...Charlene L. Al-Qallaf Purpose This study aims to investigate the information literacy (IL) competencies of incoming graduate students in the information studies masters’ degree program at Kuwait University. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from 37 students through an IL...

.... Originality/value This is the first study in Pakistan that deals with gender differences in the use of internet among graduate students of a developing society – in public sector universities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Sajjad Ahmad can be contacted at: Sajjad_lis74@yahoo.com 12 11 2017...

... an online questionnaire from a sample of graduate students over the course of two months. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics. Findings The authors found that all information-seeking stages and all academic tasks were characterised by a combination of “deep” and “surface” reading...

...Fahed Zaqout; Merza Abbas Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the factors that stimulated the sharing of tacit and explicit knowledge and their effects on performance among research‐mode graduate students. The findings of this study provided a better understanding of the knowledge...

... with academic librarians to improve dissertation completion rates and lower attrition due to lack of research skill. Practical implications The paper demonstrates an obvious need for focus of library instruction on graduate students, and doctoral students in particular. The paper poses a number of research...