Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication: Volume 68 Issue 6/7

Information literacy capabilities of upper secondary students: the case of Vietnam

Huyen Thi Ngo, Alison Jane Pickard, Geoff Walton

This paper aims to focus on investigating information literacy (IL) capabilities and IL self-assessment of Vietnam’s upper secondary students.

The use and continuance use of social media applications by small and medium enterprises in Kuwait

Basil Alzougool

The purpose of this study is to explore the use and continued intention to use six social media applications (SMAs) (i.e., Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, Skype and…

Contribution of mobile phones in expanding human capabilities in selected rural districts of Tanzania

Grace E.P. Msoffe, Edda Tandi Lwoga

This study aims to investigate the use of mobile phones in enhancing human capabilities and agricultural development among small-scale farmers in selected rural districts of…

Roles of cataloguing librarians in the digital era

Khalfan Zahran Al Hijji, Mohammad Khamis Al-Busaidi

This study aims to explore the roles and skills of Omani academic cataloguing librarians in facilitating access to various kinds of traditional and digital information resources…

Online and offline information seeking behaviours of people living with HIV in a clinic-based setting

Edda Tandi Lwoga

The purpose of this study sought to determine the characteristics that distinguish online from offline information seekers among people living with human immunodeficiency virus…

Critical success factors in library reengineering: a case of academic libraries in Kenya

Penninah Syombua Musangi, Damaris Odero, Tom Kwanya

Academic libraries are reengineering their services to address the gap brought about by the convergence of physical and virtual information landscape. Despite the reengineering…

Evolving landscape of scholarly journals in open access environment

Sumeer Gul, Sangita Gupta, Tariq Ahmad Shah, Nahida Tun Nisa, Shazia Manzoor, Rehana Rasool

Open access journals (OAJs) offer immediate, free and unrestricted online access to the scholarly literature. The purpose of this study is to trace the status and characteristics…

Recruitment and retention of information professionals: library leaders’ perspectives in Pakistan

Nosheen Fatima Warraich, Kanwal Ameen, Amara Malik

This study aims to highlight the issues and concerns specific to information professionals (IPs) in academic libraries of Pakistan. It identifies the problems that academic…

Auckland libraries as a multicultural bridge in New Zealand: Perceptions of new immigrant library users

Wei Xia Lin, Eric Boamah

The purpose of this research is to explore how immigrant library users view Auckland Libraries as a multicultural bridge in New Zealand. The research explored the various factors…

Academics’ experience of copyright: A case study of teaching at the University of Greenwich

Vikee Chauhan, Peter Willett

The purpose of this paper is to obtain a snapshot of attitudes and comprehension of the University of Greenwich (UoG) academics towards copyright and the impact of same on their…