Research

My research falls within the broader Library and/or Information Science (LIS) discipline, my area of research is research impact and the assessment of the impact of scholarship across disciplines. My current research focuses on the development of a context sensitive framework for the assessment of research impact by research-intensive institutions. 

rECENT PUBLICATIONS

Journal articles

  1.  Mfengu, A. 2025. Socially just research impact assessment as a foundation for the advancement of open access and open science: a case of a research-intensive African university. Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication. 12(2): eP18248. https://doi.org/10.31274/jlsc.18248
  2. Hipangwa, M. & Mfengu, A. 2025. Professionals’ digital information literacy skills: a case of geoscientists in Namibia. African Journal of Library, Archives and Information Science. 35(1): 1-13. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4314/ajlais.e35110
  3. Mfengu, A. & Raju, J. 2024. Challenges with measures used for assessing research impact in higher education institutions. South African Journal of Science. 120(7/8): 1-6. DOI: https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2024/14934 (interdisciplinary journal)
  4. Mfengu, A. & Raju, J. 2022. Research impact assessment in Africa and the evolving role of academic libraries. Library Trends. 71(2): 151-168. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/lib.2022.a922373 (international peer-reviewed journal)
  5. Raju, J., Mfengu, A., Kahn, M. & Raju, R. 2019. The transition to open: a metrics analysis of discoverability and accessibility of LIS scholarship via the South African Journal of Libraries and Information Science. South African Journal of Science. 115(7/8): 1-8. DOI: 10.17159/sajs.2019/5867 (South African interdisciplinary journal)


Books & book chapters

  1. Mfengu, A. & Raju, R. Eds. 2025. Advancing social justice through curriculum realignment: centering scholarly communication in LIS curricula. Cape Town: UCT Libraries Press. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15641/978.0.7992.2561.7
  2. Mfengu, A. 2025. Equitable research assessment driving research impact in the global south: a perspective from South Africa. In Advancing social justice through curriculum realignment: centering scholarly communication in LIS curricula. A. Mfengu & R. Raju, Eds. Cape Town: UCT Libraries Press. 361-379. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15641/978.0.7992.2561.7
  3. Mfengu, A. & Raju, J. 2023. University rankings and performance assessment systems driving research impact in the Global South. In Impact of Global University Ranking Systems on Developing Countries, O.B. Onyancha and A. Tella (Eds). IGI Global. 240-255. DOI: https://10.4018/978-1-6684-8266-7.ch013
  4. Mfengu, A. 2023. Library and information science education and training: skills and competencies for the new world order. In International library and information science practice: excellence in leadership, management and mentorship. V. Okojie & I. Abdullahi, Eds. Accra: Woeli Publishing Services. 245-258.


News articles

1. Mfengu, A. 2024. South African universities need to rethink how they evaluate research: social impact counts too. The Conversation - Africa. 16 September. Available: https://theconversation.com/south-african-universities-need-to-rethink-how-they-evaluate-research-social-impact-counts-too-237251 [2024, September 17].


Published conference proceedings

1. Connaway, L.S., Chu, C.M, Kawooya, D. & Mfengu, A. 2022. Research frameworks for multiple ways of knowing:  social justice, methodology, and policy. Proceedings of the ALISE (Association for Library and Information Science Education) Annual Conference. 24-26 October, Pittsburgh, USA. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21900/j.alise.2022.1107.




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