... their problems, including health care, literacy, early marriage, poverty and ignorance. The purpose of this study is to investigate the information needs and seeking behavior of women in a Pakhtun society in Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach A survey was administered to the selected population...

...Salman Hameed; Samrah Shariq; Wajahat Ali Purpose Equity and being treated equitably are the rights of everyone. This is one thing that is not experienced by ISI globally. This research examines the challenges faced by the global intersex community, focusing on the specific context of Pakistan...

... in Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach A structured questionnaire-based survey method of quantitative research approach was adopted to achieve the study’s objectives by collecting data from the editors of 329 HEC-recognized journals in Pakistan. Findings The awareness level of the respondents...

...Riaz Ahmad; Qaiser Abbas Purpose This study aims to examine the impact of intellectual capital on the underwriting risk of insurance companies in Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach The study used a quantitative research approach and a longitudinal research design, gathering data from 23...

... of Punjab province, Pakistan in providing virtual library services. Design/methodology/approach The study used a quantitative research method by using a questionnaire to address the study’s objectives. In total, 62 university libraries in Punjab province, Pakistan were the population of the study...

.... Design/methodology/approach The researchers used a structured questionnaire to collect data. The study focused on undergraduate allied health students from medical universities in Pakistan. The researchers used a convenient sampling technique. Data analysis was performed using statistical software...

...Muhammad Arif; Khalid Bashir Mirza; Muhammad Hamid Purpose The purpose of this study is to outline the process, procedures and techniques used for digitization and digital preservation of theses and dissertations (TDs) collection at the Central Library of Quaid-I-Azam University, Pakistan...

... for addressing the objectives. The population consisted of librarians from the public and private sector universities of Pakistan. The data were analyzed by using Smart PLS software. Findings The analysis consisted of two major parts: first the assessment of measurement model and second the structural...

..., this is the first validated scale of WIL based on the i-skills model. Looking at the prior developed scales, this tool is unique in nature to focus on the skills of administrative staff. Workplace information literacy Workplace i-skills Information literacy Scale development Pakistan QEC Information...

... practices in universities are being studied in the developed countries; however, a scarcity of empirical research is observed in the context of developing countries, for instance, Pakistan. Thus, the purpose of this study is to assess the archives management practices performed in the archival units...

...Khurram Shahzad; Shakeel Ahmad Khan Purpose Motivation of the employees is extensively considered as an antidote for the overall success of the organizations. This study primarily aims to investigate the impact of motivation on the job performance of university librarians in Pakistan. Design...

...Qazi Imran Ahmad; Nosheen Fatima Warraich; Amara Malik Purpose This study aims to investigate the everyday life information seeking behavior of transgender people in Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative study, based on a survey design, was conducted to explore the everyday...

...Suhaib Hussain Shah; Lei Pei; Tianyu Chen Purpose The field of library and information sciences (LIS) is crucial to our educational system. Across the globe, the LIS systems operate at varying levels and rates of efficiency. One of the developing nations is Pakistan, which has LIS systems in all...

...Nazia Wahid; Usama Amin; Muhammad Ajmal Khan; Nadeem Siddique; Nosheen Fatima Warraich Purpose This study aims to map the “Desktop Research” (DR) output in Pakistan, as part of the growing field of research globally. It also ascertains the productive institutions and prolific authors along...

...Naimat Ullah Shah; Salman Bin Naeem; Robina Bhatti Purpose The study aims to identify the prospects and challenges associated with current practices regarding digital data sets management in university libraries in Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional survey approach...

...Ussama Yaqub; Tauqeer Saleem; Salma Zaman Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the reaction of Pakistani citizens toward online privacy in the context of the Pakistan Government's COVID-19 app privacy breach. Design/methodology/approach The authors implemented supervised...

.../methodology/approach Twenty-two LIS professionals from Pakistan were interviewed, and 10 LIS professionals were from abroad, including two from the USA; six respondents were from Saudi Arabia; one from Canada; and one from Malaysia. In-depth interviews with faculty members were conducted to ascertain...

... research culture at the higher education institutes is also flourishing. This study aims to explore the perceived causes of unethical use of literature by university scholars and deterrents to plagiarism in universities of Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach The design of the study was qualitative...

..., architects and sculptors who were faculty members in two oldest art institutions of Pakistan. A total of 20 face-to-face interviews representing four participants from each visual artists group were conducted. The textual data were analyzed thematically, using NVIVO 12 software. Findings Results showed...

...Amjid Khan; Abid Hussain Purpose This study aims to explore the status of collaborative research productivity, major library and information sciences (LIS) research trends and the level of research among the LIS academicians as principal authors in Pakistan during 1975–2021 (47 years). Design...