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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 study aims…
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 rapidly…
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 studies that…
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 and to…
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 commencement…
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 Libraries…
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.
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 investigate the…
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 challenging…
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 (LIS…
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, JPD…
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 discernment…
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 reports…
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 parties are…
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 methods…
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 since its…
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 study aims…
ISSN:
2514-9342Renamed from:
Library ReviewOnline date, start – end:
2018Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditor:
- Professor Judith Broady-Preston