Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication
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The perceived role of the mosque library in Upper Egypt as an Islamic information institution
Essam MansourThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the perceived role of the mosque library in Upper Egypt as an Islamic information institution.
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A bottom-up role of information asymmetry: opening the black-box of firms’ resource allocation mechanism
Riffat Blouch, Muhammad Majid Khan, Wajid ShakeelDrawing on the concept of resource-based theory of the firm; the purpose of this study is to analyze the influence of firms’ strategic approaches on the firm performance…
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Understanding the motivational values for the usage of specific online news media and users’ perception of information credibility
Tunde Simeon Amosun, Chu Jianxun, Olayemi Hafeez Rufai, Muhideen Sayibu, Riffat Shahani, Muhimpundu Nadege, Tolulope B. OlaiyaThe purpose of this study is to investigate the utilitarian value (UV), hedonic value (HV) and social value (SV) that make people use a certain type of online media…
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Investigating the motivational antecedents of training transfer at the post-implementation phase of enterprise systems
Chris Niyi Arasanmi, Adedapo Oluwaseyi OjoDespite recognising the importance of training on the successful implementation of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, there is a shortage of research on…
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Library and information science research in the Arab World: a bibliometric analysis 1951–2021
Nadeem Siddique, Shafiq Ur Rehman, Shakil Ahmad, Akhtar Abbas, Muhammad Ajmal KhanThis study aims to investigate the research productivity of library and information science (LIS) authors affiliated with the 22 countries of the Arab League. It also…
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Factors affecting the intentions of youngsters in switching to a virtual third place amidst the COVID-19 pandemic: the place attachment and push-pull mooring theory
Yonathan Dri Handarkho, Khaerunnisa Khaerunnisa, Brigitta MichelleThis study aims to propose a theoretical model to investigate factors affecting the intentions of youngsters in switching to a virtual third place during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Arab scholars’ acceptance of informal scholarly communication tools: applying the technology acceptance model 2 (TAM2)
Asma Alwreikat, Ahmed Maher Khafaga Shehata, Mohammed Khair Abu ZaidThis paper aims to use the technology acceptance model 2 (TAM2) to investigate the perceived ease of use, perceived benefits, barriers to use and acceptance of Arab…
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Can paternalistic leaders enhance knowledge sharing? The roles of organizational commitment and Islamic work ethics
Arooba Chaudhary, Talat Islam, Hafiz Fawad Ali, Saqib JamilThis paper aims to investigate the effect of paternalistic leadership (benevolent, moral and authoritarian) on knowledge sharing of nurses through the mediation of…
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Two decades of Wikipedia research: a PubMed bibliometric network analysis
Mohamed M. MostafaThis paper aims to examine the structure and dynamics of scholarly publications dealing with Wikipedia. The research also aims to investigate how such research evolved…
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University archives: the research road travelled and the one ahead
Christos Chrysanthopoulos, Ioannis Drivas, Dimitrios Kouis, Georgios GiannakopoulosUniversity archives (UA) are the bridge between the past and the present and serve as a beacon for highlighting the contribution of academic institutions to society…
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Effectiveness of human resource records management strategies at a university in Ghana
Kofi Adom-Nyankey, Raphael Papa Kweku AndohHuman resource records are very important in the successful management of organisations. Despite their importance, they are ignored in records management studies. This…
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Research productivity of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) from 2003 to 2020
Bashir Tijjani, Shafiq Ur Rehman, Zachariah Peter, Ishtiaq Ahmad Bajwa, Muhammad Ajmal KhanThis study aims to examine the quantitative research productivity of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) globally by using the bibliometric approach. The…
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The digital habitus of the unwedded emerging adults: a sociological interpretation of male-female differences in Facebook behavior
Muhammad Rehan MasoomBy considering Facebook as a social context of manifesting digital habitus, this paper aims to explore the differences between men and women in the compensatory use of…
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The effects of misinformation on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Bangladesh
Md. Rifat Mahmud, Raiyan Bin Reza, S.M. Zabed AhmedThe main purpose of this study is to assess the prevalence of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among the general population in Bangladesh and the role of misinformation in this process.
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Preserving the history of Birmingham Black Radio: a discussion of preservation, outreach and collaboration
Robert Barnet Riter, Bob Friedman, Kimberly McDade, Jeff HirschyThe Birmingham Black Radio Museum (BBRM) is a community museum and archives located in Birmingham, Alabama (USA) dedicated to preserving and presenting the history of…
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A study on intention to use social media in higher education: the mediating effect of peer influence
Shrawan Kumar Trivedi, Pradipta Patra, Saumya SinghSocial media sites are one of the vital technological developments of WEB 2.0. This study aims to emphasize on building an empirical model to investigate the impending…
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Adapting to change in academic libraries
Mohammad AslamThe purpose of this paper is to discover the main reasons for change, why change is necessary and how library professionals can adapt to change. Academic institutions are…
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Sustainable relevancy in the changing library job market in Kuwait
Hanadi Jumah Buarki, Mashael Alomar, Munirah AbdulhadiThe Library and Information Science (LIS) discipline face challenges such as technology applications and information overload in its effort to remain relevant in the…
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Decoding the global trend of “vaccine tourism” through public sentiments and emotions: does it get a nod on Twitter?
Shruti GulatiThis paper aims to fill the major research gap prevalent in the tourism literature on the new form of tourism branching out from the COVID-19. While there are newspaper…
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Media literacy and the credibility evaluation of social media information: students’ use of Instagram, WhatsApp and Telegram
Ali Shabani, Hamid KeshavarzDue to their unique characteristics in terms of information type, quantity and exchange, social media are regarded as a challenging information resource that makes…
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Experiences, perspectives, and emerging frameworks: COLINET libraries response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Trecia Latoya Pryce, Jollette Russell, Marsha Nicola Crawford, Joan Opal McDermott, Ariel Christina, Nordia PerkinsThe purpose of this study is to detail the experiences, perspectives and emerging framework for the delivery of library services by member libraries of the College…
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Reconciling access to information and political party funding in Malawi: a comparative analysis of legislation
Patrick Mapulanga, Dorothy Doreen Eneya, Diston Store ChiwezaThe purpose of this paper was to assess the similarities and differences between the Political Parties and the Access to Information Acts in Malawi. While political…
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Applying systematic bibliometric methods to track a journal’s impact and review its knowledge contribution
Amitabh Anand, Ritu Tripathi, Anjana Karumathil, Tanvika KalraAdvanced bibliometric methods have emerged as key tools in mapping the history and trends of a discipline. This paper aims to demonstrate on applying various bibliometric…
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National archives, records and the coronavirus pandemic: a comparative thematic analysis of initial international responses to COVID-19
Marc KosciejewThe purpose of this paper is as follows: the first objective is to help illuminate part of the international archival sector’s initial responses to the crisis at its…
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Stakeholders’ perceptions of book piracy’s benefits to society in Lithuania
Vincas Grigas, Arūnas GudinavičiusBook piracy represents a threat to the publishing industry, while for the society, book piracy provides some benefits. The purpose of this study is to examine views of…
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Information discernment and the psychophysiological effects of misinformation
Geoff Walton, Matthew Pointon, Jamie Barker, Martin Turner, Andrew Joseph WilkinsonThe purpose of this paper is to determine to what extent a person’s psychophysiological well-being is affected by misinformation and whether their level of information…
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Social media as a platform for information and support for coronavirus: analysis ofCOVID-19 Facebook groups
Hossein Motahari-Nezhad, Maryam Shekofteh, Maryam Andalib-KondoriThis study aims to investigate the characteristics, as well as the purpose and posts of the COVID-19 Facebook groups.
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What Pakistani doctoral students want? A qualitative exploration of their research experiences
Syeda Hina Batool, Amna Farzand Ali, Muhammad SafdarThis study aims to investigate social sciences PhD scholars’ research experiences through a qualitative lens. Researchers explored the doctoral students’ research…
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The effect of foreign market knowledge on SME export performance: a study ofnon-traditional SMEs in Ghana
Aidatu Abubakari, Kwame Simpe Ofori, Henry Boateng, Koffi N’Da, Robert Ebo HinsonIt is well documented in the extant literature that knowledge plays a crucial role in small and medium enterprise (SME) internationalization. Exporting SMEs from…
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Global research productivity in cybersecurity: a scientometric study
Fayaz Ahmad Loan, Bashir Bisma, Nasreen NahidaThe purpose of the study is to conduct a scientometric analysis of cybersecurity literature indexed in the core collection of the Web of Science for a period of ten years…
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Investigating the acceptance of distance learning amongst Omani students: a case study from Oman
Abdul Hakim Hassan Mustafa Mohamed, Fadi Abdel Muniem Abdel Fattah, Mohamed Izzeldin AbdelRahman Bashir, Maia Alhajri, Akbar Khanan, Zaheer AbbasIn the COVID-19 pandemic, students were subjected to high pressure when they were forced to move to distance learning in a lockdown environment. Such a drastic move for…
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Research scholars and faculty members perception and participation in collection development of university libraries of Northern India – a comparative study
Har Singh, Preeti MahajanThis study aims to investigate research scholars’ and faculty members’ perception, participation in collection development, satisfaction with the adequacy of the library…
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Roadmap of Iranian digital academic libraries in the context of cloud infrastructure and becoming cloud library
Heydar Esmaeili, Alireza Isfandyari-Moghaddam, Mehdi Alipour HafeziThis paper aims to draw a roadmap for the presence of Iranian academic libraries in the cloud infrastructure.
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Unleashing the mechanism between affect-based trust and employee creativity: a knowledge sharing perspective
Talat Islam, Arooba Chaudhary, Saqib Jamil, Hafiz Fawad AliCreativity has become essential for organizations to remain competitive. Therefore, this paper aims to investigate the intervening role of knowledge sharing between…
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Journal packing density of library and information science research journals at the global level: a study
Ramesh Pandita, Shivendra SinghThis study aims to find out the average journal packing density (JPD) of Library and Information Science (LIS) research journals published across the world. The concept…
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Training needs assessment of postgraduate researchers of Pakistan
Nazeer Hussain, Shafiq Ur Rehman, Kanwal Ameen, Muhammad SafdarResearchers’ competencies are directly related to the quality and effectiveness of the research they produce. However, training opportunities for education and conducting…
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The essential skills and competencies of LIS professionals in the digital age: alumni perspectives survey
Akhilesh K.S. YadavThe librarianship profession has gone through many changes over time, more so with the emergence of digital technologies. To thrive in the library and information science…
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Online LIS teaching and learning during COVID-19 in Nigeria: a study
Chukwuma Clement Okeji, Juliet Chinedu Alex-NmechaThe purpose of the study is to investigate the use of social media platforms in teaching/learning in the period of lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria.
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Knowledge sharing and self-efficacy in an EFL context: the mediating effect of creativity
Farshad Parhamnia, Majid Farahian, Yusef RajabiAs demonstrated in the literature, teachers’ knowledge sharing, self-efficacy and creativity display certain levels of cause-and-effect and correlational connections from…
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Conserving knowledge heritage: opportunities and challenges in conceptualizing cultural heritage information system (CHIS) in the Indian context
Gireesh Kumar T.K., Raman Nair R.The purpose of this paper is to investigate the scope, issues and challenges in conceptualizing a comprehensive cultural heritage information system (CHIS) in the Indian…
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Awareness, use and attitudes of students towards e-books: differences based on gender, discipline and degree level
Akira Jbeen, Shafiq Ur Rehman, Khalid MahmoodThe purpose of this study was to explore the level of awareness, use and attitudes of students regarding e-books.
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The functions of the National Archives of South Africa regarding universities’ records and archives
Nkholedzeni Sidney NetshakhumaThis paper aims to assess the functions of the National Archives of South Africa regarding universities’ records and archives by comparing the University of the…
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Online brand communication and building brand trust: social information processing theory perspective
Geeta MarmatThe purpose of this paper is to present the mechanism of online customer brand trust building through the lens of Walther’s Computer Mediated Communication (CMC) – Social…
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Electronic games classification in the library of congress and Dewey classification schemes: a comparative study
Nahed Salem, Ahmed Maher Khafaga ShehataThe study aims to explore the classification of electronic games in Dewey decimal classification (DDC) and The Library of Congress classification (LCC) schemes.
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Management and maintenance of research data by researchers in Zimbabwe
Josiline Phiri ChigwadaThe concept of research data management (RDM) is new in Zimbabwe and other developing countries. Research institutions are developing research data repositories and…
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Global research on library service quality: a bibliometric analysis and knowledge mapping
Murtaza Ashiq, Shafiq Ur Rehman, Dilnaz Muneeb, Shakil AhmadThis study aims to examine the publishing and citation trends on library service quality (LSQ) in the past five decades (1972–2020). Additionally, this bibliometric study…
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Analysis and visualization of COVID-19 discourse on Twitter using data science: a case study of the USA, the UK and India
Haider Ilyas, Ahmed Anwar, Ussama Yaqub, Zamil Alzamil, Deniz AppelbaumThis paper aims to understand, examine and interpret the main concerns and emotions of the people regarding COVID-19 pandemic in the UK, the USA and India using Data…
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Cyber-bullying research in Kenya: a meta-analysis
Tom Kwanya, Angella C. Kogos, Lucy Wachera Kibe, Erick Odhiambo Ogolla, Claudia OnsareCyber-bullying is a form of harassment that is perpetrated using electronic media. The practice has become increasingly common especially with the growing ubiquity of…
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Sounds like a broken record: preservation and access of audio-visual records at the South African broadcasting corporation radio
Cyril Ngoasheng, Mpho Ngoepe, Ngoako Solomon MaruthaAudio-visual records produced by public broadcasters play a role in preserving the history, culture and language of a country. The records are used by broadcasters to…
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The Yin and Yang of smartphones: an interview study of smartphone use and its effects
Naresh Kumar Agarwal, Wenqing LuThe purpose of this paper is to study smartphone use and its positive and negative effects and to provide recommendations for balanced use.
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Predictors of e-publishing adoption in environments of uncertainty
Emmanuel Chukwunonye IfedubaMany developing environments are characterised by uncertainties and research on how these uncertainties impact development in different industries is on-going. However…
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Public health awareness: knowledge, attitude and behaviors of the public on health risks during COVID-19 pandemic in sultanate of Oman
Fadi Abdel Muniem Abdel Fattah, Khalid Abed Dahleez, Abdul Hakim H.M. Mohamed, Mohammad Khaleel Okour, Abrar Mohammed Mubarak AL AlawiThis study aims to measure the level of public awareness about the threat of the emerging coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic among the Omani population. It also aims to…
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Incorporation of indigenous archives into Limpopo archives repository: a case of Venda indigenous archives
Nkholedzeni Sidney NetshakhumaThis study aims to assess the Venda indigenous archives incorporation into the Limpopo Provincial archives to promote archives decolonisation.
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Fostering knowledge-sharing behavior through social capital: the implications of face-to-face and online interactions
Bibi M. Alajmi, Charlene L. Al-QallafThis study aims to research knowledge-sharing behavior and social capital from a pedagogical perspective. It explores the facilitating role of face-to-face and online…
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I regret to hide knowledge: a coping strategy model
Talat Islam, Arooba Chaudhary, Muhammad Faisal AzizThis study aims to examine the effect of knowledge hiding (KH) on organizational citizenship behavior toward individuals (OCBI) through the mediation of self-conscious…
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Evaluation of perceived benefits and employee satisfaction through knowledge management practices
Jamini Ranjan Meher, Rohita Kumar MishraThis study aims to identify the key contributing factors of knowledge management (KM) practices with respect to an employee benefit. The research is designed to gain…
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Measuring the impact of COVID-19 papers on the social web: an altmetric study
Metwaly Ali Mohamed Edakar, Ahmed Maher Khafaga ShehataThe rapid spread and severity of the coronavirus (COVID-19) virus have prompted a spate of scholarly research that deals with the pandemic. The purpose of this study is to…
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Social media use by adolescent students of Sri Lanka: impact on learning and behavior
Lalith WickramanayakeThis study aims to examine the impact of social media on adolescents’ social behavior, personal conduct, interactions, education, communication, attitudes, skills and…
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Professional commitment and library-users’ perceived service quality in university libraries: a survey in the Pakistani academic environment
Sajjad Ullah Jan, Sajjad AhmadThe purpose of this paper is to explore the possible result of librarians’ professional commitment on the delivery of quality library services. Thus, the aim is to…
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Social media and the spread of COVID-19 infodemic
Clement Ola Adekoya, Joseph Kehinde FasaeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the social media application and the spread of COVID-19 infodemic in Nigeria.
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Social capital in the theory and research of LIS professionals in the light of the literature on the subject. Review of current knowledge
Maja Dorota WojciechowskaThe purpose of the paper is to present the latest scholarly trends in the field of social capital in libraries, to review research concepts published by LIS professionals…
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The digital divide: a literature review and some directions for future research in light of COVID-19
Najeh AissaouiCoronavirus (COVID-19) has exposed the digital divide (DD) like never before and has made it a hot topic of actuality. In this paper, a state of the art of research…
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WeChat usage during COVID-19 pandemic lockdown: the mediating role of online self-disclosure on quality of friendship and well-being
Tunde Simeon Amosun, Chu Jianxun, Olayemi Hafeez Rufai, Sayibu Muhideen, Riffat Shahani, Zakir Shah, Jonathan KoromaThe purpose of this paper is to investigate university students’ WeChat usage during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in relation to the mediating role of online…
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A systematic literature review on research data management practices and services
Murtaza Ashiq, Muhammad Haroon Usmani, Muhammad NaeemResearch data management (RDM) has been called a “ground-breaking” area for research libraries and it is among the top future trends for academic libraries. Hence, this…
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ISSN:
2514-9342Renamed from:
Library ReviewOnline date, start – end:
2018Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditor:
- Professor Judith Broady-Preston
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