...Madhusudhan Margam; Parbati Pandey; R. Eloni Koren Purpose Artificial intelligence ( AI ) stands out as one of today’s most influential technologies, with the potential to revolutionize the access and management of information in library services. This paper seeks to explore the application of AI...

... and opportunities for this cohort. The following research questions (RQ)s have been designed based on the literature review: RQ1. How can AI improve Pakistani academic libraries? RQ2. What strategies are being planned for Pakistani university library services after...

...Murtaza Ashiq; Shafiq Ur Rehman; Dilnaz Muneeb; Shakil Ahmad Purpose This study aims to examine the publishing and citation trends on library service quality (LSQ) in the past five decades (1972–2020). Additionally, this bibliometric study investigates the top authors, countries, organizations...

... 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Libraries Library services Library users Health Health services Library materials Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic During the first half of 2020, the coronavirus pandemic upended the world. Its shocking spread...

...Faten Hamad; Suleiman Farajat; Amani Hamarsha Purpose Mobile technologies (MT) have been attracting the attention of academic library stakeholders for some time, as it is considered a strong communication channel that can offer advanced library services. Furthermore, MT can offer a number...

...Feng-Ru Sheu; Roman S. Panchyshyn Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the effectiveness that a social function, an international student reception, has on making international students comfortable with library services and resources in an American academic library at Kent State...

... and is purchasing a bike repair station. Recently attention has focused on that institution’s plan to lend sewing machines. An article in the local media explained the rationale: Library services Public libraries Library users Customer orientation Information society Librarianship For the past...

... that American students, in fact, had a greater knowledge of library resources than international students. They used library services more, and the majority of international students were receiving library instruction from someone other than a librarian, usually a friend. Lafon consequently determined...

... Group Publishing Limited 2016 Emerald Group Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Databases Library management User studies Higher education Library services Subject specialists Academic library was considered an important part of higher education, contributing...

..., document delivery, online and CD ROM search services among other services (Singh, 2006 , p. 522). Kao (2001) divided library services into the following sub-categories (Figure 1). Figure 1. The author devised two broad dimensions of library services: technical services, which the library...

... competencies for graduating students. Libraries Librarianship Library services South Africa Information services Information literacy The term “literacy” is generally used in reference to the ability to read and write. When it is information literacy (IL), there is a more focused meaning...

... the provision of library and information services for these prisoners. Also, improved funding of the prisons and prison libraries, services and resource sharing with other libraries, NGOs and other information providers were all seen as strategies to enhance adequate library and information services provision...

... Library services This book examines the latest knowledge in library innovation to look at the possible emerging technologies and trends in the next three to five years. New technology, if selected carefully and implemented appropriately, can be used to help achieve the strategic goals of a library...

...Lynn Allardyce Irvine © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 --> Library services Economic sustainability Social sustainability Environmental sustainability Digital scholarly information Open access publishing Indeed the structure of the text with detailed...

... proponents of fees. Claiming that resistance to charges comes mostly from librarians and not from the public, Coffman (1999 , p. 15, 2000 , p. 53) dismissed concerns that fee-based services contravene public library ethos and described them as an “integral part of modern public library services” as only...

... Academic libraries Library management Library services Facet have recently partnered with ALA publishing to offer joint publications of their titles. This title originated with ALA Press and the edition under review is the one published recently by Facet in London, UK. The starting point...

... in the Stacks: Strategies, Practices and Reflections of Award-Winning Libraries Oxford Chandos 2013 198 pp. (paperback) 978-1-84334-665-4 £47.50 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 --> Collaboration Innovation Library services Academic libraries...

... Publishing Limited 2013 --> Academic libraries Libraries Buildings Library management Library services Librarians have been reinventing themselves and their buildings for the last 20 years. Digital resources and services have moved many of the so‐called core activities into offices, homes...

... programs to meet the local needs. Developing Community‐led Public Libraries: Evidence from the UK and Canada is a new work that helps to summarize clearly the theory of a needs‐based library service model, and outlines the steps required to implement a programme in a public library. The book...

..., and a subject index. Michael   Lascarides . Next‐Gen Library Redesign (The Tech Set No. 16) . London : Facet Publishing   2012 . 130 pp.   £34.95 (soft cover) , ISBN: 978‐1‐85604‐849‐1 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 --> Library services Social media Web...