Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication

Mapping human resource management scholarly literature through bibliometric lenses: a case study of library and information science

Javaid Ahmad Wani, Shabir Ahmad Ganaie

This study aims to map the scholarly literature on human resource management (HRM) publishing intensity in journals listed in Web of Science (WOS) under the subject…

The role of leadership skills in organisational citizenship behaviour at Vietnamese libraries: organisational culture as a mediator

Quan Hoang Nguyen Tran

This research aims to explore the influence of leadership skills (technical, human and conceptual) on organisational citizenship behaviour (OCB) with the mediating role of…

Publication bias in meta-analyses of the therapeutic efficacy of remdesivir interventions for patients with COVID-19

Hossein Motahari-Nezhad, Aslan Sadeghdaghighi

No comprehensive statistical assessment of publication bias has been conducted in remdesivir-based intervention research for COVID-19 patients. This study aims to examine…

Marketing of electronic resources by universities and colleges in Tanzania

Paul Samwel Muneja

This study aims to evaluate Web-based tools that are potentially used by universities and college libraries to market e-resources in Tanzania.

Digital data sets management in university libraries: challenges and opportunities

Naimat Ullah Shah, Salman Bin Naeem, Robina Bhatti

The study aims to identify the prospects and challenges associated with current practices regarding digital data sets management in university libraries in Pakistan.

Comparing virtual political campaigns with traditional political campaigns: evidence from Kuwait during the COVID-19 pandemic

Rashed Alhaimer

This study aims to focus on how virtual campaigns are affecting voters in the elections of Kuwait, as well as whether such virtual campaigns will replace traditional…

How publication timelines effect the impact metrics: studying the influence of submission to first decision and submission to acceptance on impact factor and 5-year impact factor of journals

Yasir Rashid Lone, Ubaid Ullah Shah, Suhail Ahmad Bhat, Rabiya Mushtaq, Sumeer Gul

The purpose of the study is to analyze the impact of the Publication Timeline, i.e. Submission to First Decision and Submission to Acceptance on Journal Metrics, i.e…

Chatbots, virtual-try-on (VTO), e-WOM: modeling the determinants of attitude’ and continued intention with PEEIM as moderator in online shopping

Urvashi Tandon

The purpose of this study is to develop an empirical model by understanding the relative significance of interactive technological forces, such as chatbots, virtual try-on…

How was the coronavirus vaccine accepted on Twitter? A computational analysis using big data in Japan

Tsukasa Tanihara, Shinichi Yamaguchi

This study aims to reveal how the COVID-19 vaccine was accepted in the Japanese Twitter-sphere. This study explores how the topics related to the vaccine promotion project…

Information literacy and relation to workplace: a review of the literature

Hamed Mohamed Al-Azri, Nabhan Harith Al-Harrasi, Ali Saif Al-Aufi

This study provides a critical review of the literature on information literacy in the workplace and its relevant issues. The purpose of this study is to examine two…

Understanding and preserving Indigenous agricultural knowledge: a suggested way forward for future research

Chris Radcliffe, Cesidio Parissi

Indigenous farmers have, for centuries, applied practices which maintained resilient and sustainable landscapes. Thus, understanding and preserving the agricultural…

Promoting traditional ikat textiles: ethnographic perspectives on indigenous knowledge, cultural heritage preservation and ethnic identity

Atcharee Chantamool, Choopug Suttisa, Thom Gatewongsa, Apiradee Jansaeng, Narongsak Rawarin, Hanvedes Daovisan

This study aims to explore how indigenous knowledge, cultural heritage preservation and ethnic identity influence the production of traditional ikat textiles in northeast Thailand.

Transforming libraries into learning collaborative hubs: the current state of physical spaces and the perceptions of Greek librarians concerning implementation of the “Learning Commons” model

Angeliki Garoufali, Emmanouel Garoufallou

With the technological innovation dominating higher education, the university libraries, as physical spaces, continue to play a crucial role in connecting students with…

Digital information channels during the COVID-19 global health emergency through a situational awareness lens: a study of Pakistani citizens

Ayesha Khalid, Nosheen Fatima Warraich, Irfan Ali

The main aim of this study was to know the role of digital information and communication channels in developing citizens’ understanding regarding COVID-19 with reference…

A longitudinal study on knowledge organization publications: using hierarchical clustering and multidimensional scaling

Farshid Danesh, Somayeh Ghavidel

The purpose of this study was a longitudinal study on knowledge organization (KO) realm structure and cluster concepts and emerging KO events based on co-occurrence analysis.

Media, interpersonal communication, personal characteristics and online participation for climate change: structural equation modelling to determine digital discourse in Pakistan

Mudassar Hussain, Noshina Saleem, Mian Ahmad Hanan, Rab Nawaz Lodhi

The purpose of this study is to fill the gap by researching the direct effects of media and personal characteristics on online participation in climate change, indirect…

Modelling barriers to wearable technologies in Indian context: validating the moderating role of technology literacy

Balraj Verma, Urvashi Tandon

The purpose of this study is to examine diverse risks and barriers that influence customers' attitude leading to their actual use of wearable devices in India. This study…

Effect of motivating language on employee performance: mediating role of organisational citizenship behaviour and employee engagement in the healthcare sector

Sovia R.J. Singh, Kulwant Kumar Sharma, Amit Mittal, Pawan Kumar Chand

This study aims to examine the effect of motivating language on employee performance and assesses the mediating roles of organisational citizenship behaviour and employee…

Relationship between new media literacy (NML) and web-based fake news epidemic control: a systematic literature review

Khurram Shahzad, Shakeel Ahmad Khan

This study aims to investigate the current practices being implemented against the dissemination of fake online news, identify the relationship of new media literacy (NML…

Blockchain innovations and the contribution of the intergovernmental organizations

Shadrack Katuu

The United Nations (UN) is globally acknowledged for its unique role as a convening platform to address humanitarian, peace, security and sustainable development…

Examining teachers’ satisfaction with the new normal in a disruptive online hospitality, travel, and tourism education system

Tanusree Chakraborty, Harveen Bhandari, Amit Mittal

The purpose of this study is to analyze the impact of teachers’ performance expectancy, teachers’ effort expectancy, teachers’ performance anxiety, teachers’ engagement…

A new digital literacy framework to mitigate misinformation in social media infodemic

Lilian Anthonysamy, Pravina Sivakumar

This study aims to examine how digital literacy competency can mitigate misinformation in social media among young adults. In recent years, concerns over misinformation…

Analysis of COVID-19 Gov PK app user reviews to determine online privacy concerns of Pakistani citizens

Ussama Yaqub, Tauqeer Saleem, Salma Zaman

The purpose of this paper is to explore the reaction of Pakistani citizens toward online privacy in the context of the Pakistan Government's COVID-19 app privacy breach.

Personal information management practices: how scientists find and organize information

Abdus Sattar Chaudhry, Bibi M. Alajmi

To take full advantage of the unprecedented availability of information on networks and digital systems, professionals need to be comfortable finding information relevant…

Unveiling the impact of YouTube advertising on the cognitive attitude of Indian millennials

Anubha Anubha, Daviender Narang, Himanshu Sharma

YouTube (YT) has become a trend among millennials, and thus, marketers are trying to harness the power of it to communicate with them. Global marketers need to understand…

Gender representation on the editorial boards of Library and Information Science journals

Lambodara Parabhoi, Manoj Kumar Verma, Rebecca Susan Dewey

This paper aims to determine the gender composition of journal editorial boards in the field of library and information science and to identify trends in the gender…

Sources of information and the influence of misinformation on COVID-19 vaccine uptake hesitancy among frontline workers in Tanzania: evidences from Dar es Salaam and Dodoma

Juma James Masele, Elia Daud

This study aims to assess the sources of COVID-19 information respondents relied for COVID-19 pandemic information access and use, forms of misinformation and their…

Exploration of LIS professionals efforts in Pakistan towards the improvements of technological competencies in 21st century

Suhaib Hussain Shah, Naimat Ullah Shah, Akira Jbeen

The purpose of this qualitative study is to investigate/review the skills required for library and information science (LIS) professionals in the 21st century and to…

eHealth literacy among online health consumers in Jordan

Basil Alzougool

This study aims to examine the eHealth literacy level among online health consumers (OHC) in Jordan and identified variables predicting their eHealth literacy level as well.

Operational performance entitling the knowledge of inventory management practices on business performance: a mediational study

Rashmi Ranjan Panigrahi, Jamini Ranjan Meher, Avinash K. Shrivastava, Gokulananda Patel, Lalatendu Kesari Jena

The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of knowledge of inventory management practices (KIMP) on operational performance (OP) and business performance (BP)…

The role of community radio in information dissemination towards youth development in Ghana

Philip Kwaku Kankam, Stephen Attuh

Community radio attempts to place the power of communication in the hands of community members, particularly the youth, so that they can create and broadcast materials…

PFSA-ID: an annotated Indonesian corpus and baseline model of public figures statements attributions

Yohanes Sigit Purnomo W.P., Yogan Jaya Kumar, Nur Zareen Zulkarnain

By far, the corpus for the quotation extraction and quotation attribution tasks in Indonesian is still limited in quantity and depth. This study aims to develop an…

Unveiling the tourist’s social media cycle: use of social media during travel decision-making

Shruti Gulati

This study aims to explore when and for what purpose is social media used by tourists in their decision-making; and to further interpret the nature of such usage.

Digital literacy skills among African library and information science professionals – an exploratory study

Subaveerapandiyan A., Priyanka Sinha, Jeremiah Emeka Emeka Ugwulebo

This study aims to assess the digital literacy of African library and information science (LIS) professionals. Digital literacy skills are required in the digital library…

An exploratory study of university librarians’ perceptions on causes and deterrents of plagiarism: a Pakistani perspective

Faiqa Mansoor, Kanwal Ameen, Alia Arshad

The role of academic libraries in dissemination of information and facilitating research of academic community is well-established world over. However, a significant role…

Knowledge sharing through empowering leadership: the roles of psychological empowerment and learning goal orientation

Areela Khatoon, Saif Ur Rehman, Talat Islam, Yasir Ashraf

Knowledge sharing has become necessary for organizations as it is a source of competitive advantage. Therefore, this study aims to investigate how empowering leadership…

Evaluating the quality of public administration institutes’ websites in the Arab world

Raed Ababneh, Lamis Alrefaie

This study aims to investigate the quality level of the leading three Public Administration Institutes’ (PAIs) websites in the Arab world.

A bibliometric analysis of Library Review trends

Kenneth Cosh, Sakgasit Ramingwong, Lachana Ramingwong

This paper aims to identify and understand changing research themes within this field and apply a novel technique for text mining.

The plethora of information and individuals’ perceived feelings during COVID-19 pandemic in Greece

Paraskevi El Skarpa, Emmanouel Garoufallou

In the digital era individuals are overwhelmed by huge amount of readily available information. The information provided at the time of COVID-19 crisis is increasingly…

Knowledge management practices on innovation performance in the hotel industry: mediated by organizational learning and organizational creativity

Ataul Karim Patwary, Mohamad Khairi Alwi, Shafique Ur Rehman, Md Karim Rabiul, Adeneye Yusuf Babatunde, Mirza Mohammad Didarul Alam

The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of knowledge management (KM) practices on innovation performance. It also examines whether organisational creativity…

Observing, spanning and shifting boundaries: working with data in non-clinical practice

Suzana Sukovic, Jamaica Eisner, Kerith Duncanson

Effective use of data across public health organisations (PHOs) is essential for the provision of health services. While health technology and data use in clinical…

Job security, value congruence, and work outcomes: revisiting the mediating role of work engagement

Anuj Gupta, Arjun Chakravorty, Neha Garg, Pankaj Singh

Though the concept of work engagement has been extensively explored in the academic literature, however, with engagement levels declining globally – causing hike in…

Digital artefacts of rural tourism: the case study of Poland

Karol Król, Dariusz Zdonek

Rural tourism facilities in Poland were very keen on amateur websites to promote their hospitality services from 2000 to 2018. In most cases, the websites were…

Visualization and mapping of global eHealth research based on keywords

Williams E. Nwagwu, Omwoyo Bosire Onyancha

This paper aims to examine the global pattern of growth and development of eHealth research based on publication headcount, and analysis of the characteristics, of the…

Information sharing on social media pages related to wildlife conservation in a South African national game reserve

Isabel Stella Schellnack-Kelly

Social media sites contribute significantly to nature conservation in, that they enlighten and educate those members of the public who would ordinarily not be in a…

Social media and disaster management: investigating challenges and enablers

Annie Singla, Rajat Agrawal

This study aims to investigate barriers and enablers of social media usage by zooming on one specific type of domain: disaster management. First, by systematically…

Ascertaining the place of UN sustainable development goals in public libraries: how much progress have public libraries made in Bangladesh?

Md. Anwarul Islam, Rafia Sultana, Gunilla Widén

This study aims to investigate the sustainable development goals (SDGs) awareness of public librarians, their perceived understanding of public libraries to achieve United…

An empirical examination of AIS success at the organizational level in the era of COVID-19 pandemic

Hamood Mohammed Al-Hattami, Nabil Ahmed Mareai Senan, Mohammed A. Al-Hakimi, Syed Azharuddin

This study aims to empirically examine accounting information system (AIS) success at the organizational level during COVID-19 era.

GLAM metadata in museums and university collections: a state-of-the-art (Spain and other European countries)

Marina Salse, Javier Guallar-Delgado, Núria Jornet-Benito, Maria Pilar Mateo Bretos, Josep Oriol Silvestre-Canut

The purpose of this study is to determine which metadata schemas are used in the museums and university collections of the main universities in Spain and other European…

Indigenous knowledge, traditional knowledge and local knowledge: what is the difference? An informetrics perspective

Omwoyo Bosire Onyancha

This study aims to explore the similarities and differences between the three concepts that are commonly used to describe the knowledge of traditional and indigenous…

End-to-end digital transformation for document flow at a professional council in South Africa

Tshepo Arnold Chauke, Mpho Ngoepe

Many organisations, including professional councils, operate manually to ensure document flow to clients and stakeholders. This results in the loss of valuable…

A systematic review of e-learning systems adoption before and during the COVID-19

Fadi Abdelfattah, Najla Yahya Al Mashaikhya, Khalid Abed Dahleez, Ayman El Saleh

This systematic review aims to assess the studies collected by identifying factors influencing the acceptance of e-learning systems before and during the current…

Tracking the research trends in the library and information science: a case study of India

Sangita Gupta, Sumeer Gul

The study aims to present an insight into the research landscape of Library and Information Science (LIS) by India using a bibliometric visualization tool. The study…

Stylometric features in librarian’s responses to user queries: implications for user interaction in digital information services

Jung Ran Park, Erik Poole, Jiexun Li

The purpose of this study is to explore linguistic stylometric patterns encompassing lexical, syntactic, structural, sentiment and politeness features that are found in…

Advancing archives and records management professionals in Africa

Shadrack Katuu

The advancement of a profession depends on factors such as firm education, training programmes and vibrant professional associations. The purpose of this study is to…

How knowledge sharing encourages innovative work behavior through occupational self-efficacy? The moderating role of entrepreneurial leadership

Talat Islam, Iram Zahra, Saif Ur Rehman, Saqib Jamil

Innovation has become a necessity for the information technology (IT) sector, especially during COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, this study aims to investigate how knowledge…

CEO’s characteristics, integrated reporting and performance in UK

Kawther Dhifi, Ghazi Zouari

Integrated reporting (IR) is the latest development in corporate reporting. It is a tool capable of better representing the ability of companies to create value over time…

HR analytics: what’s holding users back?

Meenal Arora, Anshika Prakash, Amit Mittal, Swati Singh

HR analytics is a process for systematic computational analysis of data or statistics. It discovers, interprets and communicates significant patterns in data to enable…

Open education resources’ benefits and challenges in the academic world: a systematic review

Hafiz Muhammad Adil, Shahbaz Ali, Mussarat Sultan, Murtaza Ashiq, Muhammad Rafiq

Open educational resources (OERs) are internet-based digital content that is used for academic purposes by instructors, students and researchers in the era of the…

The best is the earliest: a reflection of vaccination uptake amidst the pandemic in Vietnam

Xuan Cu Le, Thi Thuy Linh Vu

Vaccination is widely conceded as a pivotal measure to achieve community immunization and eradicate COVID-19. The purpose of this paper is to understand vaccination…

Gender differences in leisure reading habits: a systematic review of literature

Abdul Jabbar, Nosheen Fatima Warraich

Providing equal opportunities in class as well as at home does not ensure equal promotion of leisure reading among girls and boys. Gender differences have wider impacts on…

Library anxiety among undergraduates in Nigeria

Christy Olabisi Adeeko, Airen Adetimirin

Library anxiety is a phenomenon that is different from other academic anxiety, which has implication on physical use of libraries. This study aims to investigate the…

Can knowledge management processes support business transformation? The mediating role of business agility

Samiah Jaber Altarawneh, Raid Al-Adaileh

This study aims to examine the impact of knowledge management processes (KMPs) on business transformation (BT) as mediated by business agility (BA).

User perceptions of WeChat and WeChat pay in China

Hasan Tinmaz, Viet Phuong Doan

China has been one of these countries that followed glocalization with the establishment of Chinese social media platforms, which adopt global trends and software…

How does knowledge spur the productivity of private Egyptian firms? An instrumental variable approach

Mina Sami, Wael Abdallah

This study aims to dissect firm knowledge into two main types: internal firm knowledge (knowledge workers) and external firm knowledge (relational knowledge with other…

Prediction of polarities of online hotel reviews: an improved stacked decision tree (ISD) approach

Shrawan Kumar Trivedi, Amrinder Singh, Somesh Kumar Malhotra

There is a need to predict whether the consumers liked the stay in the hotel rooms or not, and to remove the aspects the customers did not like. Many customers leave a…

Bibliometric analysis of fake news indexed in Web of Science and Scopus (2001-2020)

Raj Kishore Patra, Neha Pandey, Desul Sudarsan

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the scholarly contribution of literature published on the much-hyped term fake news and associated terms such as…

Assessing the research profile of highly productive authors of Pakistan

Nazia Wahid, Nosheen Fatima Warraich, Muzammil Tahira

Assessing the research performance of researchers offers inducement toward excellence in research. This study aims to analyze the research productivity of the most…

Indigenous healing in South Africa: looking for a tree of truth in the forest of illusions

Jan Resenga Maluleka, Marcia Nkwe

This study aims to investigate the indigenous healing space in South Africa, by zooming in on the confusions that are faced by young people in the country. These muddles…

From Gilgamesh’s quest for immortality to everlasting cloud hyper-collective mind: ethical implications for artificial intelligence

Deanna Anderlini*, Luigi Agnati*, Diego Guidolin, Manuela Marcoli, Amina S. Woods, Guido Maura

This conceptual paper aims to explore the possibility of human beings reaching a virtual form of immortality.

Hate speech in social media: personal experiences and perceptions of university students in Bangladesh

Md. Atikuzzaman, Shohana Akter

Social media (SM) is a new communication tool that substantially contribute to facilitating online hate speech (OHS). In emphasis of the question “what role can SM play in…

Analysis of Bitcoin’s price spike in context of Elon Musk’s Twitter activity

Salma Zaman, Ussama Yaqub, Tauqeer Saleem

The purpose of this paper is to explore the effect of Elon Musk’s Twitter bio change on January 29, 2021 on the discourse around Bitcoin (BTC) on Twitter and to understand…

Investigating antecedents of mobile payment systems’ decision-making: a mediated model

Manaf Al-Okaily, Ali Abdallah Alalwan, Dimah Al-Fraihat, Abeer F. Alkhwaldi, Shafique Ur Rehman, Aws Al-Okaily

The increase in mobile telephone penetration has offered new opportunities for technology to improve payment operations all over the world. Little research has examined…

Determining the impact of technological modernization and management capabilities on user satisfaction and trust in library services

Asad Ullah Khan, Muhammad Rafi, Zhiqiang Zhang, Asad Khan

Dynamic technologies have revolutionized human socio-economic activities, including health care, higher education, business and improved customer service in academic…

Rethinking the practices of continuing professional development in digital environments: a systematic review

Fakhar Abbas, Syeda Hina Batool, Kanwal Ameen

In the ever-changing circumstances, library professionals need to maintain their competencies in line with the new trends. Continuing professional development (CPD) is a…

Research that sparked attention on the social Web in 2020: an Altmetric analysis of “top 100” articles

Ikhlaq ur Rehman, Shabir Ahmad Ganaie, Javaid Ahmad Wani

The study aims to analyse the “Top 100” articles that were most discussed on social media in 2020.

Open access publishing in India: trends and policy perspectives

Mohammad Nazim, Raj Kumar Bhardwaj, Anil Agrawal, Afroz Bano

This study aims to analyze Open Access (OA) publishing trends and policy perspectives in India. Different aspects, such as the growth of OA journals, digital repositories…

An online marketplace for archival services

Jinfang Niu

Online marketplaces, which provide on-demand goods or services through matching providers and consumers, have emerged in many sectors of the society. This paper aims to…

In-game advertising and brand purchase intentions: an SOR perspective

Anubha, Ajay Jain

This study aims to examine the effects of in-game advertisement congruity, interactivity and intrusiveness on gamers’ attitude towards advertising and purchase intention…

Altmetrics analysis of selected articles in the field of social sciences

Mehri Sedighi

This study aims to measure the impact of the selected papers in the field of social sciences indexed in Scopus using altmetrics tools.

University lecturers acceptance of moodle platform in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

Abdallah Taamneh, Abdallah Alsaad, Hamzah Elrehail, Manaf Al-Okaily, Abdalwali Lutfi, Rommel Pilapil Sergio

This study aimed at determining factors which affect university lecturers’ adoption of the Moodle platform under the conditions of COVID-19. In considering the condition…

E-leadership and virtual communication adoption by educators: an UTAUT3 model perspective

Saurabh Gupta, Nidhi Mathur, Daviender Narang

The purpose of the study is to explore the various determinants of virtual communication technology (VCT) adoption among higher educational leaders by applying Unified…

Acceptance of product placement in social networking sites: the mediating role of materialism

Tharaka Wijesundara, Samantha Kumara

The purpose of this study is to examine the predictors of product placement acceptance in social networking sites (SNSs) and the mediating role of consumer materialism in…

Predictors of the dependence on smartphones: the neglect of studies among Muslim students

Christine Nya-Ling Tan, Muhammad Ashraf Fauzi, Adedapo Oluwaseyi Ojo

This study aims to posit the extended version of the technology acceptance model to explain the psychological factors of Muslim university students’ smartphone addictive…

Factors influencing the use of social media by academic librarians in Zimbabwe: a UTAUT model analysis

Blessing Chiparausha, Omwoyo Bosire Onyancha, Ifeanyi Jonas Ezema

This study aims to examine the use of social media by academic librarians at universities in Zimbabwe with particular focus on the application of the four key constructs…

Artificial intelligence application in university libraries of Pakistan: SWOT analysis and implications

Muhammad Yousuf Ali, Salman Bin Naeem, Rubina Bhatti, Joanna Richardson

The purpose of this study Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the important emerging trends in information technology and is slowly being implemented in libraries. The…

The effect of digital accounting systems on the decision-making quality in the banking industry sector: a mediated-moderated model

Manaf Al-Okaily, Rasha Alghazzawi, Abeer F. Alkhwaldi, Aws Al-Okaily

Recently, the increasing development of digital accounting systems has raised their effects on the quality of decision-making. Consequently, this research aims to evaluate…

Sustenance of the digital transformations induced by the COVID-19 pandemic response: lessons from Tanzanian public sector

Deo Shao, Hilda Mwangakala, Fredrick Ishengoma, Hector Mongi, Cesilia Mambile, Frederick Chali

The emergency of the COVID-19 pandemic has affected organizations differently, leading to adopting alternative business operation models, including digital technologies…

A bibliometric study of collaborative research productivity among library and information science academicians in Pakistan 1975–2021

Amjid Khan, Abid Hussain

This study aims to explore the status of collaborative research productivity, major library and information sciences (LIS) research trends and the level of research among…

Image needs of Pakistani visual artists in an academic setting abstract

Syed Tauseef Hussain, Saira Hanif Soroya, Kanwal Ameen

This study aims to explore visual artists’ image needs and the obstacles they face in meeting them.

Antecedents and consequences of internet addiction among school and college students: evidence from India

Nidhya Balasubramanian, Satyanarayana Parayitam

Internet addiction (IA) has become a global health problem. As the research on IA has progressed, this study aims to explore the antecedents and consequences of IA…

Human and contextual factors influencing cyber-security in organizations, and implications for higher education institutions: a systematic review

Maryam Nasser AL-Nuaimi

A research line has emerged that is concerned with investigating human factors in information systems and cyber-security in organizations using various behavioural and…

Mobile phone use among Ukrainian and US students: a library perspective

Tetiana Hranchak, Nicholas Dease, Irene Lopatovska

This study aims to determine college/university students’ mobile phone practices to understand key user preferences and set a baseline understanding for the development of…

Do government activities increase public compliance in the Covid-19 pandemic? Evidence from Vietnam

Pham Tien Thanh, Le Thanh Tung

During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has raised an important question of whether government efforts (GEFs), especially communication work, could prevent the outbreak of this…

Coronavirus research performance across journal quartiles. Advantages of Q1 publications

Ibrahim Shehatta, Abdullah M_ Al-Rubaish, Inaam Ullah Qureshi

The purpose of this study is to analyze the share of coronavirus publications and its citation-based indicators in various journal impact factor quartiles to discover…

Journal selection behavior among early-career academicians in Iran: how they choose the most appropriate journal for their publications

Amrollah Shamsi, Brady D_ Lund, Shohreh SeyyedHosseini, Reza BasirianJahromi

Journals are the essential tools of researchers, especially academicians, to present their scientific findings. So, choosing the right journal helps not only science…

“I need some space!” deciphering space tourism discussions on social media

Shruti Gulati

Space tourism is fairly neglected in academic research and requires further exploration. Public reaction on social media offers great insights to understand the patterns…

Determinants of smallholders’ adoption of mobile phones for vegetable marketing in Vietnam

Hung Gia Hoang, Duc Van Nguyen

The purpose of this paper is to examine factors that shape the adoption of mobile phones for vegetable marketing by Vietnamese smallholders.

Four typologies for understanding local information

Pussadee Nonthacumjane, Jan Michael Nolin

This study aims to propose the four different typologies for understanding local information.

Altmetrics and their relationship with citation counts: a case of journal articles in physics

Rishabh Shrivastava, Preeti Mahajan

The first purpose of the present study is to investigate the coverage of journal articles in Physics in various sources of altmetrics. Secondly, the study investigates the…

Influence of aesthetics attributes of brand Web pages on customer brand engagement

Geeta Marmat

This paper aims to empirically explore the influence of website aesthetic attributes (classical and expressive) on customer brand engagement (CBE) intention.

Towards understanding the gender digital divide: a systematic literature review

Ali Acilar, Øystein Sæbø

The purpose of this paper is to address the gender digital divide through the adoption of information and communication technologies (ICTs) by reviewing existing knowledge…

Global research mapping on reproductive health: a bibliometric visualisation analysis

Dharmendra Trivedi, Navaneeta Majumder, Atul Bhatt, Mayuri Pandya, Shanti P. Chaudhari

This study aims to examine the research productivity and network visualisation on reproductive health (RH) domain with several bibliometric indicators and applied…

Migrant’s library services: a theoretical and empirical study in Spain with guidelines for their creation

Luis Serrano Pérez, Cristina Faba-Pérez

The purpose of this research study was to seek new forms of public libraries helping with the integration of migrants. It comprises a comprehensive and up-to-date…

Comparing health consumer search behavior and scientific research productivity related to COVID-19 vaccines in the USA: an infodemiology study

Shohreh SeyyedHosseini, Brady D. Lund, Reza BasirianJahromi

While vaccines are an effective preventative measure to defend against the spread and harmful symptoms of COVID-19, information about COVID vaccines can be difficult to…

Information-seeking behaviour of Tanzanians in the time of COVID-19

Emmanuel Frank Elia

This study aims to investigate on access and communication of COVID-19 information among Tanzanians.

The extent of building and managing local contents in institutional repositories: a survey of tertiary institution libraries in Nigeria

Godwin Oberhiri-Orumah, Ebikabowei Emmanuel Baro

The purpose of this study is to investigate the development of institutional repositories (IR) in tertiary institution libraries in Nigeria.

Investigating the motivational antecedents of training transfer at the post-implementation phase of enterprise systems

Chris Niyi Arasanmi, Adedapo Oluwaseyi Ojo

Despite recognising the importance of training on the successful implementation of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, there is a shortage of research on…

Pregnancy-related health information behaviour of Estonian women

Kadri Ojaperv, Sirje Virkus

This study aims to increase the understanding of the pregnancy-related information behavior (IB) of pregnant women in Estonia.