... librarians for research. However, studies have shown that academic librarians face a number of obstacles to achieve research success, time being major factor, while others may include lack of training, knowledge, support, funds and many more. The present study identifies and focuses on the factors...

... to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode Library infrastructure Academic librarians Fourth Industrial Revolution Technological developments Librarian roles The advent of the Fourth Industrial...

.... Design/methodology/approach The study employed a mixed methods research approach, combining an online questionnaire to derive quantitative data and interviews to provide qualitative data. The follow-up interviews provided a comprehensive understanding of how academic librarians at the DUT library use...

... librarians. A questionnaire was administered, and data were analysed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Findings More than 90% of responses indicated that to support citizen science activities, it is important for academic librarians to acquire information literacy, data literacy...

...Kehinde Abayomi Owolabi; Nancy C. Okorie; Oladimeji Eyitayo Yemi-Peters; Solomon Olusegun Oyetola; Taofeek Olatunde Bello; Bolaji David Oladokun Purpose The purpose of the article is to investigate readiness of academic librarians toward the use of robotic technologies in Nigerian university...

.... However, it has also been a catalyst for change and resifting of priorities. For academic librarians involved in the delivery of information skills/literacy training, a renewed mission is emerging, addressing access and connectivity to resources, designing for online education and fostering...

...Joel Nakitare; Emily Sawe; Joyce Nyambala; Tom Kwanya Purpose The main purpose of this study was to investigate the emerging roles of academic librarians in Kenya, with a view to determining whether they perform better as apomediaries or infomediaries. The specific objectives were to: examine...

...Nana Tuhufo Quagraine; Baffour Ohene Agyekum Purpose The lack of a country-wide data on the extent to which academic librarians in Ghana publish combined with perceived publishing challenges as indicated by a number of scholars including Opoku (2012) leaves much to be desired. Therefore...

...Jennine A. Knight Purpose As is the case of all organizations, the academic library is a body reflecting the contribution of its core employees. As such, the roles performed by academic librarians are crucial to its development and existence. The purpose of this paper is to explore the role...

...Susan E. Thomas; Anne E. Leonard Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to interpret and discuss survey results of a study of academic librarians’ scholarship and creative work outside of library and information science in order to reveal some librarians’ motivations to perform such work as well...

...Maura Corcoran; Claire McGuinness Purpose – This paper aims to present the results of a qualitative study of the continuing professional development (CPD) activities of academic librarians in Ireland. The benefits of CPD, the methods and strategies of engagement, and the role played...

... of Health (Institute of Health Sciences, Oman Assistant Pharmacy Institute, and Muscat Nursing Institute). The total number of academic institutions surveyed for this study is 29. Academic libraries Incentives Academic librarians Oman Human motivation Maslow's hierarchy of needs...

...Zhixian Yi; Damian Lodge; Sigrid McCausland Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how Australian academic librarians marketed their services and resources, which marketing approaches were most effective, and the factors influencing the perceptions of the approaches used. Design...

... of faculty librarians are now leading these initiatives based on their professional strengths and interests. Originality/value This article has value to academic librarians and library administrators as they consider improving leadership training and development opportunities in their libraries...

.... Nguyen Hong Sinh can be contacted at: nhs1601@yahoo.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Continuing education Managerial styles Vietnam Academic librarians Managers Academic libraries The implementation in Vietnam of reform policies, particularly the Fixed graphic 1...