National University of Samoa

Recent Submissions

  • Read, Robert L (2002-12-16)
    This eBook delves into the multifaceted nature of being a programmer, addressing not only the technical skills required but also the personal and interpersonal skills that are crucial for success in the field. It covers a ...
  • Tagliaferri, Lisa (Digital Ocean, 2018-02-02)
    A comprehensive guide designed to teach beginners the fundamentals of Python programming. It covers a wide range of topics, including writing your first Python program, working with data types, understanding control ...
  • Musharraf, Muhammad Nabeel (Australian Journal of Humanities and Islamic Studies Research (AJHISR), 2016)
    This paper presents an overview of cataloguing and classification process for libraries and analyzes it from the point of view of digital libraries. A case study of Australian Islamic Library͛s cataloguing process is ...
  • Mannheimer, Sara; Rossmann, Doralyn; Clark, Jason; Shorish, Yasmeen; Bond, Natalie; Kettler, Hannah Scates; Sheehey, Bonnie; Young, Scott W. H (Journal of eScience Librarianship, 2024-03-06)
    Librarians and archivists are often early adopters and experimenters with new technologies. Our field is also interested in critically engaging with technology, and we are well-positioned to be leaders in the slow and ...
  • Anandraj, K.C; Kannan, A. (Journal of Nonlinear Analysis and Optimization, 2024)
    This research study investigates the potential applications of Google AI tools in library services. Through the utilization of a wide variety of data sources, the methodology that was utilized in this study aimed to ...
  • Satija, M P; Martinez-Avila, Daniel (Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice, 2015)
    This paper describes qualities of a library classification system that are commonly discussed in the LIS tradition and literature, and explains such a system’s three main functions, namely knowledge mapping, information ...
  • Rahmani, Mehdi (KMAN Publication Inc., 2023-10-01)
    This study aims to explore the extent of AI integration in public libraries, identify the benefits and challenges faced by libraries in adopting AI technologies, and propose strategies for effective implementation. It ...
  • Bairagi, Mandira; Lihitkar, Shalini (2024-01)
    There is no doubt about the revolutionary effects of artificial intelligence (AI) on a variety of sectors, most notably research and education. The incorporation of AI into library procedures has become an unavoidable ...
  • Mitea, Adi-Cristina; Volovici, Daniel; Pitic, Antoniu (Romanian Educational Network, 2011)
    Digital documents as the real ones have to be classified and indexed in a library for proper future exploitation. Classification and indexation process is a hard one for librarians all over the world. A software system ...
  • Gelinas Jr, Ulric J; Sutton, Steve G; Federowicz, Jane (South-Western (Thomas Learning), 2004)
    This e-book provides a comprehensive examination of the integration of business processes with information technology (IT) to enhance organizational efficiency and effectiveness. The authors delve into the foundational ...
  • A, Subaveerapandiyan (University of Nebraska, 2023-06-24)
    This article presents a literature review on the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in libraries and its impact on library operations. This study aims to provide researchers with a comprehensive understanding ...
  • MATAIA-MILO, SAUI’A LOUISE MARIE TUIMANUOLO (VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON, 2017)
    During World War Two the peaceful “occupation” of the Samoa Islands by US Forces combined with existing colonial conditions to transform the lives of Samoans in important yet also subtle ways. Drawing on thirty two ...
  • Holmgaard, Sanne Bech (2011)
    In September 2009, the south coast of Samoa was hit by a tsunami causing severe material damage and 143 casualties. Based on empirical data from two tsunami affected villages, this thesis explores how members of the affected ...
  • Tamasese, Kiwi; Peteru, Carmel; Waldegrave, Charles; Bush, Allister (2005)
  • BORRERO, NOAH E.; YEH, CHRISTINE J.; TITO, PATSY; LUAVASA, MERYLLIA (Trustees of Boston University, 2010)
    In a collaborative research study with a Samoan community leader and a high school student, the authors explored the academic and cultural identities of 10 Samoan high school students. In-depth qualitative interviews ...
  • ANAE, Melani (Addleton Academic Publishers, 2016)
    Development of Pacific research guidelines can become unnecessarily cluttered, with competing, unclear designs, and gaps in the transference of customary knowledge across space and time. Standard ethics discourse goes ...
  • LATAI, Latu (2016)
    From 1839 to 1979, a period spanning 140 years, more than 600 Samoan missionary couples were sent out by the London Missionary Society to spread the Gospel to islands of the western Pacific. Although much has been written ...
  • MUAIAVA, Sadat (Intellect Ltd Article, 2015)
    Contact between the indigenous peoples of the Pacific and the western world has had immense sociocultural and linguistic impacts on indigenous communities. Perhaps the major source of sociocultural and linguistic impact ...
  • Quintus, Seth (2015)
    Agricultural development is intimately tied to the environment and cultural practices, specifically socio-political change. Nowhere are these relationships more clear than on Polynesian islands. Many sequences of ...
  • de Biran, Antoine; Clark, Geoffrey; Martinsson-Wallin, Helene; Efi, Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Taisi Tupuola Tufuga; Wallin, Paul (2007)
    1) This article touches upon views gained from traditional or oral history together with views of modern scientific method to reach at understandings of past actions. The text presents an emic view concerning the Pulemelei ...

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