatively new in sub-Saharan Africa.
VL  - 66
IS  - 8/9
SN  - 0024-2535
DO  - 10.1108/LR-02-2017-0012
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/LR-02-2017-0012
AU  - Besseah Bernard
AU  - Achiro Daisy
AU  - Mhando Joseph
AU  - Salau Sadiat Adetoro
PY  - 2017
Y1  - 2017/01/01
TI  - Embedding digital and research-literacy support program into postgraduate studies curriculum: A proposed program for sub-Saharan African postgraduate schools
T2  - Library Review
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 586
EP  - 594
Y2  - 2024/04/19
ER  -