Information and Learning Sciences: Volume 118 Issue 5/6

Prospects of open government data (OGD) in facilitating the economic diversification of GCC region

Stuti Saxena

As the ongoing oil prices’ crisis is emerging as a major cause of concern for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, the constituent governments are attempting at undertaking…

The current state and influential factors in the development of digital literacy in Thailand’s higher education

Kulthida Tuamsuk, Mega Subramaniam

This paper aims to investigate the current state and influential factors in the development of digital literacy of the students in Thailand’s higher education institutions.

Unlocking library search committees at ARL public universities: Techniques and best practices for getting hired

Tina P. Franks, Tina Budzise-Weaver, Leslie J. Reynolds

The purpose of this paper is to offer insights into the hiring process for candidates seeking entry-level and mid-range librarian positions at ARL public university libraries…

Students of humanities and social sciences and e-democracy

Kornelija Petr Balog, Boris Badurina

The purpose of this paper is to find out whether the students of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (FHSS) in Osijek, Croatia, interact online with any sort of…

Mapping out Arab international book fairs: Investigating the development of the Muscat book fair

Ali Saif Al-Aufi, Nabhan Al-Harrasi, Shahid Al-Balushi, Hamed Al-Azri

The purpose of this study is to investigate the status, challenges and impacts of the Arab international book fairs, with particular focus on the Muscat Book Fair. This study…

Academic social networking sites: Comparative analysis of ResearchGate, Academia.edu, Mendeley and Zotero

Raj Kumar Bhardwaj

The purpose of this paper is to compare four popular academic social networking sites (ASNSs), namely, ResearchGate, Academia.edu, Mendeley and Zotero.

Perceptions of online degrees in library science across the Arab world

Charla Chebl, Maroun El Rayess

This research paper aims to present a specific outline of the library decision makers’ perceptions and the hiring patterns and acceptability of online library science degree…

Long-term digital strategy: do it once, do it right

Chris Batt

Collecting Institutions in the Network Society is a multidisciplinary PhD study examining present practices and policies of collecting institutions (museums, galleries, libraries…

There is no there without a library

Bruce Massis

The purpose of this paper is to provide examples by which the library, in its role as an essential service positioned at the center of a community, offers its services to not only…