... authorities, librarians and users on the relevance of big data in academic and how big indeed it is in academic library landscape. The study also implied future related studies can borrow ideas from the current studies, which will inform whether an empirical evaluation is possible on the subject matter...

...Israel Odede Purpose The paper aims to critically examine the bibliographic utility as a roadmap to increase library consortia and provide an insight into a new library consortia strategy that integrates librarians into a system of sharing both resources and knowledge. Design/methodology...

... for the benefit of their users, before it is too late. This paper seeks to address these issues. Design/methodology/approach The paper uses critical appraisal of social media to establish the role of the librarian and the future of social media in libraries. Findings While social media ethical concerns...