...Mir Bahader Purpose This study aimed to examine the relationship between customer relationship management (CRM)-based library services and head librarians' personal and academic variables. The status of CRM-based library services in the university libraries of Pakistan was also assessed...

... between adolescent's use of public libraries and their academic achievement. Public library use Demographic differences Community programs Public libraries Pakistan However, user satisfaction with these services of public libraries remained a point of concern among researchers...

... the university libraries of Lahore, Pakistan. Data were analyzed using SPSS (20.0). Findings Job career satisfaction is proved a key indicator of JP along with job control and general well-being (GWB). Counterproductive work behavior (CWB), which is a negative behavior, is significantly affected by poor job...

...Farhana Hashmi; Kanwal Ameen; Saira Soroya Purpose Since 2005, various public and private sector institutions have been offering a postgraduate degree in Library and Information Management (LIM) in Pakistan and a good number of professionals working in different sectors have got MPhil degree...

...Sania Awais; Kanwal Ameen Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the current status of innovations in the university libraries of Pakistan because the desire for reshaping the university libraries is now necessary to fulfill the mission of higher education, i.e. to be competitive...

...Sania Awais; Kanwal Ameen Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the current status of innovations in the university libraries of Pakistan because desire for reshaping the university libraries is now the necessity for full filling the mission of higher education, i.e. to be competitive...

... universities in Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach Multiple quantitative methods were used to carry out this research. Structured questionnaire, perusal of organizational documents and observation of library section were used to collect data for this study. Findings Majority of libraries have...

... professionals at public universities in Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach Quantitative research design is used for the conduct of the current study. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data. The Special Libraries Association instrument “Competencies for Information Professionals of the 21st...

...Syed Rahmatullah Shah; Khalid Mahmood Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate librarians' attitude toward knowledge management in the academic environment of Pakistan. Personality characteristics and situational characteristics of behaviour were discussed in the context...

...Kanwal Ameen Purpose This paper intends to throw light on major challenges and opportunities the twenty‐first century has brought to librarianship due to the emerging academic culture, and growing use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach...

...Nosheen Fatima Warraich; Kanwal Ameen Purpose This paper aims to analyze the opinion of young and senior library and information science (LIS) professionals in Pakistan on LIS curricula and its relevance to market needs to enhance employability. Design/methodology/approach A mixed research...

...Muhammad Rafiq Awan; Khalid Mahmood Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore leadership style, organizational culture and job commitment in university libraries of Pakistan and the relationships among them. Design/methodology/approach A structured questionnaire was developed and self...

...Kanwal Ameen Purpose This paper aims to discover perceptions of university librarians regarding the needed competencies for collection managers in Pakistan in the emerging digital paradigm. Design/methodology/approach The mixed‐method approach was followed using a questionnaire and interview...

...Kanwal Ameen; G.E. Gorman Purpose The paper aims to explore the overall state of information and digital illiteracy (IDL) in developing countries and how it hampers the growth of individuals and nations. The case of Pakistan is to be used as an example to illustrate the endemic state of poor...

...Khalid Mahmood; Abdul Hameed; Syed Jalaluddin Haider Purpose To survey fundraising activities of government sector libraries in Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach A questionnaire survey of randomly selected 100 large university, college, public and special libraries of Pakistan is conducted...