...Suhaib Hussain Shah; Lei Pei; Tianyu Chen Purpose This study aims to investigate the status of library and information science (LIS) education in Pakistan, as well as LIS progress, level of employment and issues, infrastructure and facilities, challenges faced by LIS institutions and future...

...Haseeb Ahmad Piracha; Kanwal Ameen Purpose This paper aims to assess the policy framework and planning regarding research data management (RDM) in university libraries of Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from 30 Higher Education Commission high ranking university...

.../approach It is a quantitative study based on survey method. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect the data from final year medical students of three medical colleges of Lahore, Pakistan. Statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) was used to analyse 232 useable questionnaires...

...Fayaz Ahmad Loan; Refhat-un-nisa Shah Purpose This study aims to explore the scholarly literature published on “Terrorism” by India and Pakistan and has an in-depth bibliometric analysis of its various facets. Design/methodology/approach Data for the study were harvested from the “Web...

... and research productivity in the context of Pakistan to examine its impact on engineering research productivity. Design/methodology/approach Given the research objectives, the most suitable methodology for this study is survey. The tool used for gathering the research data on the frequency of usage...

...Ghalib Khan; Rubina Bhatti; Amjid Khan; Rahim Jan Purpose The purpose of this study is to suggest strategic-based measures for improving the current situation of academic law libraries in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach Using a survey method, this study attempted...

.... It provides an insight for the selectors of library resources to take these factors into account for building effective collections in the academic libraries of Pakistan and abroad. Ghalib Khan can be contacted at: ghalibkhan1@yahoo.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Pakistan...

...Ghalib Khan; Rubina Bhatti Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the determinants of academic law libraries’ use, collections and services among the faculty members of the University of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach – Keeping in view...

...Kanwal Ameen Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discover university librarians' perceptions regarding importance of various elements of CM, and self‐assessment about the status of CM in university libraries of Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach To achieve the objectives of the study...

...Kanwal Ameen; S.J. Haider Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore some major challenges in the area of collection management faced by university libraries in Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach The methodology includes a literature review and a survey of university libraries...

...Muhammad Ashraf Sharif; Khalid Mahmood Selected volumes of the Pakistan Development Review (PDR) and the Pakistan Economic and Social Review (PESR) were analysed to find the citation pattern of their articles. Eight volumes of each journal were selected, two...

... bookdealers may select and send the whole range of current imprints to libraries in their fields of interest. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Acquisitions Book trade Pakistan Book production in Pakistan is very low. Each year between 1,000 to 1,200 titles are published. The position of serial...