...Blessing Chiparausha; Omwoyo Bosire Onyancha; Ifeanyi Jonas Ezema Purpose 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 of the unified theory of acceptance and use...

...Portia Bowen-Chang; Yacoob Hosein Purpose This study aims to present a detailed investigation into the approaches of academic librarians in Trinidad and Tobago in pursuing continuing professional development (CPD) activities. The paper also examines the extent of their participation in CPD at both...

...Clement Chukwuma Okeji; Monica Eberechukwu Eze; Nneka Maureen Chibueze Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which academic librarians in Nigerian universities use self-archiving options to make their research papers visible globally. Design/methodology/approach...

... be contacted at: lecturer999@yahoo.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Competencies Emotional intelligence Academic librarians Training needs assessment University librarians Generally, a deficit and surplus in skills waste the talented workers. Thus, employment agencies...

...Stella Ngozi I. Anasi; Imo J. Akpan; Titilayo Adedokun Purpose – This study aims to investigate the degree and frequency of utilisation of information and communication technology (ICT)-enabled platforms for knowledge-sharing by academic librarians in south-west Nigeria. It also seeks to identify...