...Asmaa Abu Qaadan; Faten Hamad; Hussam Fakhouri Purpose This study examines the digital accessibility of information services for students with disabilities at the University of Jordan. Despite advancements in disability rights and technology, academic libraries often lag in providing fully...

...Irene Nyakweba; Joyce Muwanguzi Bukirwa; Eunice Sendikadiwa; Felicitas Ciabere Ratanya Purpose The purpose of this study is to assess the users' needs and expectations on information services provided in libraries, in four public universities from the western region of Kenya. The study explores...

... of all aspects of library services, concluding that conducting a well‐planned and carefully thought‐out public relations program could help give direction and focus to all academic library endeavors. Public relations Marketing Social media Information services University libraries GCC countries...

... and provide their contribution to the ongoing changes in the higher education sector. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Quality services Academic libraries Assessment systems Quality assessment Information services University libraries are one of the vital components that make...

... quality. This paper seeks to describe the results of the work of a committee that was given the job of making recommendations on the successful implementation of the new legislation, especially from the point of view of library and information services. Design/methodology/approach The paper takes...

...Ken Haycock Public libraries Librarianship Reference services Information operations Information services Designed as an introductory text on the development of public libraries in the UK and the range of services provided by them in the twenty‐first century (p. xiii), this book offers...

... Limited 2011 --> Academic libraries Information services Internet Information operations I was particularly keen to read this book, as the title Envisioning Future Academic Library Services: Initiatives, Ideas and Challenges evoked all sorts of ideas in my mind about what might...

... Publishing Limited 2011 --> Digital libraries Communications technologies Information services Librarianship This book, like the preceding volume M‐Libraries: Libraries on the Move to Provide Virtual Access, is based on the International M‐Libraries Conference that has held two...

... services), it is unlikely to be chosen over other more convenient sources. Fatt Cheong Choy can be contacted at: fcchoy@ntu.edu.sg © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Library users Customer satisfaction Individual behaviour Information services Users, through their use...

... assessment Information services Customer services quality Library management Strategic management In about 130 pages this is an excellent compendium about the subject of the book. Covering aspects usually referred to as marketing of the library and services, and apparently making some effort...

... he wants to construct an out of date mailing list but because it offers a different way to compare and contrast the library worlds of then and now. Such considerations were probably not on the minds of the editors but skipping and skimming the text of Libraries and Information Services...

.... Practical implications In a world that is increasingly more global, Asian or East Asian libraries must gain better understanding if the issues and best practices to effectively provide information service through collaboration and resource sharing with partners in Asia to achieve true global collections...

..., and relaxing socialize. Liu Liu can be contacted at: liuliu@scu.edu.cn © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 University libraries Information services Information facilities China University libraries are traditionally the social and intellectual heart of campus. However...

... of the marketing culture of a library: antecedents, market orientation, facilitators and consequences. Organizational culture Market orientation Customer satisfaction Information services Library management Finland The research data regarding the marketing culture of libraries were collected...

... to reposition themselves within their organizations. Peter Edward Sidorko can be contacted at: peters@hkucc.hku.hk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Academic libraries Change management Information services Organizational restructuring China The University of Hong Kong...

... development Information services Youth training Globalization The last 30 years or so have been a period of tremendous change at a global level. With the collapse of the USSR, the USA became the sole superpower. This ushered in many far‐reaching changes at economic and political levels all...

... (softback) © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 --> Evidence‐based medicine Medical information systems Health service sector Information services As the title suggests, Introduction to Health Sciences Librarianship is a textbook directed at an audience of graduate...

...Terri Pamment Purpose In a climate of under‐employment and perceived lack of upward career opportunities for new graduates, the aim of this study is to explore the role of professional development (PD) in assisting established and new Library and Information Services' (LIS) practitioners to uPDate...

... . Providing Effective Library Services for Research . London : Facet   2007 . 278 pp. , ISBN: 978‐1‐85604‐589‐6 Information services Research libraries Having just moved into a role where I am responsible for library services to researchers I found this book well written, well structured...

... in the questionnaire. Findings The librarians/professional staff have positive attitudes towards the marketing of library information services and products and admit that each library should have a mission statement and a full time professional to handle marketing‐related activities; but in practice, no library...