... Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Information retrieval Kuwait Social media Social networks Instagram Hashtags A keyword is a term found in the title and content of an article, as well as being counted as a meta tag of a Web page’s...

... their perceived readiness to adopt knowledge management (KM). Design/methodology/approach A soft copy of the questionnaire was sent to 217 academic librarians in both public and private universities in Kuwait. A total of 150 valid responses were collected and tested using a structural equation model...

.../methodology/approach A three-step approach was used to collect both qualitative and quantitative data. First, the blogs of 23 fifth-grade students in an EFL class in Kuwait was analysed for one semester along with student perceptions and teacher observations. Second, a survey was distributed to the students...

...Husain Al‐Ansari Purpose The study is designed to explore the application of information technology in various operations and services in special libraries in Kuwait. Design/methodology/approach The data were collected through a questionnaire accompanied by interviews with head librarians...

... Academic libraries in the region may take useful clues from these findings for developing and managing their automated systems. Originality/value Since no similar study has been conducted in Kuwait, it enhances the understanding of the prevailing situation about the use of integrated systems...

... by focusing on their computing and information skills and perceived value of information sources. Kuwait is a small state in the Arabian Peninsula, with a population of about one million native inhabitants. Despite its modest population, by virtue of owning the second largest petroleum reserves...

... A questionnaire, expert‐reviewed and pilot‐tested, was used to collect data from the faculty coming from four colleges of Kuwait University, i.e. Arts, Social Sciences, Sciences, and Engineering. Half of the 491 potential participants were selected as the sample, with a response rate of 62.6 percent. Findings...

...Mumtaz A. Anwar; Arwa Tuqan Purpose This study was designed to investigate the information needs and use of the private construction materials sector in Kuwait. Design/methodology/approach A structured instrument, expert‐reviewed and pilot‐tested, was used for data collection. A total of 20...

...Laila Marouf; Sajjad ur Rehman Purpose This paper aims to explore the organizational arrangements and employment policies and practices of 30 Kuwait corporate companies in five selected IT operations of system development, software applications, database management, networking, and web...

...Mumtaz A. Anwar; Dheya Abdulqader Al‐Jasem Focuses on resource sharing in Kuwaiti libraries, which, due to many factors, has now become an economic and information provision necessity. Presents the results of a survey of 17 libraries in Kuwait. It was found not only that the current resource...