Library Management: Volume 44 Issue 1/2

A survey of transformational leadership traits for South African academic libraries in Gauteng province, South Africa

Nokuphiwa Kunene, Patrick Mapulanga

The purpose of the paper was to survey transformational leadership traits in three academic libraries in the Gauteng province in South Africa. The three academic libraries were…

Academic library services extension during the COVID-19 pandemic: considerations in higher education institutions in the Gauteng Province, South Africa

Tinyiko Vivian Dube, Lorette Jacobs

This paper aimed to determine the extent to which academic libraries and information services were extended due to the emergence of COVID-19 in the Gauteng Province, South Africa.

Researchers' perception and response to the open access resources (OAR) in higher learning institutions of Tamil Nadu, India

Gunasekaran Mangai, Perumal Ganesan

The purpose of this study is to report the results of a survey conducted at Bharathidasan and Alagappa Universities to determine the research scholars' awareness, use of Open…

A holistic view of academic library supply chain model

A.K. Mahbubul Hye, Nurakmal Ahmad Mustaffa, Md. Mamun Habib

The supply chain (SC) model is commonly utilized in manufacturing and has also been adapted to a variety of service industries with similar goals. However, in a few service…

Library's quality impact on satisfaction and improvement priorities

Sunitiya Thuannadee

This study aims to identify library service dimensions at the Suranaree University of Technology (SUT), Thailand, examine the effect of perceived quality on overall satisfaction…

Exploring experiences regarding information literacy competencies among nursing students at Aga Khan University, Uganda

Sarah Nakaziba, Sarah Kaddu, Mary Namuguzi, Arnold Mwanzu

The study sought to assess and evaluate the information literacy experiences and competencies of nursing students at Aga Khan University, Uganda. A review of information literacy…

Green libraries: barriers to concept development

Małgorzata Fedorowicz-Kruszewska

The library community is considerably active in environmental issues, but the body of scientific and professional literature in the library and information science (LIS) related…

Unveiling the present status of open access repositories: a comparative analysis of India and China

Umer Yousuf Parray, Aasif Mohammad Khan, Aasif Ahmad Mir, Shahid Maqbool Mir

Open access repository is an essential element of an organization's strategy for enhancing the visibility and accessibility of its intellectual output to a global audience. Owing…

Becoming a global library at the local: internationalization activities and practices of Philippine academic libraries

Marian Ramos-Eclevia

This study aims to examine the perceived role of libraries and contributions to the internationalization of higher education and identify the available library services for…

Environmental education in public libraries

Jennie Devine, Leo Appleton

This research aims to investigate effective public library environmental education interventions in order to inform the development of a framework for public libraries.

Teaching research data management courses in higher learning institutions in Tanzania

Neema Florence Mosha, Patrick Ngulube

The study investigated teaching research data management (RDM) courses in higher learning institutions (HLIs) in Tanzania to enable postgraduate students to work with their…