...Khurram Shahzad; Shakeel Ahmad Khan Purpose The purpose of this study is to identify the impact of online learning on university librarians’ professional development and library services. Design/methodology/approach A mixed-methods study through an explanatory research design was applied...

... library staff Organizational change Librarians challenges Professional development Library professionals Library management Academic staff Adapting change dealing challenges Reshaping libraries Adapting to change has various names in the literature such as institutional change, change...

.... However, ignorance of existing ICT knowledge-sharing platforms, limited ICT skills and an unhealthy technology environment remain major challenges. Originality/value – The findings of this study have far-reaching implications for Nigerian academic librarians’ professional development. It advocates...

...‐85604‐768‐5 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 --> Career Development Information professionals Professional development Employment Bethan Ruddock aims this book primarily at “newly qualified librarians and archivists who are in their first professional roles” and notes...

... --> Personal health Health librarianship Librarians Librarianship Professional education Professional development The title of this book may seem confusing to the UK readers, as the term “accidental” as described by Pamela H. MacKellar, a library consultant who has mentored many “accidental...

... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 --> Leadership Librarianship Professional development Librarians This book describes what librarians want from a library leader, and it attempts to do that through discussion and anecdotes about how the authors, and their invited guest writers...

.... Proposes broad directions towards which the profession should develop. Concludes that the purpose and objectives of the profession have not changed. The appropriateness of professional development is related to the needs, demands and expectations of the market served, the environment in which it is set...