Library Management: Volume 43 Issue 1/2

Users' needs and expectations on information services provided in libraries: case of four public university libraries from the western region of Kenya

Irene Nyakweba, Joyce Muwanguzi Bukirwa, Eunice Sendikadiwa, Felicitas Ciabere Ratanya

The purpose of this study is to assess the users' needs and expectations on information services provided in libraries, in four public universities from the western region of…

Indoor environment and student productivity for individual and collaborative work in learning commons: a case study

Sungil Hong, Yujin Kim, Eunhwa Yang

This study investigates the relationships between the built environments of learning commons and user productivity, such as collaborative and individual work productivity and…

Demands, challenges and solutions for Irandoc to improve and expand activities of academic and research libraries (ARLs)

Reza Rajabali Beglou

Iranian Research Institute for Information Science and Technology (Irandoc) undertaken activities to improve and expand Academic and Research Libraries (ARLs). However, it is…

Key skills and competencies of LIS professionals in the digital library environment: a content analysis of job advertisements

Akhilesh K.S. Yadav

The main purpose of this research study is to identify the essential skills and competencies sought by prospective employers for library and information science (LIS) positions in…

Application of living book service – a brief analysis of cases in Southwest University library

Nan Li

This paper aims to strengthen the cultural communication and educational function of the library, bringing newspirits and vitality into the development of the librarianship.

Lessons learned: a meta-synthesis examining library spaces, services and resources during COVID-19

Lana Munip, Leigh Tinik, Steve Borrelli, Gabriella Reese Randone, Eun Jung Paik

The purpose of this study is to investigate the evolving ways library users engaged with services and resources and how library services adapted to meet their needs, in order to…

Developing a faculty-librarian collaboration model to support teaching and research at Vietnamese universities

Kulthida Tuamsuk, Lan Thi Nguyen

This paper aims to design a collaborative model amongst faculty and librarian to support teaching and research congruent with the Vietnamese context.

Aligned but not integrated: UK academic library support to mental health and well-being during COVID-19

Andrew Cox, Liz Brewster

To discover how UK academic libraries sought to support student mental health and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Research data stewardship at the University of Hong Kong

SiZhe Xiao, Tsz Yan Ng, Tao T. Yang

The purpose of this paper is to look at the journey and experience of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) Research Data Management (RDM) practice to respond to the needs of…

Library staff support with Fourth Industrial Revolution's application to provide information resources to remote clients during the COVID-19 library services

Tinyiko Vivian Dube

The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) have challenged the academic libraries system with a paradigm shift that has never been…

Exploring status of library management technical aspects in Indian schools

Navneet Kumar Sharma, Aditya Tripathi

School library is regarded as the heart and soul of the school. It acts as learning resource centre and support the school curriculum in all possible manners. The main aim of this…

Digital preservation of information sources at academic libraries in Jordan: an employee’s perspective

Manal Ahmad Awamleh, Faten Hamad

Digital preservation requires new skills and collaboration among library staff to maintain long-term access to information resources. Digital content and digital technologies…