Omwoyo Bosire Onyancha

Omwoyo Bosire Onyancha is a Research Professor in the Department of Information Science at the University of South Africa. He was the Chair of the Department from 2012 to 2015. Prior to joining Unisa, he worked at the University of Eastern Africa, Baraton, Kenya as the Deputy Librarian and as a contract lecturer at the University of Zululand, South Africa. Prof Onyancha received his PhD in Library and Information Science from the University of Zululand in 2007. Prof Onyancha holds the National Research Foundation (NRF) C2 rating, which he obtained in 2013. His research areas include Informetrics/Scientometrics/Bibliometrics/Webometrics/Altmetrics, Information Resource Management (IRM), Management of Information Services, Knowledge management and organisation, and Information Searching and Retrieval (ISR).

Publications

Impact of Global University Ranking Systems on Developing Countries
Impact of Global University Ranking Systems on Developing Countries
Omwoyo Bosire Onyancha, Adeyinka Tella. © 2023. 384 pages.
The emotive discourses on the subject of university rankings are directly linked to the effect of such rankings on the performance of universities throughout the world. It has...
Research Performance and Ranking of South African Universities Using Altmetric Data: 2014-2020
Research Performance and Ranking of South African Universities Using Altmetric Data: 2014-2020
Omwoyo Bosire Onyancha. © 2023. 21 pages.
This article used Altmetrics data extracted from Altmetric.com to rank twenty-two public universities in South Africa that yielded data in the database, as well as to compare...
Opportunities Associated With Open Access Initiatives: Perspectives of Research Students From Selected Universities in Nigeria
Opportunities Associated With Open Access Initiatives: Perspectives of Research Students From Selected Universities in Nigeria
Adeyinka Tella, Omwoyo Bosire Onyancha. © 2021. 22 pages.
The chapter examines the opportunities associated with open access (OA) initiatives from the perspective of research students in selected Nigerian universities. A survey design...
Conceptualizing the Knowledge of Traditional and Indigenous Communities Using Informetrics Approaches
Conceptualizing the Knowledge of Traditional and Indigenous Communities Using Informetrics Approaches
Patrick Ngulube, Omwoyo Bosire Onyancha. © 2020. 27 pages.
Interest in indigenous knowledge is growing because of its potential to promote and sustain development activities. Inspite of the recognition of the significance of indigenous...
Informetrics Research Methods Outlined
Informetrics Research Methods Outlined
Omwoyo Bosire Onyancha. © 2020. 29 pages.
This chapter provides a conceptual scope of informetrics by defining the concept and demonstrating its relationship with bibliometrics, scientometrics, webometrics, cybermetrics...
Use and Management of Email as Records in African Universities: Perspectives From Selected Librarians' Use and Management of Email as Records
Use and Management of Email as Records in African Universities: Perspectives From Selected Librarians' Use and Management of Email as Records
Tella Adeyinka, Omwoyo Bosire Onyancha. © 2020. 23 pages.
The chapter examined the management of email as records in African universities from the perspective of selected librarians. Data was gathered from interviews conducted for the...
Foreword
Foreword
Omwoyo Bosire Onyancha. © 2018.
This Foreword is included in the book Handbook of Research on Managing Intellectual Property in Digital Libraries.
Conceptualizing the Knowledge of Traditional and Indigenous Communities Using Informetrics Approaches
Conceptualizing the Knowledge of Traditional and Indigenous Communities Using Informetrics Approaches
Patrick Ngulube, Omwoyo Bosire Onyancha. © 2017. 27 pages.
Interest in indigenous knowledge is growing because of its potential to promote and sustain development activities. Inspite of the recognition of the significance of indigenous...