...Ikhlaq ur Rehman; Uzma Majeed; Shabir Ahmad Ganaie Purpose Continuous professional development (CPD) plays a crucial role in the library workplace by equipping library and information science (LIS) professionals with the skills and technical knowledge to bridge the theory-praxis gap, assuring...

... Uncertainty Information science Information seeking Lawyers PLS-structural equation modeling Subjective task complexity Nafisat Toyin Adewale can be contacted at: umusalman@gmail.com 14 09 2016 25 12 2016 13 01 2017 Experience may influence the relationship between...

...Younis Al-Shwabkah; Faten Hamad; Nashrawan Taha; Maha Al-Fadel Purpose This study aims to explore undergraduate students’ perceptions of teaching information and communication technology (ICT) courses in the library and information science (LIS) program in Jordanian universities. It also aims...

... are strongly needed for a continued development of library and information management as a discipline. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Information technology Digital libraries Information systems Information science Knowledge management At the time of writing, the term “Big...

... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Library management Transformational leadership Information science Leader-member exchange Strategic communication Self-other agreement For a library and information service (LIS) to really fulfil its mission, the library leader must not only...

...Fredrick Kiwuwa Lugya Purpose – The convergence of librarianship and information science to form library and information science (LIS) is seen as a recent phenomenon, with the term “information science” originally focused on the application of computers to library operations and services. LIS...

...David Bawden References Bawden, D. and Robinson, L. (2012), Introduction to Information Science , Facet , London . Davis, C.H. and Shaw, D...

...Peta Wellstead The editors have produced a text that has wide application and is well priced for a broad audience. It is a welcome addition to the field of research methods in information science. (Note: The book is available directly from Tilde University Press, a niche academic...

...Roknuzzaman; Katsuhiro Umemoto Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate how and why library and information science (LIS) academics have responded to the advent of knowledge management (KM). Design/methodology/approach The study employs an “experience survey” as a research strategy...

...Alenka Šauperl Digital literacy (chapter 13) is presented as a “broad and all‐encompassing concern for attitudes and values, as well as skills and understanding, in making good use of information.” Chapter 14 presents information science research by outlining the prominent research methods...

.... Participants' intention to continue their studies in library/information science emerged as the only variable that significantly contributed to the equation for predicting self‐regulated learning from the whole set of predictors and also to the prediction of motivation to learn. Research limitations...

... Information science Fiction Public library Generation dissemination of information Content management Descriptive cataloguing When starting to build a system for fiction in particular, it is thus worth trying to apply this ideal model. This is, however, the mindset of this project, which aims...

... sets out the difference between informative and indicative abstracts and distinguishes between third party and author abstracts. He notes a move towards the latter, a process which occurred for example, in Library and Information Science Abstracts (LISA) in 2007. (I must declare an interest here as I...

...David Bawden References Blick , A.R. (1983), “ Information science research versus the practitioner ”, Nachrichten fur Dokumentation , Vol. 34 No. 6 , pp. 261 ‐ 5 . Gunter , B. , Rowlands , I. and Nicholas , D. (2009), The Google Generation: Are ICT...

...Amara Malik; Kanwal Ameen Purpose Library practicum is a supervised, hands‐on practice in various library functions. This paper aims to explore the effectiveness of library practicum in learning various professional skills through the perception of library information science (LIS) graduates...

...Paul F. Burton Edited by Alan   Gilchrist . Information Science in Transition . London, UK : Facet Publishing   2009 . Xxix+401 pp. , ISBN: ISBN 978‐1‐85604‐693‐0   £49.95 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 --> Information science Library studies...

...Samir N. Hamade; Saud Al‐Yousef Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the use of information resources in the research papers of the graduate students in Library and Information Science (LIS) at Kuwait University. Design/methodology/approach The methodology chosen for this paper...

... Elizabeth Wood. As the introducer of modern library science to China, Wood was praised as “The queen of the modern library movement in China” by President Li Yuanhong, the second president of Republic of China (Cheng, 2000). Modern history China Information science Libraries In Boone Library's...

...Khalid Mahmood; Farzana Shafique Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the changing scenario of research in Pakistan and the status of demand and supply of library and information science (LIS) professionals with research qualifications to fill the leadership positions in Pakistan...

...Yazdan Mansourian Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report findings of an action research on students’ perceptions of their area of study, Library and Information Science (LIS). The paper aims to demonstrate how an inquiry‐based learning (IBL) can help students to gain a more realistic view...